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The Official Instagram account for saxophonist, composer and Jazz icon Charlie "Bird" Parker.

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👏🏿 This outstanding minimalist poly artwork was shared by Alvarito Wankawari (IG user @saxvaro). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Do you have a killer piece of Charlie Parker inspired artwork to share? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Be a part of Bird’s legacy and share your creative tributes using the hashtag #Bird2020 for a chance to be featured.
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Happy Birthday, Barney Kessel! 🎸

Kessel was a jazz guitarist and a member of the renowned group of session musicians informally known as the Wrecking Crew. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Barney Kessel recorded with Charlie Parker's New Stars on the RELAXIN’ AT CAMARILLO session for Dial Records. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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(Pictured: Benny Carter, Barney Kessell, Flip Phillips, Charlie Shavers, Ray Brown, Charlie Parker, Oscar Peterson at a Clef recording session, Hollywood in 1952)
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“I would be in a room listening to Charlie Parker and John Coltrane and I was playing along with CDs.” - John Mayer

Happy Birthday, John Mayer!

Charlie Parker’s influence on @johnmayer is another example of how Bird continues to inspire generations of musicians in all musical genres.
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“I learnt a lot of Charlie Parker’s music, but I’m not of that disposition. I could just marvel at it.” - Lee Konitz

Happy Birthday to composer and alto saxophonist, Lee Konitz! 🎷

Lee was most notable for being one of the few alto saxophonists to retain a distinctive style when Charlie Parker exerted a massive influence amongst young players.
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#CharlieParker #CharlieBirdParker #Bird2020 #Birdland #BirdLives #LeeKonitz #Sax #Saxophonist #Jazz #Bop #Bebop #Legend

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Shout-out to artist Gauthier Allaire for this incredible Charlie Parker inspired illustration. 🎨
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Share your Bird artwork and tributes using the hashtag #Bird2020 for a chance to be featured on the official Charlie Parker Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#CharlieParker #CharlieBirdParker #Bird2020 #Birdland #BirdLives #Art #Artist #Artistic #Creative #Painting #Painter #Illustration #Illustrator #Drawing #Sketch #Digital #DigitalArt #Design #Designer #GraphicDesign #GraphicArt #FanArt #FanArtFriday #Legend

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Happy Birthday to the legendary, Thelonious Monk! 🎹 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Monk played with Charlie Parker on a number of recordings. Among the standout tracks is the beautiful,”My Melancholy Baby.”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Listen to the iconic collaboration from BIRD AND DIZ. Hit up the IG Story for the link.

Photo: Bob Parent
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“A big band slows anybody down because you don’t get a chance to play enough.” - Charlie Parker

No matter what size of band — nothing slows Bird down. 🎷🐦 Listen to Parker fly with strings attached on the CHARLIE PARKER WITH STRINGS - MASTER TAKES. Hit up the IG Story for the link.
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You’ll never miss a beat when you visit Bird’s official website and online store: www.charliebirdparker.com
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This amazing artwork comes from illustrator Gary Wing (IG user @garywingillustration). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Don’t forget to share your Bird inspired masterpiece using the hashtag #Bird2020 for a chance to be featured.
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#CharlieParker #CharlieBirdParker #Bird100 #Birdland #BirdLives #FanArt #FanArtFriday #DigitalArt #Digital #Painting #Ink #Painter #Illustrator #Illustration #Artwork #Artist #GraphicArt #GraphicArtist #GraphicDesigner #Designer #InstaArt #ArtOfTheDay #Legend

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Chase the beat with the legendary Bird on THE GENIUS OF CHARLIE PARKER. Hit up the IG Story for the link.
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#WiseWordsFromBird. What’s your favorite — bop or hard bop?

Listen to Charlie Parker’s “Bebop” for inspiration. Hit up the IG Story for the link.
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“I don’t play like I played back in the early days with Bird. I play like today and that’s what these young musicians help bring to me. I give them roots and traditions from fifty years of playing this music.” - Red Rodney

Happy Birthday to jazz trumpeter, Red Rodney! 🎺
Red Rodney was a member of Bird’s quintet from 1949 - 1951.
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Happy Birthday to jazz trumpeter and legend Fats Navarro! 🎺

Fats Navarro was a pioneer of the bebop style of jazz improvisation in the 1940s.
Charlie Parker is seen pictured here with Fats Navarro (far left) and Coleman Hawkins (far right). Photo by Nancy Villalobos
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“Parker had me strung up. He was way ahead of me and I had trouble just to keep up with him. Parker did all the things I would like to do and more – he really had a genius.” - John Coltrane

Happy Birthday to the legendary John Coltrane! (b.September 23, 1926)
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