Dizzy Gillespie NewsNews about Dizzy Gillespie continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Feels So Good - Chuck Mangione- June 30, 2008 Throughout the 1970s, Chuck Mangione was a celebrity. His purposely lightweight music was melodic pop that was upbeat, optimistic and sometimes uplifting.http://www.topix.net/who/dizzy-gillespie/2008/06/feels-so-good-chuck-mangione?fromrss=1 John Coltrane: Saxophone Icon, Pt. 2- June 28, 2008 John Coltrane's rapid stylistic evolution was not always admired as it is today: One critic called a 1961 performance "anti-jazz," and the label stuck with his detractors.http://www.topix.net/who/dizzy-gillespie/2008/06/john-coltrane-saxophone-icon-pt-2?fromrss... Stanford Jazz Festival features Terence Blanchard, Sony Holland, Jason Moran and more- June 26, 2008 IN HISTORY BOOKS, Leland Stanford is referred to as one of the "Big Four" railroad magnates - alongside Collis P. Huntington, Mark Hopkins and Charles Crocker - due to his co-founding of the Central Pacific ...http://www.topix.net/who/dizzy-gillespie/2008/06/stanford-jazz-festival-features-terence-b... Phyllis Diller as vice-president- June 25, 2008 CHEEKY CAMPAIGN Jazz trumpet legend Dizzy Gillespie mounted a less-than-serious campaign for president of the United States in 1964.http://www.topix.net/who/dizzy-gillespie/2008/06/phyllis-diller-as-vice-president?fromrss=... Tribute to Dizzy- June 24, 2008 Music lovers paid homage to jazz royalty Tuesday night at the Rochester International Jazz Festival.http://www.topix.net/who/dizzy-gillespie/2008/06/tribute-to-dizzy?fromrss=1 Glenwood Springs Summer of Jazz performer plays trombone, shells- June 22, 2008 Trombonist, shellist and Saturday Night Live band member Steve Turre is bringing his Sanctified Shells to Glenwood's Two Rivers Park tonight.http://www.topix.net/who/dizzy-gillespie/2008/06/glenwood-springs-summer-of-jazz-performer... Remarks by the President in a Toast at a Social Dinner in Honor of American Jazz- June 20, 2008 THE PRESIDENT: Welcome to the East Room of the White House. I welcome members of my Cabinet and my administration; a music lover, Senator Orrin Hatch from the great state of Utah; distinguished guests.http://www.topix.net/who/dizzy-gillespie/2008/06/remarks-by-the-president-in-a-toast-at-a-... Gillespie tribute a real treat for sparse crowd concert review- June 18, 2008 One reason the jazz festival works so well here is because the Rochester audience normally has very good taste.http://www.topix.net/who/dizzy-gillespie/2008/06/gillespie-tribute-a-real-treat-for-sparse... Time after Time- June 16, 2008 Time after Time As much as I love music, I rarely find that it transcends a simple performance to something a little more ethereal.http://www.topix.net/who/dizzy-gillespie/2008/06/time-after-time?fromrss=1 EVENT: E Dog Benefit for Detroit Sax Man- June 14, 2008 Although he was born in Cleveland and has lived in the San Francisco area for the past 12 years, Scott Petersen, has always considered Detroit his musical home.http://www.topix.net/who/dizzy-gillespie/2008/06/event-e-dog-benefit-for-detroit-sax-man?f... |