It’s an encouraging sign for all octogenarians when one of their own, a man who has a musical career that spans more than six decades, finally releases an album under his own name at the age of eighty ...

Percy Heath, 81, the bassist who for more than 40 years provided the underpinnings for the Modern Jazz Quartet, died April 28 of bone cancer at a hospital in Southampton, N.Y. Mr. Heath was the last ...

The Heath brothers -- bassist Percy, saxophonist Jimmy and drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath -- have made an indelible mark on the history of jazz. Percy, the oldest sibling, was a key member of the ...

On the photos included with A Love Song, Percy Heath shows off the greatest grin in jazz since Louis Armstrong. And he has good reason to flash that smile; at eighty years young, he's just issued his ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. The Heath brothers -- bassist Percy, ...