The legendary Heath Brothers played....

The legendary Heath Brothers played the final concert of last Summer's mainstage series at Centrum's Jazz Port Townsend, and that concert will be broadcast Sunday, December 5 at 1 PM PT on Jazz Northwest from 88-5, KPLU and streamed at kplu.org.

The Heath Brothers Quartet is fronted by NEA Jazz Master saxophonist Jimmy Heath and his brother, drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath.  Between them, they have played with a long list of other jazz masters including John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins and many others. Together with their late brother, bassist Percy Heath, the Heath Brothers have toured widely and recorded extensively.

Appearing with the Heath Brothers in this festival concert are Jeb Patton, piano and David Wong, bass. The latest CD by the group is "Endurance" (Jazz Legacy).  Jimmy Heath has also recorded with the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, performing his suite commissioned by the SRJO, "The Endless Search" (Origin).

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