Dizzy Gillespie (Composer) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie is an American jazz musician, band, songwriter, educator and singer. He is a skillful trumpeter and improvisation artist, based on Roy Eldridge's virtuous style but adding layers of harmony and rhythm to date unmatched in jazz music. His combination of musical senses, direction and humor makes him one of the main popularists for the new genre of music called bebop. The horn-rimmed beret and glasses, the fine vocals, the curved horns, the pocket-shaped cheeks and the gentle personality provided some of the most important symbols of the bebop hat. In the 1940s, Gillespie, along with Charlie Parker, became a pivotal figure in the development of modern bebop and jazz. He has taught and influenced many other musicians, including Miles Davis, Jon Faddis, Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown, Arturo Sandoval, Lee Morgan, Chuck Mangione and ballader Johnny Hartman. Scott Yanow wrote: “Dizzy Gillespie's contributions to jazz are enormous. MTZ_MT artists! Manor Records. TM_VZ artists! Musicraft Records. TM_VZ! Burial at Flushing Cemetery. TM_VZ! African-American Baha'is. TM_VZ! Discovery Records artists. TM_VZ! Afro-Cuban jazz blowers. TM_VZ! Latin jazz composers. TM_VZ! Latin jazz blowers. TM_VZ! Latin jazz group. TM_VZ! Bebop Trumpets. TM_VZ! Afro-Cuban jazz composers. TM_VZ! African-American jazz composers. TM_VZ! Conversion to the Bahá'í Faith. TM_VZ! Musicians from South Carolina. TM_VZ! Baha'is of America. TM_VZ! Artists from prestigious record companies. TM_VZ! Artists from Savoy Records. TM_VZ! Artists from Verve Records. TM_VZ! The 20th century jazz composers TM_VZ! Baha'is of the 20th century. TM_VZ! Winner of a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement. TM_VZ! Honored by the Kennedy Center. TM_VZ! Big band. TM_VZ! African-American jazz musician. TM_VZ! Recipient of the United States National Medal of the Arts. TM_VZ! The 20th century trumpeters TM_VZ! American jazz group. TM_VZ! Commanders of the Order of Arts and Letters. TM_VZ! The artist RCA Victor. TM_VZ! American jazz musicians. TM_VZ! American jazz composers. TM_VZ! Capitol Records Artists

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