Miles Davis

Biography

Miles Dewey Davis III was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.

Known For

Saturday Night Live

Self - Musical Guest

Miami Vice

Ivory Jones

Great Performances

Self

Sacrée Soirée

Self

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Crime Story

Self

Scrooged

Street Musician

Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue

Self (archive footage)

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2023	They All Came Out to Montreux	Self (archive footage)
2022	A History of the World According to Getty Images	Self (Archive Footage)
2022	Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues	Self (voice) (archive sound)
2020	Universe
2020	Miles Davis - Live in Montreal
2020	Prince: Live At Paisley Park - December 31, 1987	Self
2019	Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool	Self - Musician (archive footage)
2019	Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes	Self (archive footage)
2018	Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit	Self - Musician (archive footage)
2017	Chasing Trane	Self - Musician (archive footage)
2015	Hôtel La Louisiane	Self (archive footage)
2013	Miles Davis with Quincy Jones and the Gil Evans Orchestra Live at Montreux 1991	Himself
2013	Miles Davis: Live in Europe 1969	himself
2013	Jingle Bell Rocks!	Self (voice)
2011	Miles Davis: Around Midnight	Trumpet
2011	Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Afternoon July 8 TH 1984	trumpet
2011	Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Evening July 8 TH 1984	trumpet
2011	Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Evening July 14 TH 1985	trumpet
2011	Miles Davis: The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux 1973-1991	trumpet
2011	Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - July 14 TH 1985	trumpet
2010	Miles Davis & Keith Jarrett - The 1971 Berlin Concert
2010	Miles Davis: Copenhagen Live 1969
2009	Miles Davis: Stadthalle, Vienna 1973	himself
2009	That's What Happened - Live in Germany 1987	self
2008	Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
2008	Jazz Evolution	Self - Trumpet
2007	John Coltrane - Impressions Of Coltrane	Himself
2005	Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz Sound	Miles Davis
2004	Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue	Self (archive footage)
2000	Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album	Self
1997	Happy Birthday to John	Self
1996	Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival	Self
1991	Dingo	Billy Cross
1991	Miles Davis: Miles Davis and Friends in Paris 1991	Trumpeter
1991	Miles Davis - At La Villette	Himself
1990	Miles In Paris
1990	Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones	Self
1989	Miles Davis: Live in Montreal	Self - Trumpeter
1989	Prince: Musical Portrait	Self
1989	Miles Davis - Montreux Jazz Festival
1988	Scrooged	Street Musician
1986	He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life	Self (archive footage)
1986	Miles Davis – Tutu	Miles Davis
1986	Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis	Self
1985	The Making of Sun City	Self
1985	Miles Davis North Sea Jazz Festival	trumpet, synthesizers
1981	The Beginnings of Bebop	Self
1973	Miles Davis Live in Stockholm 1973	Himself
1973	Miles Davis - Newport Festival - Live in Paris
1970	Miles Davis Live At Tanglewood 1970	Himself
1970	Call It Anything
1969	Miles Davis Live in Paris 1969
1964	Miles Davis Quintet: Milan 1964
1959	The Sound of Miles Davis	Himself
	Miles Davis Quintet In Berlin 1969	Self
	Cool	Self
	Miles Davis: Live in Germany 1988
	Trane Tracks: The Legacy of John Coltrane
	Miles Davis Quintet – Live In Copenhagen & Rome 1969	Trumpet
	Miles in Paris 1989	Trumpet

Year	TV Show	Role
2001	Jazz	Self (archive footage)
1987	Sacrée Soirée	Self
1986	Crime Story	Self
1984	Miami Vice	Ivory Jones
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Musical Guest
1971	Great Performances	Self