Trumpeter John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (1917-1993), along with Charlie Parker, ushered in the era of Be-Bop in the American jazz tradition. Although noted for his on and off-stage clowning, Gillespie endured as one of the founding fathers of the Afro-Cuban &/or Latin Jazz tradition. Influenced by Bauza, known as Gillespie's musical father, he was able to fuse Afro-American jazz and Afro-Cuban rhythms to form a burgeoning CuBop sound. Always a musical ambassador, he toured Africa, the Middle East and Latin America under the sponsorship of the U.S. State Department.
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Notes on original containers: Tape 2 - 3/16 Session covers history, annecdotes, Prof. DjeDje - chair Tape 3 - 3/16 Session w/ Prof. DjeDje (Dizzy in Africa). 3/17 Session: Jazz in Music Education, Discussion of Jazz structure. Steve Losa - chair
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