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For Dizzy Gillespie, Queens Was the Place to Be and to Bop
Dizzy Gillespie was a pioneer of bebop jazz and helped popularize it at Minton's Playhouse in Harlem.
Queens, particularly the neighborhoods of Addisleigh Park and Corona, became enclaves for black jazz musicians seeking solace and community. [ more ]