Friday, August 23, 2013, 7:00 PM
2013 Charlie Parker Jazz Festival
Marcus Garvey Park
124th St. & Mt. Morris Park W
New York, NY
This exceptional night celebrates Charlie Parker’s historic compositions and will feature a newly updated version of the 2004 commissioned work, “Bird is The Word” performed by jazz legend,Jimmy Heath and the Jimmy Heath Big Band in addition to Heath’s special arrangements of Parker’s classic works.
Jimmy Heath has long been recognized as a brilliant saxophonist, magnificent composer and arranger. He has performed with nearly all the jazz greats of the past fifty years, including Charlie Parker himself, Howard McGhee, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Wynton Marsalis. Heath has written more than 125 compositions, many of which have become jazz standards. During his career, Heath has performed on more than 100 recordings, including the most recent live big band CD “Togetherness” Live at the Blue Note on Jazz Legacy Productions. In 2003 Heath was the recipient of the NEA Jazz Master Award.