65° F
May
25
Loading...
RSS feeds allow Web site content to be gathered via feed reader software. Click the subscribe link to obtain the feed URL for this page. The feed will update when new content appears on this page.

Dizzy Gillespie

Highlights

A collection of news and information related to Dizzy Gillespie published by this site and its partners.

Sort By: Relevancy | Date | Type
Displaying items 1-12 of 162
» View baltimoresun.com items only
    Oct 13, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Film helps African-Americans remember a lively Carr's Beach

    Decades ago, a trip to segregated <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/travel/beaches/">Ocean City</a> presented far too many challenges for African-American families. Instead they went to a sandy peninsula near Annapolis, known as "the beach," for a day's outing.
    Decades ago, a trip to segregated Ocean City presented far too many challenges for African-American families. Instead they went to a sandy peninsula near Annapolis, known as "the beach," for a day's outing. Carr's Beach — its proper name —...

    Tags: Fats Domino, Otis Redding, History (tv network), Chicago Hotels, Fine Arts

    2. May 4, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Datebook

    Sunday, May 6 Lecture The Columbia Jewish Congregation Adult Education Committee presents Dr. Carolivia Herron speaking on "Out of Africa: Jewish Stories From Ethiopia And Zimbabwe" at 9:30 a.m. at Oakland Mills High School, 9410 Kilimanjaro Road in...

    Tags: High Schools, Duke Ellington, Photography Supplies and Services, PTA, Billy Strayhorn

    3. Oct 7, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Dunbar High School resurrects marching band

    Band teacher Charles Funn's voice thundered in a classroom at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, shouting the names of familiar Southern foods as a way to help the students to find their rhythm. You can feel both, he explained, in your soul.
    Band teacher Charles Funn's voice thundered in a classroom at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, shouting the names of familiar Southern foods as a way to help the students to find their rhythm. You can feel both, he explained, in your soul. "Fried...

    Tags: High Schools, Ray Charles, Science, Arts, African Americans

    4. Feb 28, 2007 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Cab Calloway

    Sun Reporter
    Cab Calloway, the swing-era singer, actor and bandleader who soared to national popularity in the '30s and '40s on the strength of such hits as "Minnie the Moocher" and "It Ain't Necessarily So," has died at the age of 86. The Baltimore-bred musician...

    Tags: Druid Hill, Lena Horne, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Jazz (genre), Family

    5. Apr 4, 1991 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. For Robinson, acting is a whole new ballgame

    Sun Staff
    Tonight at 8, Frank Robinson makes his national acting debut on "The Cosby Show" on Channel 2 (WMAR-TV) The episode was taped in New York two months ago. Sun reporter Mary Corey spent the afternoon on the set, interviewing and observing the budding...

    Tags: American League, Frank Robinson, Armand Hammer, The Cosby Show (tv program), World Series

    6. Mar 29, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Dynamic Duos play it fast and loose at Jazz Showcase

    The very loose, somewhat rough, thoroughly enjoyable show that unfolded at the Jazz Showcase on Thursday night did not follow the club's usual format.
    The very loose, somewhat rough, thoroughly enjoyable show that unfolded at the Jazz Showcase on Thursday night did not follow the club's usual format. Instead of featuring a main attraction, the whimsically titled "Dynamic Duos" show featured two...

    Tags: Tunisia, Thelonious Monk, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Brazil, Music Industry

    7. Mar 21, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Kerouac opus 'On the Road' hits just enough beats ★★★

    An eternal fountain of adolescence, Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" went through many permutations between its point of origin, 1948, and its point of notorious, divisive publication, 1957. The best description of it came from Kerouac himself, in a journal entry written after his first cross-country road trip in 1948. The book he had in mind, he said, was about "two guys hitchhiking to California in search of something they don't really find, and losing themselves on the road, and coming all the way back hopeful of something else." There's a simple beauty to that. The question is: How do you film an extended yearning?
    An eternal fountain of adolescence, Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" went through many permutations between its point of origin, 1948, and its point of notorious, divisive publication, 1957. The best description of it came from Kerouac himself, in a journal...

