Jimmy Heath Big Band Centennial Celebration

Jimmy Heath Big Band Centennial Celebration is a New York City big-band project presented at Dizzy’s Club, built around the book of saxophonist and composer-arranger Jimmy Heath, known as “Little Bird.

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.

Jimmy Heath Big Band carries forward the arranger-led tradition associated with saxophonist and composer Jimmy Heath, known as “Little Bird.” Heard at Dizzy’s Club in New York City, the ensemble foregrounds Heath’s bebop and hard-bop language, with charts built around clear melodic lines and sectional counterpoint.