Dizzy Gillespie
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz. His combination of musicianship, showmanship, and wit made him a leading popularizer of the new music called bebop. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, his scat singing, his bent horn, pouched cheeks, and his light-hearted personality provided some of bebop's most prominent symbols.
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Male
Full Name
John Birks Gillespie
Date of Birth
October 21st, 1917
Age
109
Birth Place
United States of America, South Carolina
Date of Death
January 6th, 1993
Died Aged
75
Star Sign
Libra
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