Alumni of Gillespie's many different bands still get together to ensure that his dazzling songwriting gets heard with the power and verve it... John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (1917-93) was unforgettable ...
So who needs the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band anyway? Jon Faddis, whose whose widely acclaimed CHJB has been shown the door by the powers that be (its last concert will be presented this month at the ...
The Contemporary Arts Center, NOCCA Institute and N.O. Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation present Dizzy Gillespie’s All-Star Big Band and Heath Brothers Quartet. The Contemporary Arts Center, ...