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  • 5-10-15-20: Robert Wyatt 02/21/2012
  • EVENT: Prez Fest 2012 Celebrating Dizzy Gillespie at Saint Petera(TM)S Church Sunday, March 4th 02/21/2012
  • Chico & Rita 02/08/2012
  • INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Jazz Musician of the Day: Ronnie Scott 01/28/2012
  • TV/FILM: PBS' 'American Masters' to Air New Tribute to Cab Calloway for Black History Month 01/25/2012
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    • Charlie Parker - NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 08: Vintage Alto Saxaphone owned by Charlie Parker on display during Guernsey's Auction House Preview of the upcoming auctions Iconic Objects and Antique Carousel at Guernsey's Auction House on September 8, 2010 in New York City.
    • Charlie Parker - NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 08: Vintage Alto Saxaphone owned by Charlie Parker on display during Guernsey's Auction House Preview of the upcoming auctions Iconic Objects and Antique Carousel at Guernsey's Auction House on September 8, 2010 in New York City.
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    Biography

    One of a handful of musicians who can be said to have permanently changed jazz, Charlie Parker was arguably the greatest saxophonist of all time. He could play remarkably fast lines that, if slowed down to half speed, would reveal that every note made sense. "Bird," along with his contemporaries Dizzy Gillespie and Bud Powell, is considered a founder of bebop; in reality he was an intuitive player ...more
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