In 1998, the cream of the jazz world came to take part in Giants of Jazz, an amazing standing-room-only performance. Now in its thirteenth year, Giants of Jazz has become an annual music phenomenon – literally a one-night festival that has established South Orange as a major New Jersey venue for world-class jazz.
This year’s honoree is drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath. Performances by guest artists include, but are not limited to: Don Braden, Cyrus Chestnut, Billy Hart, Louis Hayes, Bob Cranshaw, Claudio Roditti, Yotam, Michael Dease, Sharel Cassity, Randy Weston, Roy Hargrove and Winard Harper. “Tootie”, the youngest of the famed Heath brothers, has worked and recorded with John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, JJ Johnson, Dexter Gordon and Cedar Walton as well as putting the beat in the Heath Brothers.
