The Dizzy Gillespie! Big Band and Alumni All-Star group (small group) are nurtured by Gillespie alumnus and executive director, producer, and bassist John Lee. The Big Band and the Alumni All-Stars feature, or have featured, some of Dizzy's closest compatriots: senior statesmen and NEA Jazz Master James Moody and veteran Gillespie alumni Roy Hargrove, Roberta Gambarini, Cyrus Chestnut, Steve Davis, Willie Jones III, and musical director John Lee.
Added by Upcoming Robot on September 9, 2010