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Posted on November 4, 2010
John Coltrane
John William Coltrane is regarded as one of worlds greatest jazz saxophonist that ever lived. Coltrane helped transform the jazz genre. His soulful played graced at least 50 albums, not including albums where he performed along side legends such as Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk.
Posted on October 29, 2010
Detour Reel
This Detour Reel is a collection of recent footage from 2008-2009 that was complied to show the events and happening around Colorado. The reel was made possible by the talent and ingenuity of the Colorado community.
Posted on October 26, 2010
Dizzy Gillespie
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was born October 21, 1917 and past away January 6, 1993.He was Jazz's most appreciated singers, trumpet prayers, and composers. Dizzy Gillespie, along with Charlie Parker, were two major figures that developed Bebop and Modern Jazz. Dizzy helped teach and influence many musicians such as Miles Davis, Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown, Arturo Sandoval, Lee Morgan, Jon Faddis and Chuck Mangione.
Allmusic's Scott Yanow wrote that "Dizzy Gillespie's contributions to jazz were huge. One of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time (some would say the best), Gillespie was such a complex player that his contemporaries ended up copying Miles Davis and Fats Navarro instead, and it was not until Jon Faddis's emergence in the 1970s that Dizzy's style was successfully recreated . . .