John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was born Oct. 21, 1917 in South Carolina, the youngest of nine children of Lottie and James ...

Bebop represented the avant-garde – new experimental ... pioneers like John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie (Trumpet), Charlie Parker ...

Sporting a green trumpet à la Miles, Paul Higgs started his set with Milestones (the streamlined modal tune from 1958) and ...

“Cowboy Bebop Live” featuring the Bebop Bounty Big Band takes place on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 8 p.m. at the Majestic Ventura ...