John Birks Gillespie

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Dizzy_Gillespie
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Art_Blakey
gptkb:Charlie_Parker
gptkb:Sonny_Rollins
gptkb:Thelonious_Monk
gptkb:Chano_Pozo
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Emmy_Award
gptkb:Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1917-10-21
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Cheraw,_South_Carolina,_United_States
gptkbp:child gptkb:Jeanie_Bryson
gptkbp:deathDate 1993-01-06
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Englewood,_New_Jersey,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:Laurinburg_Institute
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Afro-Cuban_jazz
bebop
jazz
gptkbp:inductedInto gptkb:DownBeat_Jazz_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Miles_Davis
gptkb:Arturo_Sandoval
gptkb:Fats_Navarro
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Louis_Armstrong
gptkb:Roy_Eldridge
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:piano
gptkb:saxophone
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:United_Nations_Orchestra
gptkbp:milestone pioneer of Afro-Cuban jazz
pioneer of bebop
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:A_Night_in_Tunisia
gptkb:Groovin'_High
gptkb:Salt_Peanuts
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:composer
gptkb:bandleader
gptkb:saxophone
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Verve_Records
gptkb:Norgran_Records
gptkb:Philips_Records
gptkb:Pablo_Records
gptkb:Savoy_Records
gptkb:Dee_Gee_Records
gptkbp:signature bent trumpet
puffed cheeks
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lorraine_Willis_Gillespie
gptkbp:yearsActive 1935–1993
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dizzy_Gillespie
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Birks Gillespie

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