Topic: Dizzy Gillespie

Les Blank dies, leaving legacy of quirky documentary films

Les Blank dies: A documentary filmmaker, Les Blank made movies about garlic, gap-toothed women, Werner Herzog eating a shoe, and Dizzy Gillespie. Blank followed his instincts.

What a Wonderful World: The Magic of Louis Armstrong's Later Years

Were Louis Armstrong's later years his worst – or his best?

Dizzy Gillespie honored with birthday mosaic Google doodle

Today's Google Doodle pays tribute to American trumpet player Dizzy Gillespie on his 93rd birthday.

Opinion: Newt Gingrich is right: Obama shares anticolonial values -- American values

The US civil rights movement was influenced by anticolonial ideals – such as equality and freedom.

Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

Norah Jones's latest CD, a contemporary 'Alice in Wonderland' on the Syfy Channel, acclaimed Pixar-animated movie shorts on ABC, and more.

Photo exhibit offers an intimate look at America's jazz ambassadors

Black jazz legends were sent abroad as part of a State Department diplomatic push even while segregation continued back home.

Opinion: Secretary Clinton: Dutiful diplomat? Or 2012 candidate?

So far, she's hewed so close to the Obama party line that she sounds like a clone of the president.

Moving to Higher Ground

Homework and Hendrix

A school project introduces a fourth-grader to the breathtaking music of rock legend Jimi Hendrix.