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Miles Davis
Real name: Miles Dewey Davis III
Place of birth: Alton, Illinois, U.S.
Date of birth: May 26, 1926
Date of death: Sept. 28, 1991
Styles: Jazz
An American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer whose five-decade career—from his bebop beginnings through cool jazz, modal exploration, hard bop, and electric fusion—positioned him as one of the most influential figures in 20th-century music.