How Miles Davis electrified jazz

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Miles Davis at North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands, 15 July 1984

Miles Davis’ ability to innovate and incorporate other genres into his jazz has left a lasting impact on music, writes Björn Heile

Thirty years after his death, the music of Miles Davis is going strong. Davis defined the sound – and sounds – of modern jazz like no other in the way