Corona jazz icon Jimmy Heath honored with street co-naming in his old neighborhood
Sign up for our amNY Sports email newsletter to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams A street corner in Corona now bears the name “James Edward Heath Way” in honor of the late jazz master and Grammy-nominated saxophonist, bandleader and composer Jimmy Heath who died in January 2020. His wife Mona Heath had three simple words following the street sign unveiling Friday, May 20, on 34th Avenue and 114th Street. Joining her at the event were Heath’s daughter and grandsons and it featured performances by Antonio Hart and students from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, Patience Higgins Trio, Jazzmobile and the Louis Armstrong Elementary School PS 143 Glee Club.
“James Edward Heath Way is not only memorializing the legacy of one of the jazz greats of our time, it is also a symbol that this Queens neighborhood is home to legendary jazz musicians like Jimmy Heath,” Moya said. Heath lived in the Dorie Miller Co-ops in Corona since the 1960s and served as an advisory board member of the Louis Armstrong House Museum. “We joyfully join with his family, friends and all New Yorkers in celebrating Jimmy Heath’s dynamic music, wonderful life and enduring legacy,” Queens College President Frank Wu said. Queens College hosted a fundraising concert Saturday at the LeFrak Concert Hall.
“National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Jimmy Heath and his important contributions to the global cultural landscape will live on in perpetuity,” said Robin Bell-Stevens, Jazzmobile director and executive producer and vice president of the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation. Heath formed his first band in 1946 and went on to perform for the next seven decades with jazz icons such as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Chet Baker, Ray Charles, Wynton Marsalis and many others. “Although he stood just 5 feet 3 inches tall, Heath was a towering figure at Flushing Town Hall at their annual NEA Jazz Masters concert or the Queens Jazz Orchestra, a project he conceived of and led for 12 years.
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