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"You only have so many notes," John Birks Gillespie once explained, "and what makes a style is how you get from one note to the other." Gillespie was in full command of every note on the trumpet—with a special fondness for the high, hard ones—but it was the way he strung them together that made him one of the greatest artists in jazz history. The youngest of nine children, Gillespie learned the value of speed, agility, and humor at the family dinner table and each found its way into his playing. Those elements, combined with his profound understanding of harmony were central to the development of the virtuosic style called bebop, and he was always willing to share all that he knew with younger musicians eager to learn how to play along.
Gillespie was also a zestful showman seasoned in the swing era who believed even the most challenging jazz should be "rhythmic enough to make you want to move." To make his audiences want to do just that he led a series of brilliant big bands and, working with the conga master Chano Pozo, showed how jazz could be blended with Afro-Cuban rhythms. No one did more than he to demonstrate the power of jazz to cross all international boundaries; the role of music and musicians, he said, was to "help set things right."
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Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
Frederick P. Rose Hall
Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center Broadway at 60th Street
5th Floor
Reservations:
Call: 212 258-9595 or 9795. Seating is available on a first-come first-served basis either at tables or at the bar.
Group Reservations:
For groups of 20-80 call: 212-258-9580
For groups of 81 or more call Corporate Sales: 212-258-9980.
(Group reservations cannot be placed on the Web)
Cover Charge:
Artist Sets: $20-$35
After Hours Sets: $10
Food & Beverage: $10 minimum, table; $5 minimum, bar
Student Discounts:
$15 for 9:30pm set on Sundays, Tuesdays-Thursdays
$15 for 11:30pm set on Fridays & Saturdays
$10 on Mondays
$5 for After Hours Sets
Valid student ID required
Set Times:
Sunday-Thursday: 7:30 & 9:30pm
Friday & Saturday: 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30pm
After Hours Sets:
Tuesday-Thursday: 11pm
Friday & Saturday: after last artist set
After Hours Sets are a great opportunity to hear great jazz in an informal setting until the wee hours.
Doors open at 6pm for the 7:30pm set and at 9pm for the 9:30pm set.
Please note that all reservations are released 15 minutes prior to the start of the performance.
In deference to the artists, patrons of Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola are encouraged to keep conversations to a whisper during the performance.
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