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John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (/ ɡ ɪ ˈ l ɛ s p i / gil-ESP-ee; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz.
May 3, 2024 · Dizzy Gillespie (born October 21, 1917, Cheraw, South Carolina, U.S.—died January 6, 1993, Englewood, New Jersey) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader who was one of the seminal figures of the bebop movement.
About Dizzy Gillespie. John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie, along with Charlie Parker, ushered in the era of Bebop in the American jazz tradition. He was born Cheraw, South Carolina, and was the youngest of nine children.
Biography - Dizzy Gillespie. About Dizzy Gillespie. John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie, along with Charlie Parker, ushered in the era of Bebop in the American jazz tradition. He was born Cheraw, South Carolina, and was the youngest of nine children.
Jan 5, 2018 · Dizzy Gillespie and His Bent Trumpet. Here’s how the Smithsonian acquired the instrument of one of the world’s most influential and unconventional American jazz musicians
Oct 21, 2023 · Dizzy Gillespie was crazy, unpredictable, brash, extrovert, stylish – and he was also a trumpet virtuoso, a jazz icon, and an inspiration to many younger trumpeters.
Jan 7, 1993 · Dizzy Gillespie, the trumpet player whose role as a founding father of modern jazz made him a major figure in 20th-century American music and whose signature moon cheeks and bent...
Jan 6, 1993 · John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie. Trumpeter, Composer, Bandleader. 1982 NEA Jazz Master. Cheraw, South Carolina. Date of birth: Oct 21, 1917. Date of death: Jan 06, 1993. Photo by William P. Gottlieb/Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Fund Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress. Bio.
Mar 8, 2024 · Listen to music by Dizzy Gillespie on Apple Music. Find top songs and albums by Dizzy Gillespie including Bloomdido, The Eternal Triangle and more.
Jan 6, 1993 · Dizzy Gillespie. Trumpet virtuoso and bop revolutionary whose desire to innovate helped invent and define the musical vocabulary for an entire genre. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY:
