Artist

Miles Davis

Wins

Nominations

About Miles Davis

"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.

Davis was honored with a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1990; 10 of his recordings have been inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame, including Birth Of The Cool, Bitches Brew and Kind Of Blue.

All Grammy Awards and
Nominations for Miles Davis

Year	Award	Artists	Work	All Nominees
1994	Best Music Film	Miles Davis, Quincy Jones	Miles And Quincy Live At Montreux (Video)	All Nominees
1994	Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album	Miles Davis, Quincy Jones	Miles And Quincy Live At Montreux	All Nominees
1993	Best R&B Instrumental Performance (orchestra,group or soloist)	Miles Davis	Doo-Bop	All Nominees
1993	Best Jazz Performance	Miles Davis	Fantasy (Track)	All Nominees
1991	Best Traditional Blues Album	Tim Drummond, John Lee Hooker, Earl Palmer, Miles Davis, Roy Rogers, Taj Mahal	Coming To Town (Track)	All Nominees
1991	Best Jazz Performance	Miles Davis	The Hot Spot (Album)	All Nominees
1990	Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album	Miles Davis	Aura	All Nominees
1990	Best Jazz Fusion Performance	Miles Davis	Amandla (Album)	All Nominees
1990	Best Jazz Performance	Miles Davis	Aura	All Nominees
1989	Best Jazz Performance	Miles Davis	Music From Siesta (Album)	All Nominees
1987	Best Jazz Performance	Miles Davis	Tutu	All Nominees
1986	Best Jazz Performance	Miles Davis	Human Nature (Track)	All Nominees
1986	Best Jazz Fusion Performance	Miles Davis	You're Under Arrest (Album)	All Nominees
1985	Best Jazz Fusion Performance	Miles Davis	Decoy (Album)	All Nominees
1984	Best Jazz Fusion Performance	Miles Davis	Star People (Album)	All Nominees
1983	Best Jazz Performance	Miles Davis	We Want Miles	All Nominees
1982	Best Jazz Fusion Performance	Miles Davis	The Man With The Horn (Album)	All Nominees
1972	Best Jazz Instrumental Album	Miles Davis	Miles Davis At The Fillmore (Album)	All Nominees
1971	Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album	Miles Davis	Bitches Brew	All Nominees
1971	Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella	Miles Davis	Bitches Brew (Single)	All Nominees
1971	Best Instrumental Composition	Miles Davis	Bitches Brew	All Nominees
1970	Best Jazz Instrumental Album	Miles Davis	In A Silent Way	All Nominees
1969	Best Jazz Instrumental Album	Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis	Miles In The Sky	All Nominees
1968	Best Jazz Instrumental Album	Miles Davis	Miles Smiles	All Nominees
1965	Best Jazz Instrumental Album	Miles Davis	Miles Davis In Europe	All Nominees
1965	Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album	Miles Davis, Gil Evans	Quiet Nights	All Nominees
1964	Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album	Miles Davis	Seven Steps To Heaven	All Nominees
1964	Best Jazz Instrumental Album	Miles Davis	Seven Steps To Heaven	All Nominees
1963	Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album	Miles Davis, Gil Evans	Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall	All Nominees
1961	Best Jazz Instrumental Album	Miles Davis	Jazz Track	All Nominees
1961	Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album	Miles Davis, Gil Evans	Sketches Of Spain	All Nominees
1961	Best Original Jazz Composition	Miles Davis, Gil Evans	Sketches Of Spain	All Nominees