JAZZ

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MINTON'S PLAYHOUSE

• One of the most important jazz shrines.
• Burned down in 1974.
• Most jazz celebrities played here.
• Housed in the Cecil Hotel.

HISTORY

• Originated from African American Countries.
• During WWII many jazz musicians were drafted.

INSTRUMENTS USED

• Trumpet,
• Jazz Guitar,
• Trombone,
• Saxaphone,
• & More.

FAMOUS PEOPLE

• Dizzy Gillespie
• Ella Fitzgerald
• Charlie Parker

DIZZY GILLESPIE

• Huge Jazz Contributions
• 49 Albums
• Went on a tour with Charlie Parker
• Born 10/21/17, Died 1/6/93.
• Lorraine Willis, Wife, Jeanie Bryson, Child.

ELLA FITZGERALD

• Over 200 albums
• Known as the Queen of Jazz
• Born 4/25, 1917. Died 6/15/1996
• Made albums with a lot of people.
• Ray Brown, Husband, Ray Brown Jr., Child.

CHARLIE PARKER

• Performed solo in nightclubs, radio stations, etc.
• His last public performance was 3/5/1955.
• Born 8/29/1920, Died 3/12/1955.
• Nicknamed "Yardbird" by hitting a yardbird with a car
• 4 Wives, 5 Children.

EVENTS

• World War II
• First Nonstop Flight Around the Planet
• FDR Died
• First Atomic Bomb Tested
• ENIAC Built

MORE EVENTS

• Microwave Invented
• UN Founded
• Plane crashes into ESB
• Polaroid Camera Invented
• Gandhi Assassinated

STYLES

• Musical Style: Smooth
• Clothing Style: Dark & Formal
• Dance Style: African Dances.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• dizzygillespie.com
• mintonsharlem.com
• cmgww.com
• ellafitzgerald.com
• youtube.com