Gary Giddins

Gary Giddins

Gary Giddins (Born March 21, 1948) critic, author, director, best known for his longtime work with "The Village Voice".

Born in Brooklyn, and raised on Long Island, Giddins graduated from Grinnell College, Iowa, in 1970. After some freelance work as a music and film critic, in 1974 he started writing his column "Weather Bird" for the "Village Voice", which he ended in December 2003.

elected Works

Books

*"Riding on a Blue Note" (1981)
*"Rhythm-a-ning" (1985)
*"Celebrating Bird" (1987)
*"Satchmo" (1988)
*"Faces in the Crowd" (1992)
*"Visions of Jazz: The First Century" (1998)
*"Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams" (2001)
*"Weather Bird" (2004)
*"Natural Selection" (2006)

Films

*1987 "Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker"
*1990 "Masters of American Music: Satchmo - Louis Armstrong aka Satchmo"

References

External links

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* [http://www.garygiddins.com official website]


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