Miles Davis

1926–1991 (age 65)

Jazz trumpeter and composer

About Miles Davis

Miles Davis (1926–1991) lived to age 65. They were a jazz trumpeter and composer. Born in Alton, they died in Santa Monica. They are buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in New York.

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