Few big bands were as flexible, innovative or influential in 1946 as Dizzy Gillespie's bebop orchestra. In the mid-1940s, most jazz bands and musicians were playing swing, a syncopated rhythmic style ...

The unique story of his music is told from both a historical and contemporary perspective. Much of America's blues and jazz influences are deeply rooted in the rhythms and melodies of the rural South.

Most jazz fans know Dizzy Gillespie's crucial role in the creation of bebop and every good collection should have at least a few tracks from his glory days of the forties. The man wrote "Night in ...

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 ...

This is Les Blank’s earliest music film, focusing on the renown trumpet player, Dizzy Gillespie, who along with Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk, Sonny Rollins and others sparked the change from ...

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 18: Jon Batiste, Vincent Gardner, and Chris Crenshaw perform in a second line during Jazz At Lincoln Center's 30th Anniversary Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 18, 2018 in ...

The signing of the Declaration of Independence 250 years ago launched an enduring quest for life, liberty and happiness. To mark the anniversary, NPR is bringing you a series we call America in ...

May 8-13: The Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Star Big Band is stocked with bop acolytes from across the generations. This edition is under the secure leadership of the saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera.

In 1984, bassist John Lee got a call from his mentor, Bob Cranshaw, a longtime member of Sonny Rollins‘s group, asking if he wanted to fly down to Memphis to play with legendary jazz trumpeter Dizzy ...

Verve’s Straight From The Vault series revisits Dizzy Gillespie’s Sonny Side Up—a 1957 hard bop classic featuring Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt—beautifully reissued on AAA vinyl by Optimal. This ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In the early 1940s, the young jazz ...