Dizzy Gillespie Summary John Birks Gillespie also known as Dizzy was born on October 21, 1917, in Cheraw, South Carolina. Dizzy without question is one of the best to have picked up a Trumpet and make music that would change the landscape of Jazz. The musical genies of Dizzy also extended to Piano as he stared playing on the ivory keys at age four and the Trombone, which he was self taught at age 12. Dizzy grew up in poverty and he used his musical talent to win a scholarship to an agricultural
Evaluation of a live Production Blood Brothers Blood Brothers was written by Willy Russell, It was first performed at the Liverpool Playhouse in January 1983. It is a musical / comedy drama set in Liverpool in the 1980’s. We went to see it at the Phoenix Theatre. When we were on our way to see the production I was quite excited and was looking forward to it very much as I had been told by some pupils at my school it was very good. When we arrived at the theatre and sat down in our seats
Bebop was born a Minton’s Playhouse.” (Rosenthal, 10) Bebop was first born without a name and was referred to as “Modern” jazz by its initial musicians. Kenny Clarke when asked about the name bebop said that the label “Bebop” was given by certain journalists, but all they called it was modern music. (Owens, 1) “Dizzy” Gillespie once said that many of their original tunes didn’t have names so when a patron asked for a song they would just say bebop. (Owens, 1) At Minton’s Playhouse on 118th Street
Thelonious Monk was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire. Monk is the second most-recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington, which is particularly remarkable as Ellington composed more than a thousand pieces, whereas Monk wrote about seventy. Thelonious Sphere Monk was born on October 10, 1917 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and was the son of Thelonious and Barbara Monk. Thelonious Monk and
new to say, something definitely new, found each other reacting against the general Swing fashion. This new music developed, at first in spurts, originally in Kansas City and then most of all in musician's hangouts in Harlem, particularly at Minton's Playhouse, and once again at the beginning of a decade. Contrary to what has been claimed, this new music did not develop when a group of musicians banded together to create something new, because the old could no longer work. The old style worked very
The great trumpeter Miles Davis once said that the history of jazz can be summarized in four words: “Louis Armstrong. Charlie Parker.” There is no doubt that the former is held in the highest regard with respect to jazz and its origins in the 20th century. Parker was a much different figure, yet he is still known to be one of the greatest jazz improvisers and innovators of our time. Charlie Parker was a jazz alto saxophonist who, through his work in bebop and his immense talent as a musician, inspired
Fred Cadet Prof. M. Perotta English Composition 1 5/9/15 Dizzy Gillespie(John Birks Gillespie) Recognized by his puffed-out cheeks and unusual trumpet, Dizzy Gillespie was one of the key figures in the birth of bebop jazz. Gillespie is known for his "swollen cheeks and signature trumpet's bell and got his start in mid-1930s by working in prominent swing bands, including those of Benny Carter and Charlie Barnet. He created his own band and developed his own signature style, known as "bebop",
Charlie Christian (1916-1942) was the pioneer of the modern jazz guitar style and was the first major soloist on the electric guitar. In his hands the electric guitar became a distinct solo voice; equivalent of the saxophone, trumpet and clarinet, also capable of the same levels of expressiveness and intensity while playing in a jazz ensemble. Before Christian guitarists were un-amplified acoustic musicians who were relegated to strict rhythm-guitar roles in an ensemble. His efforts and genius with