Music · Art · 1917–1993

Dizzy Gillespie — Age & Birthday

Born: 21 October 1917 · Died: 6 January 1993 · Age at death: 75

How old was Dizzy Gillespie when he died?

Dizzy Gillespie died aged 75. He was born on 21 October 1917 and died on 6 January 1993.

Jazz trumpeter and composer who helped develop the bebop style

Did you know?He famously played a unique trumpet with the bell bent upwards at a forty-five-degree angle after someone accidentally sat on it.

John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( ghih-LES-pee; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator, and singer.

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