Jimmy Heath
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- 2022-05-21 Goldstein Theatre, Kupferberg Arts Center New York, US
- 2018-04-28 New Jersey Performing Arts Center Newark, US
- 2018-01-30 The Appel Room New York, US
About Jimmy Heath
With his delicately soulful tone and refined ear for lyrical, hard-swinging bop, tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath helped shepherd modern jazz into the 21st century. Initially emerging as a member of Dizzy Gillespie's big band in the 1940s, Heath (then known as "Little Bird" after his idol Charlie "Yardbird" Parker) would establish his reputation as gifted improviser and composer, working with innovators like Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Milt Jackson. He came to his greatest acclaim in the late '50s, penning a bevy of compositions like "C.T.A.," "Gingerbread Boy," and "For Minors Only," many...
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