Dizzy Gillespie

John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and occasional singer. Dizzy Gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic complexity previously unknown in jazz. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, his scat singing, his bent horn, pouched cheeks and his light-hearted personality were essential in popularizing bebop.

Influenced by: Roy Eldridge, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk

Active:

1937-1993

Scene:

NYC jazz

• Daryl DavisSun, Oct 18
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• Washingtonian's Best of WashingtonThu, Jul 23
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• Benny GSat, Sep 19
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• Chris BottiSat, Dec 5
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• EffinThu, Jul 30
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• Acoustic AlchemyWed, Oct 28
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• NRBQThu, Aug 20
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• BENNETTSat, Sep 26
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