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Miles Dewey Davis III is unequivocally noted as one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century. He was born in Alton, Illinois, on May 26, 1926. The Davis family lived in a modest home on Milnor Street prior to his father relocating his dental practice and the family to East St. Louis, Illinois in 1927.

Davis’ father, Miles Davis Jr., was a successful dental surgeon, while his mother, Cleota Mae Davis, was a talented blues pianist. Though his mother was a music teacher, it was his father that first introduced Miles to the trumpet at the age of 13. He practiced for hours each day to be a master of the golden horn and was considered the trumpet star of Lincoln High School in East St. Louis. When he was 17 years old, he was already playing professionally with jazz bands in St. Louis. It was then that he met and played with jazz icons Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker for the first time.

In 1944, at the age of 18, Davis made the move to New York City to study music at Julliard School of Music. He spent his first month’s allowance in New York during the first week – looking for Charlie Parker.

His days at Julliard were filled with classical music studies, but at night, he could be found in Harlem nightclubs listening, learning, and playing with C

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