John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was born on October 21, 1917 in Cheraw, South Carolina, and died on January 6, 1993, in Englewood, New Jersey, was a jazz trumpet player, and singer. Dizzy was the last of nine children ane his father was abusive and insanely strict, but he grew up tough and he also grew up strong. Dizzy's fater passed away when he was ten and he left the family in a horrible financial state. His English teacher introduced music to Dizzy and he quickly joined the school band. He originally played the trombone, but after borrowing his neighbors trumpet he feel in lobe with the instrument. Dizzy played with local bands to black and white audiences then his family moved to Philadelphia.
After moving to Philadelphia, he soon went to New York to live. In NYC Dizzy got hired my the Teddy hill orchestra for a European tour. When he was only 19 in 1937, Dizzy had already made a name for himself among other new york musicians. The musicians liked his new, fresh take on solo, single, trumpet playing. Dizzy made his first recordings before leaving to Europe with the Teddy Hill Orchestra. He embarked to Europe with, "The Cotton Club show".
Dizzy joined the Cab Calloway orchestra in 1939 till 1941. Calloway toured a lot but also played the Cotton Club. During this time Dizzy stuck to playing all night jam sessions to develop his music knoledge & style.
The reason i chose to do Dizzy is truthfully because he was adorable and had a cool name. After reading about him i am glad i picked him because he is a clear example of how you can come from a bad family setting and just grow stronger and actually make somthing of your life. He is an extremely influential man because he shows everyone that they can become whatever they work for and put effort into.
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