Miles Davis

Italy’s Zucchero has been singing in a mix of Italian and English for years. But early in his career, Miles Davis told him to stick to Italian.

American Icons: Kind of Blue
Even if you’ve never bought a jazz album in your life, you’ve heard Miles Davis’ masterpiece, Kind of Blue — at a party, in a movie, or in a restaurant. As part of Studio 360’s award-winning series on American Icons, Ave Carrillo tries to figure out what it is that makes Kind of Blue so extraordinary.

Sixties icon Marianne Faithfull on her new covers album, what’s on her iPod and the music she calls the soundtrack of her life.

A video making the rounds online features actors dressed up as peasants singing American jazz standards with Japanese lyrics.

Listen to a rare conversation with the legendary jazz pianist and composer, Keith Jarrett about his career with bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Jack DeJohnette.