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The Heath Brothers |
Jimmy Heath • Tenor and Soprano Saxophones. The middle brother
of the Heath jazz family and the leader of the quartet, Jimmy
is a NEA Jazz Master and was a professor at the Aaron Copland
School of Music at Queens College for 10 years. Awarded 3
Grammy nominations and 3 honorary doctorates, Jimmy was the
first jazz artist to receive a doctorate from the Julliard
School of Music. He has played and recorded with many of his
legendary contemporaries including John Coltrane, Miles Davis
and Dizzy Gillespie. He is a respected arranger and is
credited with 130 compositions and 12 cds as a leader. Jimmy’s
compositions have been played and recorded by Dizzy Gillespie,
Miles Davis, Ahmad Jamal, Cannonball Adderley, Chet Baker,
Clark Terry, Dexter Gordon, Milt Jackson, Yusef Lateef, Blue
Mitchell and Jazz @ Lincoln Center Orchestra. He is also
leader of the Jimmy Heath Big Band.
www.jimmyheath.com
Albert “Tootie” Heath • Drums. The youngest of the Heath
brothers and drummer for the quartet, Tootie is a recipient of
Yale University's Duke Ellington Fellowship Medal. He was the
drummer on John Coltrane’s first recording as a leader and the
last drummer for the Modern Jazz Quartet. Tootie has played
and recorded with Don Cherry, Art Farmer, Benny Golson,
Frederic Gulda, Tommy Flanagan, Dexter Gordon, Nina Simone,
Herbie Hancock, J.J. Johnson, Yusef Lateef, Sonny Rollins,
Bobby Timmons, Lester Young, Cedar Walton and Ben Webster. He
was a featured performer in the recent documentary Between a
Smile and a Tear, by the filmmaker and pianist Niels Lan Doky,
which revisited the glory years of Copenhagen's famed Club
Montmartre where Tootie was house drummer. He is also the
leader of the Whole Drum Truth ensemble, which performs
innovative all-percussion concerts with a rotating roster of
the foremost jazz drummers.
www.thewholedrumtruth.com
Jeb Patton • Piano. A protege of the late Sir Roland Hanna,
Jeb has been a member of the Heath Brothers Quartet for more
than a decade. While a student at The Aaron Copland School of
Music, he received The ASCAP Foundation's Louis Armstrong
Award for Composition. Jeb may be heard on the Heath Brothers'
recording Jazz Family and on Percy Heath's album A Love Song.
His debut recording as a leader is titled A Lovesome Thing.
Jeb has also performed with Etta Jones, Jackie McLean, James
Moody, Frank Wess and Lewis Nash.
www.jebpatton.com
David Wong • Bass. David has filled the bass chair in the
quartet for the past two years. He is a graduate of the
Julliard School of Music, has studied with Ron Carter and Ben
Wolfe, and was a member of the Eric Reed Trio. In addition to
touring with the Heath Brothers, he is the regular bassist for
Roy Haynes' Fountain of Youth band and performs with leading
contemporary jazz artists, including Wynton Marsalis,
Christian McBride, Carla Cook and Paula West.
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