Jackson Heights (band)

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Jackson Heights
Origin	England
Genre(s)	rock
Years active	1970–1973
Label(s)	Vertigo, Charisma
Former members
Lee Jackson Brian Chatton John McBurnie

Jackson Heights was a band led by bassist and vocalist Lee Jackson that ran from 1970 to 1973. Other players included Brian Chatton and drummers Michael Giles and Ian Wallace.

Their debut album King Progress included a reworking of The Cry Of Eugene, a track originally featured by The Nice on their first album, The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack, as well as original material including "Doubting Thomas" and "Insomnia".

Vocalist John McBurnie would later work with Patrick Moraz, who was in Refugee with Jackson.