Personal Info
John Birks 'Dizzy' Gillespie
John Birks Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
Acting
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, his bent horn, pouched cheeks and his light-hearted personality provided some of bebop's most prominen…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
Maurice Baquet, The Accorded
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
as Self (archive footage)
Jazz session: Dizzy Gillepsie en concert au studio 104 - 1970
as Self - trompettiste
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
as Self (archive footage)
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Jazz: The Only Way of Life
as Self (archive footage)
The Jazz Ambassadors
as Self (archive footage)
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
as Self (archive footage)
TV Shows
The Cosby Show
as Mr. Hampton · 1 ep.
Bei Bio
as Self · 1 ep.
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star · 1 ep.
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self · 2 ep.
Great Performances
as Self · 2 ep.
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest · 3 ep.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep.
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self · 2 ep.
Jazz Casual
as Self - Trumpet · 1 ep.
What's Happening
as Self · 1 ep.