Dizzy Gillespie

About

American jazz trumpet player, bandleader, singer, and composer. Born October 21, 1917, Cheraw, South Carolina, USA Died January 6, 1993, Englewood, New Jersey, USA Together with [a75617] he was the predominant figure in the development of bebop (bop), the earliest form of modern jazz. He taught and influenced many other musicians, including trumpeters [a23755], [a309986], [a259082], [a277489], [a29976], [a156019] and [a92051]. He was also one of the founders of Afro-Cuban (or Latin) jazz, a