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American jazz trumpet player, bandleader, singer, and composer.
Born October 21, 1917, Cheraw, South Carolina, USA
Died January 6, 1993, Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Together with he was the predominant figure in the development of bebop (bop), the earliest form of modern jazz. He taught and influenced many other musicians, including trumpeters , , , , , and .
He was also one of the founders of Afro-Cuban (or Latin) jazz, adding 's conga to his orchestra in 1947, and utilizing complex poly-rhythms early on.
Career Highlights:
Awarded New Star Award from Esquire Magazine (1944)
Performs at first integrated concert in public school, Cheraw, SC (1959)
First jazz musician appointed by US department of State to undertake cultural mission (1972)
Awarded Handel Medallion from the City of New York (1972)
Received Paul Robeson Award from Rutgers University Institute of Jazz Studies (1972)
Performs at White House for President Carter and the Shah of Iran (1977)
Performs "Salt Peanuts" with President Carter at White House Jazz Concert (1978)
Inducted into Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame (1982)
Received Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences (1989)
Received National Medal of Arts from President Bush (1989)
Received Duke Ellington Award from the society og Composers, Authors, and Publishers (1989)
Awarded Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1989)
Received Kennedy Center Honors Award (1990)
Received fourteen honorary degrees, including Ph.D. Rutgers University (1972), Ph.D. Chicago Conservatory of Music (1978)
Awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for recording
Born October 21, 1917, Cheraw, South Carolina, USA
Died January 6, 1993, Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Together with he was the predominant figure in the development of bebop (bop), the earliest form of modern jazz. He taught and influenced many other musicians, including trumpeters , , , , , and .
He was also one of the founders of Afro-Cuban (or Latin) jazz, adding 's conga to his orchestra in 1947, and utilizing complex poly-rhythms early on.
Career Highlights:
Awarded New Star Award from Esquire Magazine (1944)
Performs at first integrated concert in public school, Cheraw, SC (1959)
First jazz musician appointed by US department of State to undertake cultural mission (1972)
Awarded Handel Medallion from the City of New York (1972)
Received Paul Robeson Award from Rutgers University Institute of Jazz Studies (1972)
Performs at White House for President Carter and the Shah of Iran (1977)
Performs "Salt Peanuts" with President Carter at White House Jazz Concert (1978)
Inducted into Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame (1982)
Received Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences (1989)
Received National Medal of Arts from President Bush (1989)
Received Duke Ellington Award from the society og Composers, Authors, and Publishers (1989)
Awarded Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1989)
Received Kennedy Center Honors Award (1990)
Received fourteen honorary degrees, including Ph.D. Rutgers University (1972), Ph.D. Chicago Conservatory of Music (1978)
Awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for recording
Members
Groups
Cab Calloway And His OrchestraDizzy Gillespie And His OrchestraWoody Herman And His OrchestraThe Quintet Of The YearMetronome All StarsSlim Gaillard And His OrchestraCharlie Parker's Re-BoppersLionel Hampton And His OrchestraBilly Eckstine And His OrchestraRhythmstickDizzy Gillespie SeptetDizzy Gillespie Big BandDizzy Gillespie QuintetCharlie Parker And His OrchestraBoyd Raeburn And His OrchestraLucky Millinder And His OrchestraDizzy Gillespie SextetClyde Hart All StarsRed Norvo And His Selected SextetColeman Hawkins And His OrchestraLes Hite And His OrchestraDizzy Gillespie And His All Star QuintetDizzy Gillespie JazzmenDizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz SextetDeLuxe All Star BandThe Monterey Jazz Festival OrchestraCab Calloway And His Cotton Club OrchestraThe QuintetPete Brown And His BandThe Dizzy Gillespie Reunion Big BandThe Dizzy Gillespie Big 7Tony Scott And His Down Beat Club SeptetDizzy Gillespie's Big 4The Trumpet KingsRed Norvo All-StarsThe Modern Jazz SextetDizzy Gillespie QuartetDizzy Gillespie's Rebop SixThe Dizzy Gillespie OctetThe Quincy Jones Big BandThe Giants Of JazzThe Three AngelsWilbert Baranco And His Rhythm BombardiersTempo Jazz MenThe Paris All-StarsDizzy Gillespie All StarsDizzy Gillespie And His Operatic StringsJohnny Griffin QuintetDizzy Gillespie's Cool Jazz StarsBarry Ulanov's All Star Modern Jazz MusiciansSarah Vaughan And Her OrchestraTrummy Young All StarsDizzy Gillespie Tempo JazzmenThe Gillespie-Getz-Stitt SeptetThe Dizzy Gillespie 6Oscar Pettiford And His 18 All StarsDizzy Gillespie & FriendsSlim Gaillard And His All StarsDizzy Gillespie Jazz EnsembleStan Getz SeptetDizzy Gillespie/Oscar Pettiford QuintetDizzy Gillespie - Sonny Stitt QuintetDizzy Gillespie-Charlie Parker JazzmenDizzy Gillespie With Strings
