Full Name

Percy Heath

Date of Birth

April 30, 1923

Place of Birth

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death

April 28, 2005

Education

Grantham School of Music Manhattan School of Music (Bachelor’s degree in Music Education) Granoff School of Music

Spouses Names

June Heath

Children Names

Percy Heath Jr. Jason Heath Stuart Heath Rosalind Heath

Parents Names

Percy Heath Sr. (Father) Marguerite Heath (Mother)

Known Affiliates Names

Tuskegee Airmen Modern Jazz Quartet Milt Jackson Howard McGhee Jimmy Heath Dizzy Fillespie Joe Morris Johnny Griffin John Lewis Ella Fitzgerald Connie Kay Stanley Cowell Peter Washington

Affiliated Organizations’ Names

United States Army Air Forces United States Air Force Heath Brothers Berklee College of Music