Dizzy Gillespie
Acting
Born: 1917-10-21 · Cheraw, South Carolina, USA
Died: 1993-01-06
Biography
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (/ɡɪˈlɛspi/; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer. Gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge[2] but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz. His combination of musicianship, showmanship, and wit made him a leading popularizer of the new music called bebop. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, his scat singing, hi
🎬 Movies (20)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
Self (archive footage)
Maurice Baquet, The Accorded
2023
Self (archive footage)
Jazz Club 2
2022
Jazz session: Dizzy Gillepsie en concert au studio 104 - 1970
2022
Self - trompettiste
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022
Self (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
2020
Self (archive footage)
Jazz: The Only Way of Life
2019
Self (archive footage)
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
2018
Self (archive footage)
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018
Self (archive footage)
Brownie Speaks
2014
Self
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014
Self (archive footage)
The Music According to Tom Jobim
2012
Self (archive footage)
All-Star Jazz Show: Live from The Ed Sullivan Theater
2011
Self
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
2009
Self
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
2008
Self
Jazz Icons: Dizzy Gillespie Live in '58 & '70
2006
Self
The Harlem Renaissance
2004
Self (archive footage)
Improvisation
2004
Self
📺 TV Shows (10)
The Cosby Show
1984
Mr. Hampton
Bei Bio
1983
Self
The Muppet Show
1976
Self - Special Guest Star
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
Self
Great Performances
1971
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self
Jazz Casual
1961
Self - Trumpet