Jimmy Heath

Big Band Jazz Pianist Tribute Part 2: Feb. 17 at 7pm

Bob Craig — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:59:49 +0000

This Sunday I'll present part 2 of our tribute to the great jazz pianists. We'll hear well-known classics like "Dat Dere", "Sister Sadie", "Round Midnight" and others played by bands lead by Jimmy Heath, Gil Evans, The City Rhythm Orchestra and more.

Join me for the second of two parts airing this Sunday from 7 to 8 pm.

Jazz Legend Jimmy Heath

Jill Pasternak and Maureen Malloy — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:32:00 +0000

Jill Pasternak and Maureen Malloy bring you a conversation with legendary jazz instrumentalist, band leader, and arranger Jimmy Heath. Jimmy and his brother, Albert "Tootie" Heath, will perform at the Kimmel Center on October 15th in the first installment of the Jazz Up Close series.

Mount Everest Explorer Conrad Anker--Art Collectors Dorothy & Herbert Vogel--Jazz's Jimmy Heath

Jim Cotter and Susan Lewis — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:41:00 +0000

Jim Cotter speaks with Conrad Anker. His 2007 expedition to Mt. Everest to retrace the steps of the 1920s British explorer George Mallory is the subject of a newly released documentary film from National Geographic, which opened at the Franklin Institute on August 6, 2010.

Susan Lewis considers art collectors Dorothy and Herbert Vogel and their gifts of 50 works to a museum in each of the 50 states, as well as related exhibitions at the Delaware Art Museum and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

We listen back to Jim Cotter's interview with Jazz legend Jimmy Heath. Temple University Press published his autobiography I Walked with Giants in January 2010.

Jazz Legend Jimmy Heath--A Visit to Rome at the National Constitution Center--Maestro Valery Gergiev

Jim Cotter, Susan Lewis and David Patrick Stearns — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:07:00 +0000

Jim Cotter speaks with Jazz legend Jimmy Heath. His autobiography I Walked with Giants has just been published by Temple University Press.

Susan Lewis takes us to Rome. The latest exhibition at the National Constitution Center examines how the classical influence helped shape America.

David Patrick Sterns profiles Maestro Valery Gergiev. He conducts the Mariinsky Orchestra at the Kimmel Center on Monday, February 22nd.