Jun 4, 2024 4:14 PM
Tootie Heath: The Lost Blindfold Test
Editor’s Note: The following was an assignment that writer Ashley Kahn received not for DownBeat, but for another…
Albert “Tootie” Heath with friends en route to a live Blindfold Test at New York University in spring of 2018. From left: Ashley Kahn, Russell Hall, Heath, Jimmy Cobb and Emmet Cohen.
Jun 4, 2024 4:14 PM
Editor’s Note: The following was an assignment that writer Ashley Kahn received not for DownBeat, but for another…
Albert “Tootie” Heath (1935–2024) followed in the tradition of drummer Kenny Clarke, his idol.
Apr 9, 2024 3:06 PM
Albert “Tootie” Heath, a drummer of impeccable taste and time who was the youngest of three jazz-legend brothers…
Terri Lyne Carrington, Albert “Tootie” Heath, Henry Threadgill and Phil Schaap will be honored April 22 by the NEA.
Apr 13, 2021 1:20 PM
The National Endowment for the Arts, in collaboration with SFJAZZ, will present a virtual tribute concert to honor the…
Drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath is among the 2021 NEA Jazz Masters.
Oct 26, 2020 11:10 AM
The National Endowment for the Arts recently announced the 2021 class of Jazz Masters, which includes drummers Albert…
McCoy Tyner (1938–2020)
Mar 12, 2020 11:21 AM
A member of the classic John Coltrane quartet of the 1960s, as well as a powerful improviser and potent composer in his…
Daniel Rolim and and Marta Freitas perform at Brazilian Jazz Night during the 40th annual Copenhagen Jazz Festival.
Jul 18, 2018 11:36 AM
Drowsily easing up to passport control upon arrival in Copenhagen after a sleepless, otherwise pleasant 8-hour journey…
Albert “Tootie” Heath, as well as his brother Jimmy Heath, were honored April 20 at The Apollo Theater in Harlem with lifetime achievement awards from the Jazz Foundation of America.
Apr 30, 2018 11:24 AM
The Jazz Foundation of America has issued a call to offer assistance to musicians who have fallen on hard times.
The…
Billy Hart performs as part of The Cookers at the PDX Jazz Festival in Portland, Oregon, on Feb. 18.
Feb 24, 2017 11:21 AM
One of the many pleasures of a jazz festival is the parade of rhythm sections, and the first four days of this year’s…
