Obituaries Related to "Miles" from New York Times Archive
Ian Carr, Jazz Trumpeter and Author of Miles Davis Biography, Dies at 75
Mr. Carr was a Scottish-born trumpeter who, like his formidable influence, Miles Davis, was an early practitioner of jazz-rock fusion.
Jimmy Cobb, Drummer on Miles Davis’s ‘Kind of Blue,’ Dies at 91
The last surviving member of that landmark album’s sextet, he was a master of understatement, propelling his bandmates with a quiet persistence.
Steve Grossman, Hired as a Teenager by Miles Davis, Dies at 69
He was just 18 when Davis recruited him to play saxophone in his band. He went on to play with Elvin Jones and to lead his own groups.
Jimmy Cobb, Drummer on Miles Davis’s ‘Kind of Blue,’ Dies at 91
The last surviving member of that landmark album’s sextet, he was a master of understatement, propelling his bandmates with a quiet persistence.
Buddy Miles, 60, Hendrix Drummer, Dies
Mr. Miles played with a brisk, assertive, deeply funky attack that made him an apt partner for Jimi Hendrix.
Buddy Miles, Hendrix Drummer, Dies
Mr. Miles, a drummer in Jimi Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys and a hitmaker under his own name, was 60.
After Spike in Deaths, New York to Get 250 Miles of Protected Bike Lanes
The city will build the lanes as part of a $1.7 billion street safety plan to be adopted by Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City Council.
Steve Grossman, Hired as a Teenager by Miles Davis, Dies at 69
He was just 18 when Davis recruited him to play saxophone in his band. He went on to play with Elvin Jones and to lead his own groups.
Jimmy Cobb, Drummer on Miles Davis’s ‘Kind of Blue,’ Dies at 91
The last surviving member of that landmark album’s sextet, he was a master of understatement, propelling his bandmates with a quiet persistence.
Julia Miles, 90, Dies; Pushed for Gender Parity in the Theater
Concerned that female directors and playwrights were underrepresented in New York theaters, she founded Women’s Project in 1978 to cultivate their work.
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Carl Erskine, a Star Pitcher of the Dodgers’ Glory Years, Is Dead at 97
The record-setting pitcher known as Oisk in Brooklyn was the last surviving member of “The Boys of Summer.”
Whitey Herzog, Hall of Fame Cardinals Manager, Dies at 92
He won three pennants and a World Series as the St. Louis skipper, promoting what was called “Whiteyball,” combining speed, defense and pitching.
Ushio Amagatsu, Japanese Dancer Who Popularized Butoh, Dies at 74
He brought worldwide attention to a radical yet elemental form of contemporary dance that emerged in the wake of wartime destruction.
David Egilman, Doctor Who Took On Drug Companies, Dies at 71
His testimony as an expert witness in some 600 trials helped plaintiffs win billions of dollars in cases involving malfeasance by pharmaceutical makers.
Roberta Karmel, First Woman Named SEC Commissioner, Dies at 86
She got her training as a young lawyer for the Securities and Exchange Commission, but once she became a commissioner, she accused colleagues of arrogance and insularity.
Rico Wade, an Architect of Atlanta Hip-Hop, Dies at 52
As one-third of the production team Organized Noize, he nurtured the careers of Outkast, Goodie Mob and Future from the confines of his mother’s basement, known as the Dungeon.
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