Tag: Miles Davis
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Nation & World
As the nation shifted from ‘Negro’ to black
Kent Garrett and Jeanne Ellsworth’s “Last Negroes at Harvard” chronicles the lives of the groundbreaking 18 black members of the Class of 1963.
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Nation & World
The soul of a jazz man
In “The Sound of My Soul: Frank Stewart’s Life in Jazz,” nearly 80 photographs large and small document Stewart’s fascination with capturing the country’s signature art form — one rooted in improvisation — on film.
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Nation & World
Harmony and humanity
Jazz pianist Herbie Hancock begins his post as the 2014 Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry at Harvard with some wisdom from Miles Davis. Hancock’s next lecture, “Breaking the Rules” will take place Feb. 12.
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Nation & World
Disruptive music
Harvard Professor Ingrid Monson during a fellowship at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study is exploring the music of Malian Neba Solo.