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Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval first met Dizzy Gillespie in Havana in 1977, when the American jazzman came to Cuba to play a concert. Sandoval showed him around the city, where the two men listened ...

Jazz news: Harlem School Of The Arts To Launch New Dizzy Gillespie Jazz Academy Honoring The Trumpet Virtuoso And Celebrating His Lasting Contributions. Posted in “Education” column. Published: ...

Dizzy Gillespie once said that he heard Roy Eldridge playing trumpet and uttered, "That's the job I want." Later, the two musicians were bitter... Dizzy Gillespie: 'Roy and Diz' [MUSIC] A.B. SPELLMAN, ...

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Musical Instruments National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH) Jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie comes to the National Museum of American ...

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 ...

A close portrait of Dizzy Gillespie. The upturned bell of his trumpet is in the foreground. His hands, eyes and part of his face are just visible in the shadows behind it.

Dizzy Gillespie wasn't content to stick with music people could dance to. The jazz trumpeter had more complex melodies, harmonies and rhythms in... Dizzy Gillespie: Trumpet Pyrotechnician Dizzy ...

Arturo Sandoval and Dizzy Gillespie on tour in Europe in 1991. Sandoval's new album, Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You), is a tribute to his friend and mentor. Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval first ...