Biographical sketches

Here are some short biograhical sketches of your favorite jazz artists. A lot of factoids in these sketches- but a chance to brush up on certain aspects of these players lives and careers.

Jazz Sketches (highlights of their lives)

• Jelly Roll Morton
• Sidney Bechet
• Louis Armstrong
• Bix (Leon) Beiderbecke
• Benny Goodman
• Duke Ellington
• Billie Holiday
• Charlie (Bird) Parker
• Dizzy Gillespie
• Miles Davis

 

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