Born: November 12, 1957
Place of Birth: Yonkers, NY
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Miles Jaye Davis is an American R&B and jazz singer, violinist, songwriter, and record producer. He had several hits on the US R&B chart in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the biggest of which was "Let's Start Love Over" in 1987. He was, for a time, the lead singer of Village People.
He was born in Yonkers, New York. He studied music theory and classical violin for over a decade at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, Saratoga School of Orchestral Studies, Indian Hill, and Brooklyn College (now Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music). He also played flute, keyboards, and bass in the US Air Force and launched his singing career at Clarke Air Force Base in the Philippines.
Jaye toured Europe with jazz guitarist Eric Gale and singers Phyllis Hyman and Jon Lucien before taking over as "Cop" in the Village People in 1982. He stayed with the band for two years before launching his solo career and signing with Teddy Pendergrass' production company, Top Priority Records. He released his debut album, Miles, on Island Records, and the song "Let's Start Love Over," by Michaël Claxton, was released as a single and rose to No. 5 on the Billboard R&B chart in late 1987. Its follow-up, "I've Been a Fool for You," a Jaye original, was also a top ten R&B hit. Jaye also contributed, as musician, songwriter, and co-producer, to Pendergrass' hit 1988 album, Joy.
Jaye released two further albums on Island, Irresistible (1989) and Strong (1991), and continued to have hits on the R&B chart, such as "Heaven" and "Objective" until 1991 before forming his own company, Black Tree Records, on which he released a string of increasingly jazz-influenced albums. He has also worked with leading jazz musicians, including George Duke, Roy Ayers, Grover Washington, Jr., and Branford Marsalis.