Jeff Healey

[Chrome]

Okay, I have vague memories of this guy as a "blues" guitarist ... his thing is that he's blind and plays sitting down, etc., but I also just saw something on Google news about a jazz album he's put out.

Has anybody heard this or heard of it? My recollection is that Healey could really jam, but was usually kinda whitebread ...

[Joe G]

He apparently plays trumpet too...

[chris olivarez]

I saw him play on Dave Sanborn's show. I don't remember him sitting down while I he was playing guitar but I do remember him playing that guitar behind his back and with his feet and I thought that was fairly impressive. He's a good guitar player. I'll have to look into his jazz album. While I don't think he can do the same acrobatics with his trumpet,who knows,it might be worth checking out.

[Nate Dorward]

He's been playing old-style jazz for years, running a radio show featuring traditional jazz, has had a record label devoted to traditional jazz, &c. I don't follow his work, but the interest & involvement in early jazz has certainly been lifelong.

[sidewinder]

I remember hearing him talk about early jazz and blues on CBC radio back in the early 1990s, when the Jeff Healey Band was pretty big. His knowledge was certainly impressive, a real enthusiast in the best sense !

[jazzbo]

His record label is Sensaton Records, though it seems dormant, and he has also done work for Jazz Oracle, supplying records or comments and notes. . . .

[GregN]

Saw him play on T.V. years ago, and was floored. Aside from his showmanship, the man can really play. I haven't heard any of his jazz work but my curiosity has been peaked.

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