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Dizzy Gillespie: Life in pictures

5177 days ago
The Mirror — Classic pics of Jazz trumpeter, bandleader, singer, and composer. John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie (1917 –1993) more info
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Dizzy Gillespie's Birthday Celebrated with Google Doodle

5177 days ago
People.com — A stylized mosaic celebrates the late jazz great, who would have been 93 on Thursday more info
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Dizzy Gillespie: Happy birthday in clips

5177 days ago
Guardian Music — As a Google Doodle celebrates what would have been Dizzy Gillespie's 93rd birthday, we pay tribute to the jazz maestro with a selection of his best clipsDizzy Gillespie was born on this day in 1917, meaning he would have been a ripe old 93 had he not... more info
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INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Jazz Musician of the Day: Dizzy Gillespie

5177 days ago
All About Jazz — All About Jazz is celebrating Dizzy Gillespie's birthday today! Dizzy GillespieJohn Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, one of the greatest Jazz trumpeters of 20th century and one of the prime architects of the bebop movement in jazz, was born in Cheraw, Sout... more info
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VIDEO/DVD: John Birks Gillespie's 89th

5180 days ago
All About Jazz — This is the birthday of Dizzy Gillespie (1921-1993). In observance, here is a remarkable confluence of the talents of Gillespie and the master composer and arranger Robert Farnon (1917-2005). The piece is Gillespie's "Con Alma," orchestrated by Farno... more info
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sunday noon updates

5181 days ago
Totally Fuzzy — Fuzzy Crew said... Hi everybody, We don't ask for anything very often so please allow me to do so this one time. I would greatly appreciate it if you would be willing to help us promote our music video site, "The Fuzzy Tube". Bloggers: maybe you ... more info
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Kenny Wheeler: quiet man on the cutting edge

5183 days ago
Guardian Music — Shy and self-effacing, Kenny Wheeler is an unlikely jazz firebrand, but his career tells a very different storySad songs have always made Kenny Wheeler happy. His pieces often sound like backdrops to movies in which women throwing Mona Lisa smiles ov... more info
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Danilo Pérez: Providencia – review

5190 days ago
Guardian Music — (Mack Avenue)Panamanian pianist Danilo Pérez has worked with Dizzy Gillespie's last band and Wayne Shorter's remarkable quartet. This structurally ambitious session, with voices and assorted classical instrumentation, at times sounds puzzled by its ... more info
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INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Interview: Clark Terry (Part 1)

5194 days ago
All About Jazz — Clark Terry is one of the most prolific living jazz musicians, having appeared on a staggering 905 known recording sessions. On trumpet, he probably is the most recorded in history. To give you a sense of how many sessions 905 is, Ernie Royal appeare... more info
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PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Hugh Masekelaa€(TM)S Trumpet Grooves on North American October Tour

5194 days ago
All About Jazz — The Musical Umbilical Cord that Connects America and Africa: Hugh Masekela's Trumpet Grooves on North American October Tour Before jazz had a name and "world music" was a concept, a young trumpet player emerged from another hemisphere and landed alo... more info
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