Tootie Heath

WBGO's Gary Walker chats with Antonio Hart and Clyde Bullard at the June 28 "Tootie" Heath concert at Flushing Town Hall

On this episode of AOS, WBGO's Gary Walker chats with Antonio Hart and Clyde Bullard about the All-Star Salute to the late "Tootie" Heath at Flushing Town Hall

On this episode of the WBGO Journal, we learn about the Re-engagement Center in Newark and the Theory of Brick City Music

An alert, expressive drummer, Albert "Tootie" Heath was also the last of the legendary Heath Brothers. He died on April 3 in Santa Fe, NM, at 88.

A personal remembrance of Albert "Tootie" Heath by pianist Ethan Iverson

Henry Threadgill, Terri Lyne Carrington, Albert "Tootie" Heath and Phil Schaap are this year's NEA Jazz Masters, and we honor them with music from across their distinguished careers.

The National Endowment for the Arts, in collaboration with SFJAZZ, will honor Terri Lyne Carrington, Tootie Heath, Henry Threadgill, and Phil Schaap on April 22, 2021.

One saxophonist is in his 30s, and recently hit full stride. Another one is 90, still very much in the game. Both players — Terrace Martin is the former,…