Akira Tana and Osaka Quartet feat. Atsuko Hashimoto - Celebrating Jimmy Heath
About This Event
At Dizzy's Club, Akira Tana and the Osaka Quartet, featuring Hammond B-3 player Atsuko Hashimoto, present a program celebrating the music of Jimmy Heath. Hashimoto, an Osaka-born organist who has recorded five albums of organ-trio and organ-quartet jazz and has performed in Japan and the United States, joins the group in interpreting music by Heath, the saxophonist, composer and arranger.
About Celebrating Jimmy Heath
At Dizzy’s Club, drummer Akira Tana joins the Osaka Quartet with Hammond B-3 organist Atsuko Hashimoto for a set centered on the music of Jimmy Heath, the saxophonist-composer whose writing helped define modern jazz repertory. Hashimoto, born in Osaka, brings a documented history in organ-trio and organ-quartet formats, shaped by work in Japan and the United States. In New York, Heath’s city, the tribute reads less like nostalgia than continuity. The organ’s sustained harmonies cast Heath’s lines in a darker, more architectural light.
About the Artists
Akira Tana and Osaka Quartet
Akira Tana and the Osaka Quartet is a jazz group heard in New York City at Dizzy’s Club, where they have presented programs built around composer-led repertory. The ensemble has collaborated with Osaka-born Hammond B-3 organist Atsuko Hashimoto, including a set devoted to the music of Jimmy Heath.
Atsuko Hashimoto - Celebrating Jimmy Heath
Atsuko Hashimoto is an Osaka-born jazz organist known for her work on the Hammond B-3 in organ-trio and organ-quartet settings, with five albums to her credit. She has performed in Japan and the United States and appears in New York City at Dizzy’s Club.
Akira Tana
Akira Tana is an American jazz drummer whose work moves between straight-ahead swing and modern ensemble writing. In New York City, he appears at Dizzy’s Club, where he brings in visiting collaborators and repertory-minded programs.
Osaka Quartet
Osaka Quartet is a jazz group heard in New York City at Dizzy’s Club, often working in collaboration with drummer Akira Tana. The ensemble has presented programs built around composer-driven repertory, including a set devoted to the music of Jimmy Heath with Osaka-born Hammond B-3 organist Atsuko Hashimoto.
Atsuko Hashimoto
Atsuko Hashimoto is an Osaka-born jazz organist known for her work on the Hammond B-3. She has documented her playing across five recordings, often in organ-trio and organ-quartet settings, and has performed in both Japan and the United States.
Jimmy Heath
Jimmy Heath, known to many musicians as “Little Bird,” was a jazz saxophonist and a working composer-arranger whose writing sits comfortably in the bebop and hard-bop line. He also led big bands and built a body of tunes that other ensembles continue to return to.