Miles Mosley is an American

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, record producer, and

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. He is known for his

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performance, as well as his work as a composer, arranger, and music producer. Mosley is a founding member of the

West Coast Get Down The West Coast Get Down is an American jazz collective formed in Los Angeles in 2006. Its members include saxophonist Kamasi Washington, bassists Miles Mosley and Thundercat (musician), Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner, drummers Ronald Bruner Jr. a ...

, a

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collective featuring musicians like

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, and Thundercat. He was named after the

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Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th century music, 20th-century music. Davis ado ...

. Mosley studied

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under jazz bassists

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, Ray Brown, and

Al McKibbon Al McKibbon (January 1, 1919 – July 29, 2005) was an American jazz double bassist, known for his work in bop, hard bop, and Latin jazz. In 1947, after working with Lucky Millinder, Tab Smith, J. C. Heard, and Coleman Hawkins, he replac ...

Select discography

*2005 – As a solo artist – ''Sicaceremony'' *2005 –

– '' Live at 5th Street Dick's'' *2006 –

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– '' Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship'' *2006 – As a solo artist – ''Taming the Proud'' *2007 –

Chris Cornell Christopher John Cornell ( Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and the primary lyricist for the rock music, rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. He also had a ...

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'' *2007 –

Jonathan Davis and the SFA Jonathan Davis and the SFA (Simply Fucking Amazings) was an American alternative rock band, formed as a side project for Korn frontman Jonathan Davis. The band functioned as a musical collective, with a rotating cast of musicians involved with ...

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Alone I Play ''Alone I Play'' is a Album, live album by Korn vocalist Jonathan Davis, released on 10 November 2007. It was recorded and videotaped at Malibu, California, Malibu's Woodshed Recorder on 7 November 2007, the day before Davis embarked on his first ...

'' *2007 – As a solo artist – ''Bear'' *2008 –

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– '' Shine Through It'' *2008 –

Everlast Erik Francis Schrody (born August 18, 1969), known by his stage names Everlast and Whitey Ford, is an American Rapping, rapper, Singing, singer, and songwriter who was the Lead vocalist, frontman for Hip hop music, hip hop group House of Pain. ...

– ''

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'' *2008 –

Kenny Loggins Kenneth Clark "Kenny" Loggins (born January 7, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His early songs were recorded with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1970, which led to seven albums recorded with Jim Messina (musician), Jim Mess ...

– '' How About Now'' *2015 –

Andra Day Cassandra Monique Batie (born December 30, 1984), known professionally as Andra Day, is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Grammy Award, a Children's and Family Emmy ...

– ''

Cheers to the Fall ''Cheers to the Fall'' is the debut studio album by American singer Andra Day. It was released on August 28, 2015, by Warner Bros. Records and Buskin Records. She worked with Jenn Decilveo, Adrian Gurvitz, Rob Kleiner, Raphael Saadiq, and Ch ...

'' (album) *2015 –

– '' The Epic'' *2015 –

Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time, he was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music, becoming the first music ...

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'' (album) *2016 – As a solo artist – "Abraham" (single) lpha Pup Records/World Galaxy *2017 – ''Uprising'' (featuring West Coast Get Down) niversal Music/Verve Label Group *2018 – Kamasi Washington – '' Heaven and Earth'' *2018 –

Jonathan Davis Jonathan Howsmon Davis (born January 18, 1971), also known as JD, is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is the lead vocalist and frontman of nu metal band Korn, which is considered a pioneering act of the nu metal genre. Davis's ...

– '' Black Labyrinth'' *2019 – As a solo artist – "BROTHER" (single) niversal Music/Verve Label Groupref>

References

Miles Mosley – ComposerMiles Mosley – Vanity FairMiles Mosley – BFI

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mosley, Miles Living people American male musicians American rock double-bassists Jonathan Davis and the SFA members Year of birth missing (living people) West Coast Get Down members