A house Miles lived in as a child.

Located at 17th and Kansas Streets St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Lincoln High School. Miles attended.

Located at 2600 Kansas Avenue St. Louis, Missouri, USA 62205

The Rhum Boogie Club, located in the Elks Club. Miles and The Blue Devils would play here in the 1940's.

Located at 409 North 9th Street, East St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Juilliard School. (the original) Miles was accepted and attended. He spent the first week at the Claremont Hotel, in Harlem, at 122nd and Broadway. Professional musicians also liked to stay here.

Located at 5th Avenue and 12th Street, Manhattan, New York, USA

Minton's Playhouse. Miles frequented this afterhours club in the 1940's. Sadik Hakim and Miles would walk through Central Park after leaving the club, singing and trying chord changes.

Located at 118th Street and Martin Luther King, Manhattan, New York, USA

The Downbeat Club. Miles would go here to listen to Coleman Hawkins and Billie Holliday. When he played, other musicians thought he was a poor trumpeter, and didn't want to play with him. Miles had his first experience with cocaine here, in Billie Holliday's dressing room. In another incident, Miles left the stage to get some money from his father, so he could pay drug debts.

Located at 65 West 52nd Street, Manhattan, New York, USA

Birdland. Miles was a regular here. In the first half of the 1950's, Ava Gardner would stop by when Miles was playing. British writer Kingsley Amit heard Miles play here and thought his sound was awful. Irving Levy, one of the owners of the club, was stabbed to death outside. On August 25th, 1959, Miles has an altercation with the police. The police beat Miles , resulting in Miles needing stitches in his head. Miles is charged with disorderly conduct and assaulting an officer.

Located at 1678 Broadway, just off the corner of 52nd Street, Manhattan, New York, USA

LeSalle Playel. Miles played here in May, Late 1940's. His behavior puzzled the audience. He ate a rose thrown on the stage, and wouldn't acknowledge any applause from the audience. Afterward, he answered questions during an interview by quoting the Rubaiyat, a collection of Persian verses. In the 1950's, he meets Jeanette Utreger here. They become lovers.

Located at 252 Rue de Fauberg, St. Honore, Paris, France, 75008

Gleason's Gym. Miles was interested in boxing, and would train here with trainer Bobby McQuillen.

Located at 83 Front Street #2, Brooklyn, New York, USA 11201-1079 mi

Lexington Prison Hospital. Miles commits himself to this institution for drug rehabilitation. He gets released from state prison to do so. Todd Dameron, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Stitt, Anita Day, and others also rehabbed here. However, upon his arrival, he never goes in. He returned home.

Located in Kentucky, USA

Ciro's. Miles meets a dancer, Frances Taylor here. Miles flirts with her, but returns home to St. Louis after asking his father for money to get home. This is the club where the band The Byrd's got their start.

Located at 8433 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California, USA.

The Blubird Inn. While Miles lived in Detroit, he played this small club December 1953 through March 1954. Miles was said to be working here for drugs, and was in debt.

Located at 5021 Tireman, Detroit, Michigan, USA 48216

The Arlington Hotel. Miles lived here in March of 1954. Another musician, Horace Silver, also lived here. Miles would visit Horace, play his piano, and talk about recording sessions with him.

Located at 18 West 25th Street at 5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York, USA

Ryker's Island Jail. In early 1955, Miles was arrested and placed into this jail for not paying child support. He was bailed out of jail on his 3rd day in prison. While in Ryker's, he learned that Charlie Parker had died.

Located in New York State, USA

The Ritz-Carlton, Boston. Miles meets radio personality Jean Bach here in 1952. Jean thinks Miles is gay because he is a stylish dresser, handsome, and good dancer.

Located at 15 Arlington Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 02116

Lindy's Restaurant. Meets George Avakian and Gil Evans here to discuss and plan a record.

Located at 1525 Broadway, Manhattan, New York, USA 10036

The Concertgebouw. Miles was recorded without his knowledge during a December 18th, 1957 performance.

Located at Concertgebouwplein 2-6 1071 LN Amsterdam, Holland

The Plaza Hotel. Columbia Records throws a PR party in the Persian Room. Duke Ellington's Orchestra and the Miles Davis Sextet play the party.

Located at 768 5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York, USA 10019

The Village Gate. Miles plays here with Dizzie Gillespie. Dizzie's thoughts on Miles music were "complex but enjoyable".

Located at 158 Bleeker Street, Manhattan, New York, USA

The Village Vanguard. Miles wouldn't face the crowd when the other musicians in his group were playing. He would turn around or move to the side to avoid the flicker from the candles on the tables.

Located at 178 7th Avenue, Manhattan, New York, USA 10014

Colony Record Store. In 1958, he buys every flamenco record in the store after seeing some flamenco dancers.

Located at 1619 Broadway, Manhattan, New York, USA

The Olympia Club. Miles thought John Coltrane played brilliantly during their performance here in 1960.

