National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Albert 'Tootie' Heath
April 06, 2024
April 06, 2024
WASHINGTON, April 6 (TNSres) -- The National Endowment for the Arts issued the following agency statement on April 5, 2024:
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It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of percussionist and educator Albert "Tootie" Heath, recipient of a 2021 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship, the nation's highest honor in jazz. The youngest of the three Heath Brothers, Heath was the consummate jazz drummer, playing with seemingly e . . .
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It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of percussionist and educator Albert "Tootie" Heath, recipient of a 2021 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship, the nation's highest honor in jazz. The youngest of the three Heath Brothers, Heath was the consummate jazz drummer, playing with seemingly e . . .