Preparing to improvise is at a level commensurate with mastering the structure in a European classical piece. Another way to define improvisation is spontaneous melody. In order to improvise, a player first needs to have memorized and analyzed the harmonic… — Jimmy Heath Copy Share Image
Preparing to improvise is at a level commensurate with mastering the structure in a European classical piece. Another way to define improvisation is spontaneous… — Jimmy Heath Copy Share Image
Teaching is learning. When you're teaching full-time you have to do research, stay current. — Jimmy Heath Copy Share Image
I had to agonize over my selection since our music is so rich and all the above plus many others have contributed. — Jimmy Heath Copy Share Image
Jazz isn't as profitable for labels like Hip hop or Rap. Jazz needs subsidies to continue, just like European classical works of Bach and… — Jimmy Heath Copy Share Image
I prefer music where melody, harmony and rhythm come together and no one element overshadows the other. Jazz at its best is a democracy… — Jimmy Heath Copy Share Image
Playboys' was an authentic junkie record. Art Pepper was just out of jail, Chet was arrested a week after the session, and piano player… — Jimmy Heath Copy Share Image
It's the hardest thing for a young player to develop. At the same time a young player also has to deliver their musicality to… — Jimmy Heath Copy Share Image
You don't need sunglasses inside a building in the middle of the night. — Jimmy Heath Copy Share Image
