August 29th is Charlie Parker Jr. Day!!!"Charlie Parker was born on August 29, 1920, in Kansas City, Kansas. From 1935 to 1939, he played the Missouri nightclub scene with local jazz and blues bands. In 1945 he led his own group, while performing with Dizzy Gillespie on the side. Together they invented bebop. In 1949, Parker made his European debut. In 1955, he gave his last performance. He died a week later, on March 12, 1955, in New York City." Thank you Mr. Parker Jr. for all of your contributions and inspiration! Please click the link below and learn more about Charlie Parker Jr. :-)
http://www.biography.com/people/charlie-parker-9433413
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTORd2Y_X6U
"Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn. They teach you there’s a boundary line to music. But, man, there’s no boundary line to art." - Charlie Parker Jr.
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