BeBop

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Characteristics
Feeling beats Complex harmony melody rhythmhttp://s.wikispaces.com/s/rte/images/embed.gif//

Instruments
trumpet saxaphone drums piano guitar bass banjo trumpet trombone

Fashion
Guys- Suit and tie and dress shoes. Girls- [[http: [|http://www.flickr.com/photos/7649417@N08/440257024/|horn] rimmed glasses]] red lipstick, 2inch heels/ wedges,

Musicians/Performers/Artists
Charlie Parker- Charles "Yardbird" Parker was an amazing saxophonist who gained wide recognition for his brilliant solos and innovative improvisations. He was, without a doubt, one of the most influential and talented musicians in jazz history. [|Bio of Charlie] Thelonious Monk- Widely considered one of the most important musicians in jazz, Monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire (including his classic works "Round Midnight" and "Blue Monk"). He is often regarded as a founder of bebop, although his playing style evolved away from that form. His compositions and improvisations are full of dissonant harmonies and angular melodic twists, and are impossible to separate from Monk's unorthodox approach to the piano, which combined a highly percussive attack with abrupt, dramatic use of silences and hesitations. [|Bio of Thelonious] Dizzy Gillespie- He also used a trumpet whose bell was bent at a 45 degree angle rather than a traditional straight trumpet. According to Gillespie's autobiography, this was originally the result of accidental damage caused during a job on January 6, 1953, but the constriction caused by the bending altered the tone of the instrument, and Gillespie liked the effect. [|Picture of Dizzy] [|Bio of Dizzy] Cab Calloway Tommy Dorsey Richie Cole Sonny Stitt Dexter Gordon Red Rodney and Kenny Dorham- Trumpeters J.J. Johnson and Bennie Green- Tromboists Tal Farlow and Kenny Burrell- Guitarists Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell, and Thelonius Monk- Pianists Kenny Clarke and Max Roach- Drummers Charles Mingus and Paul Chambers- Bassists

Origins - How and when did it start?
it started in New York in midtown Manhattan first along 52nd Street and later on the nearby sections of Broadway in 1940s and 50s

under the guiding hands of a group of African American geniuses at the fore front. It developed in afterhours jam sessions from musicians who were all experts in 'swing' but wanted to create something new that would distinguish them from other players.

Upcoming Festivals/Performances
Jazz in July Festival Bird & Diz: Bebop Today 92nd Street Y New York, NY July 19, 2007

MARCH 2008

3 Leena Conquest Sings the Songs of Dave Burrell Dave Burrell, composer/pianist Leena Conquest, voice and dance Auditorium Parco della Musica Rome, Italy

MAY 2008 3 William Parker: The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield w/Amiri Baraka/Leena Conquest Darryl Foster/Sabir Mateen/Lewis Barnes Dave Burrell/Hamid Drake Painted Bride Art Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

JUNE 2008 11 Vision XIII Festival Tribute to Kidd Jordan Clemente Solo Valez Cultural Center 107 Suffolk Street New York City, New York

30th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival, August 28-31, 2008 in Millennium Park and Grant Park

Thursday, August 28: Saxophone colossus Sonny Rollins

Sunday, August 31: Ornette Coleman,

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