This Smithsonian Snapshot celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month with American jazz legend John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie’s trumpet. In the 1940s, Gillespie, renowned for his harmonic complexity and scat ...

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His trumpet was bent, his on-stage antics were quirky and unpredictable, but Dizzy Gillespie’s impact on jazz was straight-laced and undeniable. One of the fathers of the bebop movement, Gillespie ...

“The Dizzy Gillespie Jazz Academy will not only serve as the perfect platform to teach this amazing art form, but it will also serve as a reminder of the life, legacy, and artistry of one of Jazz ...

Night in Tunisia (sic); 52nd Street Theme; Anthropology; Oop-Pop-A-Da; Two Bass Hit; Stay On It; Algo Bueno (Woody n Dizzy Gillespie: trumpet, vocals; Don Byas ...

FRANCE - JANUARY 01: Photo of Dizzy GILLESPIE; performing live onstage, (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns) It may be difficult to comprehend just how radical Dizzy Gillespie’s trumpet playing must have ...

Arturo Sandoval and Dizzy Gillespie on tour in Europe in 1991. Sandoval's new album, Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You), is a tribute to his friend and mentor. Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval first ...

Jon Faddis is best known as a leading jazz trumpeter, but it’s likely that many fans of rock, funk, disco, pop, reggae and Latin music have heard his playing countless times over the years. That’s ...

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Dizzy Gillespie wasn't content to stick with music people could dance to. The jazz trumpeter had more complex melodies, harmonies and rhythms in... Dizzy Gillespie: Trumpet Pyrotechnician Dizzy ...