Graphic novelist uncovers the real Miles Davis, not just his greatest hits

“It makes you wonder: Who's the real Miles? And I feel like at times, he wonders who's the real Miles as well. This is the act of empathy, for me as an author, to try to really get inside of that, to really try to understand it. It was a really big challenge for sure,” says “Miles Davis and the Search for the Sound” author Dave Chisholm.

“It makes you wonder: Who's the real Miles? And I feel like at times, he wonders who's the real Miles as well. This is the act of empathy, for me as an author, to try to really get inside of that, to really try to understand it. It was a really big challenge for sure,” says “Miles Davis and the Search for the Sound” author Dave Chisholm. Credit: Dave Chisholm and Z2 Comics.

Musician and cartoonist Dave Chisholm documents Miles Davis’ turbulent life in the new graphic novel, “Miles Davis and the Search for the Sound.” 

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Host:

Madeleine Brand

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Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser, Nihar Patel