The Life & Career of Miles Davis

Presented by Don BoswellPresident and CEO

WNY Public Broadcasting Association

Early Years

Early Career

Five Miles of Davis

Bebop Period (1945-1949)

Blue Period (1950-1954)

“Prince of Darkness”

Quintet Period (1955-1967)

The Tale of Two Quintets

Electric Period (1968-1975)

Entracte (1976-1979)

Fusion Period (1980-1991)

Is it Jazz?Artistic Evolution vs. Stylistic Recognition * Change vs. Familiarity

Coda

Legacy

The Life & Career of Miles Davis

Slide presentation developed byBradley J. Bethel Jr.

Research Associate, Key Success Factors Consulting