Jazz+Musicians

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There are many famous jazz musicians.

Louis Armstrong is one of the most well known jazz musicians because of creative contributions to the music. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 4, 1901, he began playing the cornet at the age of 13. Armstrong was known for his jazz solos that he made up in the moment, or improvised. Before Armstrong, Dixieland was the style of jazz that everyone was playing. This was a style that featured collective improvisation where everyone soloed at once. Armstrong's idea of musicians playing during breaks in the song soon became the norm. It's still done to this day! Louis Armstrong has two nicknames, "Pops" and "Satchmo." He died in New York City on July 6, 1971. (source)
 * Louis Armstrong **

Duke Ellington began playing piano at the age of seven! He was born in 1899 in Washington, D.C..He started playing jazz when he was a teenager and then moved to New York City to be a band leader.Ellington helped create a kind of jazz called "big band" and "swing". He and his orchestra traveled around the world and played on the radio. He wrote nearly 2,000 songs before he died in 1974. ([|source]) (source)
 * Edward "Duke" Ellington **

Dizzie Gillespie was a trumpet player known for his big smile and expanding cheeks. He was born in South Carolina and was the youngest of nine children! His dad was a band leader and passed away when Dizzie was young. He taught himself how to play horn and became so good that he went to a music school in North Carolina. He left school and joined his family in Philadelphia and played with other local musicians. He was also known for playing fast and hitting really high notes with his horn. He moved to New York City and even got to play in the famous band lead by Cab Calloway. While Dizzie was touring he met two other jazz musicians, Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker. Together Dizzie and his friends created a style of jazz called "bebop" in the 1940's and 1950's.
 * John Birks "Dizzie" Gillespie **