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Marcus Miller performs live at Alcatraz in Milan, Italy

“The phone rings and it's Jaco Pastorius. He says, 'I’m in room 265, come up here and get your lesson!'” Marcus Miller on an encounter with the self-proclaimed ‘greatest bass player in the world’

By Nick Wells published

Marcus Miller on what he learnt from Jaco Pastorius and why replacing him in Weather Report was “a beat down waiting to happen!”

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George Benson performs on stage during Festival Jardins de Pedralbes at Jardins de Pedralbes on July 4, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain.

George Benson on the time he met Jimi Hendrix, how Peter Frampton changed the course of his career and what Paul McCartney made of his Beatles tribute

By Joe Bosso published

One of the all-time jazz guitar greats on upsetting guitar companies, receiving praise from Frank Sinatra, and what it was really like working with Miles Davis

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Paul Chambers and Miles Davis

Paul Chambers: the double bass great's best (and worst) albums

By Bass Player Staff published

Highlights from the jazz legend's catalog ranked and rated – Kind of Blue is number one, but what else makes the cut?

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Stealing Guitar Solo Ideas from Miles Davis

By Matt Warnock published

Miles Davis' album Kind of Blue and his song "So What" are often a gateway into jazz for many musicians with a rock, pop and blues background.

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1969 Telegram from Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis: Can Paul McCartney Come Out to Play?

By Damian Fanelli published

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Jazz Guitarist Pete Cosey Dead at 68; Recorded with Miles Davis, Muddy Waters

By Damian Fanelli published

The Associated Press reports that blues and jazz guitarist Pete Cosey died May 30 in Chicago. He was 68. His daughter, Mariama, says he passed away due to complications from an unspecified surgery.

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