FILE - This July 6, 2009 file photo shows U.S. singer Chaka Khan performing in the Miles Davis Hall stage at the 43rd Montreux Jazz Festival, in Montreux, Switzerland. The Grammy-winning singer kicks off the Newport Jazz Festival, which celebrates its 55th anniversary this weekend. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

FILE - This July 6, 2009 file photo shows U.S. singer Chaka Khan performing in the Miles Davis Hall stage at the 43rd Montreux Jazz Festival, in Montreux, Switzerland. The Grammy-winning singer kicks off the Newport Jazz Festival, which celebrates its 55th anniversary this weekend.

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  1. U.S. actor Don Cheadle, views records of legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis as he visits the exhibition "We want Miles", dedicated to Miles Davis, in Paris, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009.
  2. U.S. actor Don Cheadle, walks near a picture of legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis as he visits the exhibition "We want Miles", dedicated to Miles Davis, in Paris, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009.
  3. U.S. actor Don Cheadle, arrives to visit the exhibition "We want Miles" dedicated to legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, in Paris, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009.
  4. U.S. actor Don Cheadle, watches a picture of legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis as he visits the exhibition "We want Miles" dedicated to Miles Davis , in Paris, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009.
  5. U.S. actor Don Cheadle, passes next to a trumpet as he visits the exhibition "We want Miles" dedicated to legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, in Paris, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009.
  6. U.S. actor Don Cheadle, watches a trumpet as he visits the exhibition "We want Miles" dedicated to legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, in Paris, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009.
  7. In this CD box set image released by Columbia Legacy, "Miles Davis: The Complete Columbia Album Collection" is shown.
  8. Legendary jazz drummer Jimmy Cobb performs during a rehearsal in Madrid, on November 6, 2009. The 26th edition of the Madrid Jazz Festival celebrates the 50th anniversaty of the album 'Kind of Blue' by Miles Davis, in which Jimmy Cobb took part.
  9. LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 17: Singer Beverley Knight poses for a photograph with Chaka Khan at the launch of her new make-up range 'K by Beverley Knight' at Selfridges on September 17, 2009 in London, England.
  10. LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 17: Singer Beverley Knight poses for a photograph with Chaka Khan at the launch of her new make-up range 'K by Beverley Knight' at Selfridges on September 17, 2009 in London, England.
  11. LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 17: Chaka Khan smiles at the launch of Beverley Knight's new make-up range 'K by Beverley Knight' at Selfridges on September 17, 2009 in London, England.
  12. LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 17: Singer Beverley Knight poses for a photograph with Chaka Khan at the launch of her new make-up range 'K by Beverley Knight' at Selfridges on September 17, 2009 in London, England.
  13. Britain's Queen Elizabeth (L) meets U.S. singer Anastacia (C), U.S. singer Chaka Khan (2nd R) and British singer Lulu (R) following the Royal Variety Performance in Blackpool December 7, 2009.
  14. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, meets US singer Anastasia, centre, and US singer Chaka Khan, right, and serving British Army musicians "The Soldiers", behind, along with other performers following the traditional annual Royal Variety Performance in Blackpool, England, on Sunday Dec. 7, 2009. Returning to the town for the first time since 1955, the annual show features a wide range of artists from all aspects of popular entertainment and showbusiness.
  15. Performer Chaka Khan (2nd L) performs during her tribute along with Erykah Badu, Angie Stone and Fantasia (L-R) during the Soul Train Awards in Atlanta, Georgia November 3, 2009.
  16. Performer Chaka Khan accepts an award during the Soul Train Awards in Atlanta, Georgia November 3, 2009.

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