Located at 28 Boulevard des Capucines
Paris, France 9e

The Gaumont Palace. A review written about his performance in 1960 said "the audience would tremor when he would walk off stage, hunched shoulders, radiating disdain".

Located at Queen Caroline Street, London, UK, W6 9QH

The Howard Theater. On December 8th, 1961, Sonny Stitt leaves the quartet. Miles chooses Hank Mobley from Philadelphia to play in the upcoming shows at the Cloister in Chicago.

Located at 624 T Street NW. Washington, D.C., USA.
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Chateau Marmont. Miles and Gil Evans stay here for a couple of weeks to do some recording. In the parking garage, Michael McDonald meets Miles, who ends up toasting McDonald and says "thanks".

Located at 8221 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California, USA 90046
Photo courtesy of Kurt VanderSluis

The Plugged Nickel. In the mid 1960's, Miles books a two week recording session, but ends up not recording. Columbia records threatens to make Miles pay for the missed recording, which prompts Miles to record the next night.

Located on Wells Street in Chicago, Illinois, USA

The Fillmore East. In the spring of 1970, Miles opens for the Steve Miller Band, and Neil Young & Crazy Horse. He played some wild rhythms and electronic music that left the audience a bit confused.

Located at 105 2nd Avenue, Manhattan, New York, USA

The Fillmore West. On April 10th and 11th 1970, Miles opens for Laura Nyro. His session is recorded. During his set, he plays a long melody with at least 10 different songs intertwined. Six years later, Columbia Records was still trying to identify all of the songs so they could pay the royalties.

Located on the corner of Market and Van Ness, San Francisco, California, USA

The Isle of Wight. In August of 1970, Miles appears on stage after Tiny Tim, and is followed by Joni Mitchell. This was the largest crowd Miles had ever played in front of (hundreds of thousands).

Located off the southern coast of England, near Portsmouth
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Constitution Hall. Miles plays here in 1970. The Daughters of the American Revolution controlled the hall, and did not like the music Miles played. They started complaining. Rumor has it that Miles "inadvertently" hit one of the ladies in the head with his trumpet.

Located at 1776 D Street NorthWest, Washington, D.C., USA 20006
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The Cellar Door. Records a session here on December 19th, 1970 which was considered to be dark, brooding, and a little strange.

Located on the corner of 34th and M Street, Washington, D.C., USA

Festival Hall. Plays here on February 1st, 1975. He was taking codeine and morphine for a bleeding ulcer at the time.

Located at 2-3-181 Nakanoshima, Osaka, Japan

Kiel Opera House. Plays here in the 1970's. Starts spitting up blood while playing, and leaves the stage.

Located at 1401 Clark Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, USA 63103

Bill Cosby's home. On Thanksgiving Day 1981, Miles marries Cicely Tyson here. Miles said he was so sick he didn't remember getting married. Some of the guests included Dizzie Gillespie, Max Roach, and Dick Gregory.

Located in Amherst, Massachussettes, USA.
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The Beacon Theater. Miles plays a gig here consisting of simple and emotional music. He was toying with the crowd, making faces at them.

Located at 2124 Broadway, Manhattan, New York, USA 10023

The Central Park Boathouse. Celebrates his 65th birthday here in May of 1991. Jo Gelbard, his companian (and artist), arranges the party. Miles and Jo argue, with Miles eventually hitting her. (allegedly)

Located in Central Park on the east side, between 74th qnd 75th streets, Manhattan, New York, USA

Grand Hall de la Villete. Plays the JVC festival in 1991. Miles knew he was near the end of his life, and plays with the people that he was familiar with, maybe to express his feelings for them. Those playing with him were Steve Grossman, Bill Evans, Wayne Shorter, Jack McKean, Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul, Herbie Hancock, Al Foster, Dave Holland, John McLaughlin, and John Scofield.

Located at 211 Avenue Jean Jaures, Paris, France, 75019

Hollywood Bowl. Miles is visited by a group of his friends before his show on August 25th, 1991. He has a serious talk with Wayne Shorter, and plays Happy Birthday for Wayne during the show.

Located at 2301 N. Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA 90078
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St. John's Hospital. On Labor Day weekend 1991, Miles starts vomiting blood. Jo Gelbard takes him to this hospital. The doctors suspect he has pneumonia. Miles ends up having a stroke, eventually dying on September 25th, 1991.

Located at 1328 22nd Street, Santa Monica, California, USA 90404

St. Peter's Church. A memorial service was held here for Miles on October 5th, 1991. Some of the speakers were mayor David Dinkins, and Jesse Jackson, who didn't know him personally.

Located at 619 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, New York, USA 10022

Miles Davis grave marker. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, within 30 feet from the grave of Duke Ellington's family plot. The music on the bottom of the tombstone is a piece from "Solar".

Located at Webster Avenue and East 233rd Street, Bronx, New York, USA 10470
Photo courtesy of Matthew Fatale