Off Minor Jazz Series: Jimmy Heath

This concert features a quintet with a trumpet and alto saxophone frontline playing arrangements by Lynn Speakman. Discussions related to Jimmy Heath’s autobiography, I Walked with Giants, sprinkle in throughout the set.

Featured musicians: James Moore - trumpet; Lynn Speakman - alto saxophone & flute; Alton Merrell- piano; Jeff Grubbs - bass; Thomas Wendt - drums

Jimmy Heath is one of the great triple threats of jazz: a world-class saxophonist, composer, and arranger. In August, the Off Minor Jazz series offers an evening of Master Heath’s music, drawing on all parts of his long career. 

Alton Merrell, Jeff Grubbs, Thomas Wendt, Lynn Speakman, James Moore

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