BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:138@michellespiano.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161001T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161001T213000 DTSTAMP:20160916T222936Z URL:https://michellespiano.com/events/albert-tootie-heath-w-richard-sears- quintet/ SUMMARY:Albert 'Tootie' Heath w/ Richard Sears Quintet DESCRIPTION:\n\nSoulPatch Music Productions is proud to present the Richard Sears Quintet featuring legendary drummer Albert 'Tootie' Heath on Saturd ay October 1st at Michelle's Piano Company (600 SE Stark St). Doors open a t 6:30pm with the performance at 7:30pm. Admission is $15 at the door and open to all ages.\n\nThe New York-based Richard Sears Quintet performs in Portland as part of a West Coast tour presenting their new recording "ALTA DENA". Commissioned in 2013 by the Los Angeles Jazz Society and Aaron Copl and Fund\, and released on Ropeadope Records\, "ALTADENA" was recorded in the world-famous Fantasy Studios in Berkeley\, CA. It's a five piece suite dedicated to Tootie Heath\, each of the five parts based on the 81 year-o ld iconic drummer's different rhythmic grooves.\n\nBorn on May 31st 1935 i n Philadelphia\, Albert “Tootie” Heath was raised in a musical househo ld as the younger brother of saxophonist Jimmy Heath and bassist Percy Hea th. In pursuit of a musical career as a drummer\, he moved to New York in 1957 and in a few months made his recording debut with John Coltrane for t he saxophonist’s first recording “Coltrane”. Mr. Heath recorded with him again in 1960 on the album “Lush Life”. He also appeared on Nina Simone’s first record as a leader “Little Girl Blue”.\n\nTootie Heat h’s career reads like a who’s who in jazz. He has recorded with Dexter Gordon\, John Coltrane\, Sonny Rollins\, Nina Simone\, Thelonious Monk\, Bobby Timmons\, Yusef Lateef\, Herbie Hancock\, Milt Jackson\, Wes Montgom ery\, Billy Taylor\, Mal Waldron\, Cedar Walton\, J.J. Johnson\, Mccoy Tyn er\, and countless others. In 1975 together with his brothers Jimmy and Pe rcy\, Tootie formed the Heath Brothers band. The band enjoyed internationa l acclaim\, toured extensively\, and still performs with various bassists after Percy’s death in 2005.\n\nBrooklyn based pianist Richard Sears pos sesses an original voice as an improviser and composer. He has performed w ith some of today's most important jazz musicians includingChick Corea\, M ark Turner\, Joshua Redman\, Tootie Heath\, Billy Hart\, Roy McCurdy\, Aza r Lawrence\, and others.\n\nRichard keeps a busy schedule performing and t eaching in the US and abroad. In April 2016\, he gave a solo piano concert in Tangier for International Jazz Day\, presented in conjunction with UNE SCO and the US Embassy of Morocco. Currently\, Richard serves on faculty a t the New School for Contemporary Music in New York\, and the Stanford Jaz z Workshop in California.\n\n \;\nWHAT: Richard Sears Quintet featurin g Albert 'Tootie' Heath\nWHEN: Saturday October 1st. Doors at 6:30. Start at 7:30\nWHERE: Michelle's Pianos 600 SE Stark St. \nAdmission: $15 at the door. All ages welcome\n\nPlease check out some videos:\n[threecol_one]\n \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4DTR0I7xhA\n\n[/threecol_one] [threecol _one]\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taGPeP2LeHA\n\n[/threecol_one] [t hreecol_one_last]\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GSbv6XrtaI\n\n[/thre ecol_one_last]\nFor more information:\nhttp://press.ropeadope.com/about-rs ears\nhttp://richardsearsmusic.com/\nhttp://soulpatchmusicproductions.com/ upcoming-shows\nHope to see you there! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://michellespiano.com/wp-content/uploads/20 16/09/Albert-tootie-heath-with-richard-sears-quintet-at-michelles-pianos-i n-portland-or.jpg LOCATION:Michelles Piano\, 600 SE Stark St\, Portland\, OR\, 97214\, United States GEO:45.5192196;-122.65953830000001 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=600 SE Stark St\, Portland\ , OR\, 97214\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Michelles Piano:ge o:45.5192196,-122.65953830000001 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20160313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR