Duke Heitger
with George Foley
Tues. May 6
7 PM
$10
dukeTrumpeter Duke Heitger came to New Orleans in 1991 to join Jacques Gauthe’s Creole Rice Jazz Band and since that time he has become one of the most sought after players on the international scene, performing and recording around the world with a diverse roster of musicians.
Hailing from Toledo, Ohio, Heitger carries on a family tradition in the music business. As a youngster he became fascinated with the sounds embedded in the grooves of his dad’s record collection, discs by Louis Armstrong, Bunny Berrigan, Roy Eldridge, Red Allen, Bobby Hackett, and Bix Beiderbecke. Rather than rebel against that music, he would sit in with his father’s Cakewalkin’ Jass Band, a Toledo institution that has played a weekly engagement since 1968. Duke started playing professional jobs at age twelve and was touring while still in his teens. His travels broadened as he played jazz festivals across the country with his father’s band.
Since arriving in New Orleans, Heitger has received international exposure leading to work with bands led by such classic jazz stalwarts as Dick Hyman, James Dapogny, Butch Thompson, John Gill and Banu Gibson. He has also recently performed with Warren Vache, Harry Allen, John Allred, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Marty Gros. He has made a number of guest appearances on Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” with Butch Thompson, and has been featured numerous times on public radio broadcasts by the Jim Cullum Jazz Band’s “Live at the Landing” from San Antonio.
While not on the road, Heitger maintains a busy schedule in New Orleans, leading his own Steamboat Stompers aboard the Natchez Paddlewheeler, a weekly appearance at the Palm Court Jazz Cafe, as well as a heavy dose of spot work.
As a sideman Heitger has recorded widely. While well known among jazz enthusiasts through those many recordings, he also made his mark on popular music with his trumpet work on the Squirrel Nut Zippers million selling disc Hot, earning him a platinum record.
Heitger has recorded five compact discs as a leader. The first featuring his Steamboat Stompers was recorded for GHB Records; the second, a critically acclaimed Fantasy release Rhythm is our Business, features his Swing Band; the Stomp Off release Prince of Wails finds Heitger leading a quartet; Duke Heitger's Krazy Kapers; and most recently Duke Heitger's New Orleans Wanderers on the Jazzology label.
Duke Heitger will be supported by Nighttown favorite George Foley on piano. Don't miss trumpet virtuoso Duke Heitger with George Foley on piano on Tuesday, May 6th.
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