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“Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.” –Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III was born in Alton, Illinois, on May 25, 1926. There were also two other children, an older sister and a younger brother. In 1928 the family moved to St. Louis, Illinois, where Davis’s father became a successful oral surgeon. At the [...]

“During the years I was with Andy Kirk we starved almost. I remember not eating for practically a month several times. But we were very, very happy because the music was so interesting, and you forgot to eat, anyway.” –Mary Lou Williams Mary Lou Williams was born on May 10, 1910, in Atlanta, Georgia, as [...]

  • JadaMink

    Help Me Help Others Through Music. Donate a $1 or more please. I am trying to take piano lessons and I play jazz standards at a nursing home to help in the memory room with Alzheimers residents.