Dizzy Gillespie's harmonic and rhythmic innovations had an enormous impact on virtually every subsequent trumpeter, both by the example of his playing and as a mentor to younger musicians. His ...

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 ...

As members of Galactic, Ben Ellman and Rob Mercurio are focused on the future of New Orleans music. But throughout the coronavirus pandemic, they’ve deeply invested themselves in New Orleans music of ...

"There is a lot of speculation about the 'origin and development of Be-pop harmonic improvisation.' Coming home from the superb Jazz Kitchen program presented by the Jared M.Thompson Ensemble, I ...

Husband and wife Sean Jones and Brinae Ali are not only collaborators in life, love and parenthood, but also in the arts. From March 19-25, audiences will be treated to a glimpse of the couple’s ...

Chuck Redd, who has toured with Dizzy Gillespie and Ray Brown, said he called off the event he has presided over since 2006 after hearing of the building's name change.

In 1984, bassist John Lee got a call from his mentor, Bob Cranshaw, a longtime member of Sonny Rollins‘s group, asking if he wanted to fly down to Memphis to play with legendary jazz trumpeter Dizzy ...

A concert at Town Hall this week that will be led by Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra celebrates the legacies of Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo and Chico O’Farrill. By Ed Morales In the ...

Rebellious jazz took flight in Harlem at Minton’s Playhouse, but it was nurtured on the tree-lined streets that gave pioneering Black musicians a home. Dizzy Gillespie during a photo session in ...

The posthumous album is nothing new to jazz--indeed, half of Coltrane's colossal discography was released after his death--but this album is, to my recollection, the first to be recorded from beyond ...

Alumni of Gillespie's many different bands still get together to ensure that his dazzling songwriting gets heard with the power and verve it... Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars, New York Voices In Concert ...