Chuck Stewart American, 1927-2017
February 1962 | Chuck Stewart Portrait Studio, New York City
ARTIST CONTEXT
Trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Dizzy Gillespie was a principal architect of bebop and an essential figure in the development of Afro-Cuban jazz. His virtuosity, rhythmic imagination, and generous mentorship helped reshape the language of modern jazz.
CHUCK STEWART / PHOTOGRAPH CONTEXT
“Photographing musicians in their hats is not unusual... Dizzy Gillespie... [is among] those I’ve documented in a chapeau. This is my way, my desire to capture the musicians as they are.” — Chuck Stewart
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