▁his ▁adv ances ▁and ▁moves ▁to ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois . ▁Later , ▁Chan ▁returns ▁from ▁Chicago ▁and ▁conf esses ▁she ▁is ▁pre gn ant ▁with ▁another ▁man ’ s ▁child . ▁U ps et , ▁Charlie ▁leaves ▁for ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California , ▁to ▁perform ▁with ▁D iz zy . ▁One ▁evening , ▁Red ▁Rod ney ▁( Michael ▁Z eln iker ), ▁a ▁Jewish ▁tr ump et ▁player , ▁approaches ▁Charlie ▁and ▁tells ▁him ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁fan . ▁Later , ▁Charlie ▁and ▁D iz zy ’ s ▁eng agement ▁is ▁cancel led ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁interest ▁in ▁be b op . ▁Charlie ▁stays ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁but ▁his ▁add iction ▁to ▁dru gs ▁and ▁alco hol ▁w ors en , ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁hospital ized ▁for ▁eight ▁months . ▁ ▁After ▁getting ▁clean , ▁Chan ▁obtain s ▁a ▁book ing ▁at ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁club ▁for ▁Charlie . ▁When ▁he ▁thanks ▁Chan ▁for ▁her ▁help , ▁she ▁introdu ces ▁him ▁to ▁her ▁daughter , ▁Kim . ▁Later , ▁Charlie ▁lear ns ▁that ▁his ▁friend , ▁B rew ster , ▁is ▁opening ▁a ▁new ▁club ▁and ▁naming ▁it ▁Bird land ▁after ▁Charlie . ▁In ▁need ▁of ▁work ▁and ▁money , ▁Charlie ▁travel s ▁to ▁Paris , ▁France , ▁and ▁finds ▁an ▁audience ▁for ▁jazz ▁and ▁be b op . ▁However , ▁he ▁returns ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁performs ▁at ▁Bird land . ▁ ▁Later , ▁Charlie ▁is ▁re int rodu ced ▁to ▁tr ump et ▁player ▁Red ▁Rod ney .