THE TOOTIE HEATH TRIO
Treat yourself to a slice of jazz history. Albert "Tootie" Heath, youngest brother of one of the most famous families in jazz, The Heath Brothers, has recorded ad toured the world with jazz royalty from Lester Young to John Coltrane. This Jazz Master drummer, who calls Santa Fe his home, will be treating us to a trio concert at Museum Hill Cafe. Tickets always go quickly when Tootie plays in town, so get yours right away.
ALBERT "TOOTIE" HEATH, originally from Philadelphia, is an American jazz hard bop drummer, the brother of tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath and the double-bassist Percy Heath. He first recorded in 1957 with John Coltrane. From 1958 to 1974 he worked with, among others, J. J. Johnson, Wes Montgomery, Art Farmer and Benny Golson's “Jazztet”, Cedar Walton, Bobby Timmons, Kenny Drew, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Herbie Hancock, Friedrich Gulda, Nina Simone, and Yusef Lateef. In 1975, Tootie, Jimmy, and Percy formed the Heath Brothers. He remained with the group until 1978, then left to freelance. Tootie has recorded extensively throughout his career. His latest recording “Tootie’s Tempo”, released in 2013, features Tootie, Ethan Iverson (Piano), and Ben Street (Bass). Among his many workshop and classroom teaching assignments, Tootie is a regular instructor at the Stanford Jazz Workshop. He is now the producer and leader of The Whole Drum Truth, a jazz drum ensemble featuring Ben Riley, Ed Thigpen, Jackie Williams, Billy Hart, Charlie Persip, Leroy Williams and Louis Hayes.
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DAVE EDWARDS KATHY and RICK ABELES MARY and GARY KILPATRIC
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Sustaining Members: JERI and DON BALICK
Sustaining Members: JERI and DON BALICK