Dizzy Gillespie he dreamed of becoming a jazz musician. He won a music scholarship to the Laurinburg Institute in North Carolina which he attended for two years before accompanying his family when they moved to Philadelphia. Gillespie's first professional job was with the Frank Fairfax Orchestra in 1935, after which he joined the respective orchestras of Edgar Hayes and later Teddy Hill, replacing Frankie Newton as second trumpet in May 1937. Teddy Hill's band was where Gillespie made his first recording, "King Porter Stomp". In August 1937 while gigging with Hayes in Washington D.C., Gillespie met a young dancer named Lorraine Willis
Dingo Creek Jazz and Blues Festival Dingo Creek Jazz and Blues Festival The Dingo Creek Wine, Jazz & Blues Festival is a showcase of Australian and international music raising money for charity. Set in the Noosa hinterland, the festival weekend highlights blues, jazz, food, Queensland wines is held at Dingo Creek Vineyard situated at Traveston, Qld, just south of Gympie. David and Marg Gillespie began this festival in 2002 to commemorate what would have been their daughter, Rachel's 21st birthday, who they lost to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Since then they have raised more than $70,000 for SIDS and Kids Qld as well as promote