Artist

Miles Davis

Wins

8

Nominations

32

Category

Jazz Composing/Arranging American Roots Music Music Video/Film R&B

Biography

"Don't play what's there, play what's not there."

  • Born May 26, 1926, in Alton, Illinois. Died Sept. 28, 1991
     
  • One of the most innovative figures in jazz history, trumpeter Miles Davis notched his mainstream breakthrough with 1970's Bitches Brew, which reached No. 35 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum. His 1959 album, Kind Of Blue, ranks as the best-selling jazz album of all time.  
     
  • Davis earned his first career GRAMMY for Best Jazz Composition Of More Than Five Minutes Duration for 1960 for Sketches Of Spain. He performed "Hannibal" at the 32nd GRAMMY Awards in 1990.
  • Did you know? The soundtrack for the 2015 biopic Miles Ahead, starring Don Cheadle as Davis, won a GRAMMY for Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media.

All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Miles Davis

  • Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

    Miles And Quincy Live At Montreux. Miles Davis, Quincy Jones

  • Best Music Film

    Miles And Quincy Live At Montreux (Video). Miles Davis, Quincy Jones

  • Best R&B Instrumental Performance

    Doo-Bop. Miles Davis

  • Best Jazz Performance

    Fantasy (Track). Miles Davis

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Coming To Town (Track). Tim Drummond, John Lee Hooker, Earl Palmer, Miles Davis, Roy Rogers, Taj Mahal

  • Best Jazz Performance

    The Hot Spot (Album). Miles Davis

  • Best Jazz Fusion Performance

    Amandla (Album). Miles Davis

  • Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

    Aura. Miles Davis

  • Best Jazz Performance

    Aura. Miles Davis

  • Best Jazz Performance

    Music From Siesta (Album). Miles Davis

  • Best Jazz Performance

    Tutu. Miles Davis

  • Best Jazz Performance

    Human Nature (Track). Miles Davis

  • Best Jazz Fusion Performance

    You're Under Arrest (Album). Miles Davis

  • Best Jazz Fusion Performance

    Decoy (Album). Miles Davis

  • Best Jazz Fusion Performance

    Star People (Album). Miles Davis

  • Best Jazz Performance

    We Want Miles. Miles Davis

  • Best Jazz Fusion Performance

    The Man With The Horn (Album). Miles Davis

  • Best Jazz Instrumental Album

    Miles Davis At The Fillmore (Album). Miles Davis

  • Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

    Bitches Brew (Single). Miles Davis

  • Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

    Bitches Brew. Miles Davis

  • Best Instrumental Composition

    Bitches Brew. Miles Davis

  • Best Jazz Instrumental Album

    In A Silent Way. Miles Davis

  • Best Jazz Instrumental Album

    Miles In The Sky. Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis

  • Best Jazz Instrumental Album

    Miles Smiles. Miles Davis

  • Best Jazz Instrumental Album

    Miles Davis In Europe. Miles Davis

  • Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

    Quiet Nights. Miles Davis, Gil Evans

  • Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

    Seven Steps To Heaven. Miles Davis

  • Best Jazz Instrumental Album

    Seven Steps To Heaven. Miles Davis

  • Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

    Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall. Miles Davis, Gil Evans

  • Best Jazz Instrumental Album

    Jazz Track. Miles Davis

  • Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

    Sketches Of Spain. Miles Davis, Gil Evans

  • Best Original Jazz Composition

    Sketches Of Spain. Miles Davis, Gil Evans

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