New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, April 27-May 6

"...Orleans' piano prince James Booker, Thelonious Monk walking alongside Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington with Mahalia Jackson, the Sun Ra..."

May 18, 2001 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

HairyApesBMX

"...hard. The title track's chorus is clearly influenced by Dizzy Gillespie's "Salt Peanuts," but this guitarless quintet -- keyboards,..."

March 9, 2001 Music Review by David Lynch

Letters at 3AM

The experience of jazz is the experience of beauty

"...playing clean and trying to find the pretty notes." Dizzy Gillespie saying, "All the music is out there in..."

March 2, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Make Your Mama Proud

The Gospel According to Bill "The Mailman" Martin and Chester Baldwin

"...Martin, who had gigged with Hampton, Count Basie, and Dizzy Gillespie, he made the rounds to Birdland, the Village..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Jazz: By the Episode

"...Transition from swing to bop, featuring Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. Jazz artists (and everyone else)..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

Chief Priest of the Shrine

The epic life story of Nigerian soul superstar Fela Kuti.

"...instrument was the trumpet, and after digesting Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, and Afro-Cuban bands, he blossomed into..."

July 14, 2000 Music Feature by David Lynch

In Between Days

At the Crossroads of the 1999-2000 Austin Music Awards.

"...company of all-time greats including Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles, James Brown, Hank Ballard, Otis Redding,..."

March 10, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

The Drummers of West Africa, Paramount Theatre, January 27

"...artistic director, collaborator with David Murray, the Rolling Stones, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis -- Rose used Austin's most..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Music Review by David Lynch

Tchiya Amet Rise Again Truth (Milky Way)

Texas Platters

"...Universal," a tune in which Amet alludes -- like Dizzy Gillespie's brilliant "Kush" -- to the great African kingdom..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Music Review by David Lynch

John Lewis Evolution (Atlantic)

National Records

"...Lewis played piano in the bands of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Lester Young, and has made some fine..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Music Review by Harvey Pekar

Horace Silver Retrospective (Blue Note)

Box Sets

"...serious concern for the future of jazz. Concerned that Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, and others were taking..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Music Review by Jeff Mccord

The Texas Trumpets Reviewed

"...is well-known for his tenure with Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie. All four shine throughout the 12 tracks here,..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Music Feature by David Lynch

Hill Country Breakdown

"...standard had been set. In the same way that Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker changed the sound of jazz..."

June 4, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Live Shots

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL

"...African heritage and his affinity for American musicians like Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker slid into the arenas of..."

May 7, 1999 Music Feature

Day Dream

"...also includes playing in the bands of Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, James Brown, B.B. King, and a host of..."

April 30, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

The Inspiration of Necessity

"...French Besson with the business end pointing upward like Dizzy Gillespie. Owens' group is equally recognizable, most times: Edwin..."

March 5, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Identifying the Impulse

"...the logical keyboard extension of the trail blazed by Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. Fast, kinetic, and chord heavy,..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Music Feature by Jeff Mccord

A Cultural Imperative

"...other labels, including Apollo, which recorded Coleman Hawkins with Dizzy Gillespie doing some of his first fully evolved bop..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

Box Sets

Herbie Hancock

"...featuring the likes of Miles Davis, Max Roach, and Dizzy Gillespie, are golden -- assuming you can tolerate the..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Music Feature

Record Reviews

"...Dizzy Gillespie wrote "A Night In Tunisia" about Anouar Brahem's..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Music Review

Record Reviews

"...to jazz in richness and complexity. In the Forties, Dizzy Gillespie and Cuban band leader Machito were major figures..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Music Review

Jazz Sides

"...introduction of "Yankee Girl," a racy rappin' adaptation of Dizzy Gillespie's 1942 classic "Salt Peanuts," the elephant stampede salsa..."

June 12, 1998 Music Review

Scanlines

In Heaven There Is No Beer?

"...cover that stompin' ground. His first major film tackled Dizzy Gillespie; others profile blues, Cajun, and Norteño musicians. In..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Record Reviews

"...Sweet Daddy Lowe, replete with a sample from vintage Dizzy Gillespie. Other favorites include trumpeter Jack Walrath and saxist..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Music Review

Record Reviews

"...Alejandro "El Negro" Vivar, Chapotin, and "Chocolate" Armenteros, but Dizzy Gillespie and Freddie Hubbard. Virtually every moment here is..."

Aug. 1, 1997 Music Review

Live Shots

"...to me the hard way. I had tickets to Dizzy Gillespie's last appearance here, but sold them to study..."

June 14, 1996 Music Feature

Recviews

"...in the company of JJ Johnson, Roy Eldridge, and Dizzy Gillespie, Payne acquired an extended education in bebop while..."

Jan. 19, 1996 Music Review

Box Sets: Record Reviews

"...Goodman, Artie Shaw, Woody Herman, Harry James, Buddy Rich, Dizzy Gillespie, Gerry Mulligan, Quincy Jones, Bob Belden, Miles Davis,..."

Dec. 15, 1995 Music Review

aGLIFF 2019 Announces Full Lineup, Including Trixie Mattel Documentary

Gay Chorus Deep South to open jampacked fest schedule

"...athletes who come in all levels of fabulosity, this dizzy and fizzy comedy reminds us that we’re all in..."

July 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Jeff Lofton Electric Thang

"...their own ways the Caribbean lilt of Sonny Rollins. "Dizzy Pose So Moody" is a Latin boogaloo tip of..."

June 3, 2011 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

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