Charlie Parker was a legendary Grammy Award winning jazz saxophonist who, with Dizzy Gillespie, invented the musical style called bop or bebop. Synopsis Charlie Parker was born on August 29, 1920, in Kansas City, Kansas. From 1935 to 1939, he played the Missouri nightclub scene with local jazz and blues bands. In 1945 he led his own group while performing with Dizzy Gillespie on the … Continue reading Profile: Charlie Parker