Salt Peanuts: The Music of Dizzy Gillespie
Gulf Coast Symphony Music & Arts Community Center, 13411 Shire Ln, Fort Myers, FL 33912
With his upswept trumpet, puffed cheeks, and irresistible charisma, Dizzy Gillespie was one of the most joyful forces in the history of American music — and also one of its most sophisticated harmonic innovators.
The Gulf Coast Jazz Collective brings in a trumpet virtuoso to lead this high-energy celebration of Dizzy’s bebop genius, his Afro-Cuban adventures, and his lifelong gift for making even the most complex music feel like a party.