The following selections are from this republished 1985 interview with Miles Davis. 1. Avoid flatted fifths; finish what’s already started Miles to Bob Berg: “[I told Bob] when you start playing just try and finish what somebody’s left. Don’t just play till it dies. If [Bob] tries to find a tone center, he’ll just fuck […]
Miles Davis
Where have you learned the most about music?
For me it was in a van. Three years after I began playing the saxophone I was accepted to a performing arts high school. You might think that school was responsible for me getting a jumpstart on the ocean of information that is the study of jazz and improvisation. But it wasn’t. Not exactly, anyway. […]