Blue Note Interviews: Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band CD RELEASE WEEK @ THE BLUE NOTE

The Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band will release a brand new CD on Half Note Records titled "I'm BeBoppin' Too" on June 30, 2009. The Blue Note Bloggers posed a question to members of the big band: "Was there a single moment when you knew you wanted to be a jazz musician?" After watching Roy Hargrove conduct the band at sound-check, you'll hear answers from James Moody, Jimmy Heath, Gary Smulyan, Greg Gisbert, Roberta Gambarini, Claudio Roditi, Willie Jones III, Mike Dease, and bassist and executive director John Lee.
The Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band will be at the Blue Note through Sunday (sets @ 8PM & 10PM).