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
Atsuko Hashimoto
Atsuko Hashimoto , is a jazz musician from Osaka, Japan, who plays Hammond B-3 electronic organ and has performed in Japan and the United States. To date, she has recorded five albums of organ trio and organ quartet jazz.
Jimmy Heath
James Edward Heath, nicknamed Little Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. He was the brother of bassist Percy Heath and drummer Albert Heath.