

Dizzy Gillespie Conducts SU Jazz Band
Season 4 Episode 35 | 28m 40s
Dizzy Gillespie Conducts SU Jazz Band
Southern University Jazz Band conducted by jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie prior to a performance of Gillsepie’s music. Hinton interviews Alvin Batiste, the director of the Southern University Jazz Institute, who discusses the unique opportunity of having a composer interpret his own work and the impact of Gillespie on jazz. Hinton also interviews Dizzy Gillespie.
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Dizzy Gillespie Conducts SU Jazz Band
Season 4 Episode 35 | 28m 40s
Southern University Jazz Band conducted by jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie prior to a performance of Gillsepie’s music. Hinton interviews Alvin Batiste, the director of the Southern University Jazz Institute, who discusses the unique opportunity of having a composer interpret his own work and the impact of Gillespie on jazz. Hinton also interviews Dizzy Gillespie.
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Folks is a local public television program presented by LPB