    Tags: New Year's Day, Gus van Sant, Jack Kerouac, Film Festivals, Amy Adams

    8. Mar 21, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  8. Art, rhythm rock UCF Jazz Fest

    It never has been easy to define jazz, but the task won't be any simpler at this weekend's <strong>UCF Orlando Jazz Festival</strong>, which aims to introduce music fans to the scope of the genre's influences.
    It never has been easy to define jazz, but the task won't be any simpler at this weekend's UCF Orlando Jazz Festival, which aims to introduce music fans to the scope of the genre's influences. At concerts Friday and Saturday, March 22-23, at the...

    Tags: Carlos Santana, Orlando Magic, Teachers, Artists, Festive Events

    9. Mar 9, 2013 |Story| Burbank Leader

  9. Throwing a rope over Western swing's return

    Bruce Forman, widely recognized as one of the top jazz guitarists in the world, has gotten off the straight-ahead path in recent years to follow what seems at first a highly unlikely alternate route: Western swing.
    Bruce Forman, widely recognized as one of the top jazz guitarists in the world, has gotten off the straight-ahead path in recent years to follow what seems at first a highly unlikely alternate route: Western swing. Essentially a musical curiosity or...

    Tags: Louis Prima, Barney Kessel, Bars and Clubs, Joe Henderson, Dining and Drinking

    10. Mar 5, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Alvin Ailey expands run at Auditorium Theatre

    Brandishing welcome optimism, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is expanding its Chicago stay and will play the Auditorium Theatre Friday through March 17, one of the longest visits by an out-of-town troupe in recent memory.
    Brandishing welcome optimism, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is expanding its Chicago stay and will play the Auditorium Theatre Friday through March 17, one of the longest visits by an out-of-town troupe in recent memory. "We're absolutely...

    Tags: David Dorfman, Bob Dylan, Alvin Ailey, Music Industry, Music

    11. Feb 19, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. A great jazz soiree takes root in Elmhurst

    As everyone knows, America's jazz hotspots are Chicago, New York, New Orleans and &hellip; Elmhurst?
    As everyone knows, America's jazz hotspots are Chicago, New York, New Orleans and … Elmhurst? Well, as of tomorrow evening, at least, the western suburb will indeed be pulsing with the music, as jazz stars and student ensembles from across the...

    Tags: Naperville, Festive Events, Lisle, Radio Industry, Dee Dee Bridgewater

    12. Feb 4, 2013 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  12. CT.com Interview: Saxophonist Branford Marsalis

    <strong>An Evening with Branford Marsalis</strong>
    An Evening with Branford Marsalis Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m., $10-$39, Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, 2132 Hillside Road Unit 3104, Storrs, (860) 486-4226, jorgensen.uconn.edu   In his 52 short years on this planet, what hasn’t saxophonist...

    Tags: Stranger Than Fiction, Wynton Marsalis, Sonny Rollins, Storrs, Apple iTunes

 1  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11-14 • Next >
Original site for Dizzy Gillespie topic gallery.
Advertisement
Loading...
 
 

Date:

Credit:

User-submitted

Tags:

Rate:
Sending...

E-mail this photo

Error: malformed email address(es)
Both "from" and "recipient" email fields are required.

Recipient E-mail Addresses

(up to 3, separated by commas) Send me a copy.

From:

e-mail | buy this photo | link to photo
Dizzy Gillespie Photos
February 10, 1990 There were actually 10 musical guests...
(February 6, 2013)
Quincy Jones
Trumpet master Arturo Sandoval at his home in Tarzana....
(January 2, 2013)
Trumpet master Arturo Sandoval
You'd think that any jazz musician who wrote for Marvin...
(July 19, 2012)
Geof Bradfield
 » All 12 Dizzy Gillespie photos