Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy - Dizzy Gillespie, that is - had a big band about that time, and the big band had broken up into a small group, and the small group was playing at the Three Deuces.

Remembering Hank Jones, 'The Dean Of Jazz Pianists' 2010

American jazz icon James Moody, who collaborated with legendary musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie and Quincy Jones, has died at the age of 85.

CBC | Top Stories News 2010

At the same time, he was being reviled as a sellout by younger black jazzers such as Dizzy Gillespie, the bebop trumpet ace, who called him "a plantation ­character", and he was dismissed by James Baldwin, the leader of the so-called "Negro intellectuals", as a purveyor of "old-time, down-home crap".

BrothersJudd Blog 2009

He's played with jazz greats such as Dizzy Gillespie, Lee Morgan, Woody Shaw, Art Blakey and Shirley Horn.

News for WNCT 2008

Though catching The Nutcracker is old hat during the holidays, D.C. is showcasing Tchaikovsky's classic score a little differently at Blues Alley, a cool bar and supper club in the heart of Georgetown that has seen the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan and Charlie Byrd since opening in 1965.

Marie Elena Martinez: 10 Exciting Holiday Experiences In 5 American Cities Marie Elena Martinez 2011

The fiery young trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire brings his formidable chops to this Latin feast with a sound that let's us know he has listened to Dizzy Gillespie, Mario Bauza and Arturo Sandoval.

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But in the 1940s, Monk was in the shadow of stars such as Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, and often dismissed as lacking technique or just plain weird.

Thelonious Monk buys a hat 2011

Philadelphia was renowned for its Philly soul sound, which brought the Soul Survivors and Teddy Pendergrass into the world; prior to that its jazz scene boasted John Coltrane and Dizzy Gillespie.

Insider's guide to musical pilgrimages: Country, soul, blues, folk, world music 2011

It was in Chano Pozo's Harlem apartment in September 1947 that Dizzy Gillespie met Cuba's greatest percussionist, newly arrived from Havana.

Chano Pozo meets Dizzy Gillespie 2011

Though catching The Nutcracker is old hat during the holidays, D.C. is showcasing Tchaikovsky's classic score a little differently at Blues Alley, a cool bar and supper club in the heart of Georgetown that has seen the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan and Charlie Byrd since opening in 1965.

Marie Elena Martinez: 10 Exciting Holiday Experiences In 5 American Cities Marie Elena Martinez 2011