Slide Hampton, longtime friend and associate of jazz legend John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie, will be leading the moving tribute to this fallen hero at the Frost School of Music. Nine years after his ...

The Tipitina’s Record Club’s current release, “Dirty Dozen Brass Band with Dizzy Gillespie: Live in New Orleans,” brings up some old memories for Gregory Davis. The Dirty Dozen trumpeter and ...

The Dizzy Gillespie Jazz Academy offers the organization an opportunity to create and introduce an even more robust music curriculum focused on the study of the genre’s history, musicianship, and ...

Back in the mid-80's on National Public Radio (NPR) in America, a show ran called Sidran On Record. Presented by Ben Sidran, a musician, author, lecturer and journalist, the show featured interviews ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. When the opportunity presented itself to support the expansion of the Harlem ...

For big-band enthusiasts, and particularly those who are also Dizzy Gillespie fans, the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band is a boon. Co-led by bassist John Lee and trombonist Slide Hampton - ...

In 1956, Dizzy Gillespie led one of the Cold War’s most influential cultural missions — the U.S. State Department’s jazz goodwill tour.

Husband and wife Sean Jones and Brinae Ali are not only collaborators in life, love and parenthood, but also in the arts. From March 19-25, audiences will be treated to a glimpse of the couple’s ...

Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell: They altered the course of American music and raised the bar for improvisation. Listen to 10 experts’ favorites. By Giovanni Russonello What five minutes ...

"A Night in Tunisia" is frequently called Dizzy Gillespie's greatest composition. The Complete RCA Victor Recordings has two versions of it, as... Dizzy Gillespie: 'The Complete RCA Victor Recordings' ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The festival will be held Saturday, October 16 from 4:30 - 8 p.m. The rain date is ...

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