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WebJohn 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.
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WebApr 2, 2014 · Dizzy Gillespie, known for his "swollen" cheeks and signature (uniquely angled) trumpet's bell, got his start in the mid-1930s by working in prominent swing bands, including those of Benny Carter...
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WebMay 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.
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WebJan 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
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WebOct 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.
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WebAlthough noted for his on and off-stage clowning, Gillespie endured as one of the founding fathers of the Afro-Cuban and/or Latin jazz tradition. Influenced by Bauza, known as Gillespie’s musical father, he was able to fuse Afro-American jazz and Afro-Cuban rhythms to form a burgeoning Cubop sound.
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WebAbout 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.
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WebJan 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...
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WebBiography. John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was born on October 21, 1917 in Cheraw, South Carolina. Dizzy was the youngest of nine children. He started playing the piano at 4, trombone at 12, and the trumpet at 14. For the most part Dizzy was self taught.
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WebJohn Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, singer and composer. As an instrumentalist, bandleader, singer, and composer, Gillespie was the youngest of nine children.
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