Dizzy Gillespie

Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie was one of the greatest jazz players of all time. He defined jazz in such a way that only he could.Dizzy was born in 1917 in the small South Carolina town of Cheraw. Dizzy did not become this great influence of jazz over might. At first he wasn't even interested in music. But he did get his musical talents from his dad. His dad use to play piano in the local band, but dizzy didn't really start getting interested in music until he's father past away. He first started to learn the piano, and then moved on to trumpet. And it didn't take him long to become the admired musician he is today.


	Trumpet Kingdom \| home Arturo Sandoval \| Dizzy Gillespie \| Doc Severinsen \| Wynton Marsalis \| Maynard Ferguson \| Louis Armstrong \| Forums \| Music \| Biography of Author Dizzy Gillespie Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie was one of the greatest jazz players of all time. He defined jazz in such a way that only he could.Dizzy was born in 1917 in the small South Carolina town of Cheraw. Dizzy did not become this great influence of jazz over might. At first he wasn't even interested in music. But he did get his musical talents from his dad. His dad use to play piano in the local band, but dizzy didn't really start getting interested in music until he's father past away. He first started to learn the piano, and then moved on to trumpet. And it didn't take him long to become the admired musician he is today. The Dizzy Gillespie Trumpet