ben miles

ben miles

Ben Miles is a jazz trumpeter, bandleader and songwriter from Alton, United States. He is born in 1926 and dies in 1991. He performs and records in bebop, classical, cool jazz, funk, hard bop and jazz, and is associated with Jazz Horn Music.

Career

Miles works across several Miles Davis line-ups, including the Miles Davis Quintet, Sextet, Quartet, Septet, Nonet, Group, Orchestra, All Stars and Band. He also appears with the Charlie Parker Quintet and Charlie Parker Septet. As a bandleader, he is part of the wider Miles Davis circle that develops across multiple ensemble formats.