Phil Hey
Philip C. Hey | |
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Background information | |
Born |
New York, NY, US | May 21, 1953
Genres | Jazz, bebop, hard bop |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, educator, bandleader |
Instruments | Drums, percussion |
Associated acts | Phil Hey Quartet |
Website | www.philhey.com |
Phil Hey (born May 21, 1953) is an American jazz drummer born in New York, NY. He has worked with several leading jazz musicians including Dewey Redman, Jay McShann, Mose Allison, Benny Carter, Charlie Rouse, Harold Land, Charlie Byrd, David "Fathead" Newman, Geoff Keezer, Mark Murphy, Benny Golson, Stacey Kent, and Kenny Barron.[1]
Biography
Born in New York City, he grew up in Philadelphia and the St. Paul suburb of Roseville, Minnesota.[1] The Twin Cities-region continues to be his base, although he regularly performs throughout North America as a sideman.[2]
He started his music study with mentor and legendary jazz drummer Ed Blackwell at the Creative Music Studio in New York in 1975. His relationship with Blackwell continued until Blackwell's death in 1992.[3] He has also studied with Floyd Thompson[4] and Marv Dahlgren, the former principle percussionist of the Minnesota Orchestra.[1][5] In addition to several jazz musicians he counts the Beatles and 1960s rock groups as early music influences. He also credits his parents and his childhood band instructor for their support and encouragement in pursuing a music career.
He actively performs with several groups and leads his own quartet. The Phil Hey Quartet features Phil Hey on drums, Tom Lewis on bass, Dave Hagedorn on vibraphone, and Phil Aaron on piano. The group released Subduction: Live At The Artist's Quarter in 2005 which was subsequently named Best Jazz CD of the Year by the Twin Cities alternative weekly newspaper City Pages.[6] City Pages also named him 2006 Jazz Musician of the Year.[7] His first album, Let Them All Come with Pat Moriarty, was released in 1977 on the small private label Min Records. The cover art by Homer Lambrecht is featured in Freedom, Rhythm, and Sound, a compilation of a unique jazz album artwork by Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker (Soul Jazz Records).[8] In total he has appeared on over 125 recordings and remains a first-call musician supporting regional recording artists as well as touring jazz artists. His jazz recordings include the critically acclaimed Von Freeman's Live At The Dakota,[9] Pete Whitman's X-Tet Where's When?, Tom Hubbard's Tribute to Mingus, and Ed Berger's I'm Glad There is You – all of which received 4 out of 5 star ratings by Down Beat magazine reviewers.
In addition to his work as a jazz musician he has played regional performances with blues and rock acts, including Nick St. Nicholas, George "Mojo" Buford, and Mississippi Fred McDowell. He has appeared on the soundtrack of the 6th Day (2000) starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and several independent film soundtracks including Been Rich All My Life (2006). In addition, he has played many touring theater productions, including The D.B. Cooper Project, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Irving Berlin's I Love a Piano and has performed with comics Bob Hope, Red Skelton, and Don Rickles.
As Educator
Phil Hey is a faculty member at the University of Minnesota School of Music[3] where he teaches jazz percussion and directs the jazz ensemble. He also serves as music faculty at St. Olaf College[10] and the MacPhail Center for Music, and he instructs jazz students at several other regional colleges, high schools, and jazz clinics.[11] He is also a former music instructor at Macalester College, serving from 1997 to 2008.
Equipment
Ellis Drum Shop (the Upper Midwest's premier drum shop and boutique drum builder) released the "Phil Hey Signature Kit", a limited edition 6 piece shell drum kit with maple shells in 2012.[12]
Discography
As Band Leader
- 1977 – Let Them All Come, with Pat Moriarty
- 2005 – Subduction: Live At The Artist's Quarter
- 2009 – Conflict! with Kelly Rossum
As Sideman
With Chris Bates
- 2014 – Good Vibes Trio
With Ed Berger
- 1999 – I'm Glad There Is You
With Terry Lee Burns
- 1997 – Freehand
With Laura Caviani
- 1999 – Angels We Haven't Heard
With the Cedar Avenue Big Band
- 2002 – Land of 10,000 Licks
With Debbie Duncan
- 1993 – Live at the Dakota
- 1995 – It Must Be Christmas
- 2007 – I Thought About You
With Dan Estrem and John Holmquist
- 1988 – Bossa
- 1990 – Meditation
With Connie Evingson
- 1998 – I Have Dreamed
- 1999 – Some Cats Know
- 2003 – Let It Be Jazz: Connie Evingson Sings the Beatles
- 2008 – Little Did I Dream
- 2012 – Sweet Happy Life
With Von Freeman
- 2001 – Live at the Dakota[13]
- 2007 – The Best of Von Freeman on Premonition
With Dave Hagedorn
- 2003 – Vibes Solidliquid
With Glen Helgeson
- 1995 – Spirit of the Wood
With Tom Hubbard
- 1989 – Tribute to Mingus
With the JazzMN Orchestra[14]
- 2000 – JazzMN Big Band
With Gordon Johnson
- 2005 – Trios Version 3.0
- 2008 – GJ4
- 2010 – Trios No. 5
With Dave Karr and Mulligan Stew
- 2004 – Cookin' at the Hot Summer Jazz Festival
With Mary Louise Knutson
- 2001 – Call Me When You Get There
- 2011 – In the Bubble
With Chris Lomheim
- 2000 – The Bridge
With the Minnesota Klezmer Band
- 1998 – Bulka's Song
With David Mitchell
- 2000 – Young Cats
With Lucia Newell
- 2004 – Steeped in Strayhorn
With the O'Neill Brothers
- 2004 – On Broadway with the O'Neill Brothers
With the Out to Lunch Quintet
- 2006 – Live at the Artist's Quarter
With Preston Reed
- 1991 – Halfway Home
With Rio Nido
- 1986 – Voicings
With Claudia Schmidt
- 1991 – Essential Tension
- 2012 – Bend in the River: Collected Songs
With Ted Unseth and the Americana Classic Jazz Orchestra
- 2007 – 20th Anniversary Concert with Benny Waters
With Benny Weinbeck
- 1998 – Sweet Love
With Pete Whitman
- 1998 – Departure Point
- 2001 – The Sound of Water
- 2003 – Where’s When?
With Steve Yeager
- 2003 – New Groove Blues
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Jazz Police Biography of the Phil Hey Quartet".
- ↑ "Performing with Stacey Kent at Birdland in New York, NY".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "University of Minnesota Faculty Biography/Profile".
- ↑ "FloydThompson Drum Studio with List of Former Students".
- ↑ "Marv Dahlgren McNally Smith Faculty Biography/Profile"
- ↑ "St. Olaf Jazz Workshop Biography/Profile"
- ↑ "City Pages Best Jazz Artist Minneapolis 2006 – Phil Hey". March 31, 2007.
- ↑ Peterson, Gilles; Baker, Stuart (October 31, 2009). Freedom, Rhythm and Sound (hardcover)ISBN 0955481724. . Soul Jazz Records Publishing.
- ↑ "DownBeat Magazine Album Review, August 2001".
- ↑ "St.Olaf Faculty Biography/Profile".
- ↑ "Minnesota Youth Jazz Bands".
- ↑ "Phil Hey Signature Kit at Ellis Drum Shop".
- ↑ "Jazz Times Review of Von Freeman's Live at the Dakota".
- ↑ "JazzMN on CD".
External links
- Phil Hey Official Website, www.philhey.com
- Phil Aaron Official Website, Phil Hey Quartet Pianist, www.philaaronmusic.com