“The Dizzy Gillespie Jazz Academy will not only serve as the perfect platform to teach this amazing art form, but it will also serve as a reminder of the life, legacy, and artistry of one of Jazz ...

This Week In Texas Music History is supported by Brane Audio. On Feb. 9, 1961, Wichita Falls-born alto saxophonist and flutist Leo Wright appeared with Dizzy Gillespie’s quintet in performance at New ...

John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was born Oct. 21, 1917 in South Carolina, the youngest of nine children of Lottie and James Gillespie. James was a local bandleader and young John was on the piano ...

Featuring one of jazz’s greatest legends, Dizzy Gillespie, the song bridges generations and genres, reinforcing the profound contributions of Black musicians to global music culture. Finish ...

An accomplished songwriter of Broadway musicals and jazz standards, this West Virginian man is one of the people responsible ...

Coleman Mellett's widow Jeanie Bryson and album co-producer Barry Miles chat with WBGO's Doug Doyle about the new album release on February 12 ...

Watch Dizzy Gillespie In Studio 104 for free with SBS On Demand, your ultimate destination for diverse entertainment. Stream now! A performance from renowned jazz trumpeter, Dizzy Gillespie, at la ...

Likewise, in Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat, music is at the forefront of events that aren't as well known as the Nazi's rise to ...

Chris and Dan Brubeck have recorded several of their own albums while also keeping their father’s music alive. They honored ...

upbeat “Do I Do,” featuring a cameo by the great Dizzy Gillespie. These took their place alongside such classics as “Superstition,” “Living For The City,” “You Are The Sunshine Of My ...