Drummer

Albert Heath passed on April 3, 2024 and each of the three Heath Brothers received NEA Jazz Master Endowments: Percy Heath in 2002, Jimmy Heath in 2003, and Albert "Tootie" Heath in 2021. Albert "Tootie" Heath performed with some of the most prolific musicians in Jazz: Herbie Hancock, Benny Golson, Dexter Gordon, J.J. Johnson, Dexter Gordon, Art Farmer, Wes Montgomery, and his tenure as the drummer with "The Heath Brothers”.

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The Queens Jazz Orchestra - A Concert For "Tootie" Heath

Flushing Town Hall

The Alluvion 2024 Jazz Series continues with another living legend in jazz: Bob Mintzer. We are thrilled to welcome this all-star Interlochen alumnus and his quartet back to Northern Michigan.

Alluvion Jazz Series: The Bob Mintzer Quartet

Commongrounds

Distance Learning Master Class: John Riley, Jazz Drums

Manhattan School of Music

Celebrate 100 years of Miles Davis! The GRAMMY®-nominated trumpeter and bandleader Jon Faddis carries on the legacy in this anniversary tribute. He’ll spotlight Davis’s game-changing 1957 album Birth of the Cool and his 1959 modal masterpiece Kind of Blue.

Drummer

John Riley

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 12, 2026

Miles @100 with Jon Faddis & Friends · New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Past events

Jun 28, 2024

The Queens Jazz Orchestra - A Concert For "Tootie" Heath · Flushing Town Hall

Mar 9, 2024

Alluvion Jazz Series: The Bob Mintzer Quartet · The Alluvion

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