The Phil Hey Quartet is an American

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band formed in

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. The band (affectionately referred to as "PHQ" by fans) is led by founder

Phil Hey Phil Hey (born May 21, 1953) is an American jazz drummer. He has worked with Dewey Redman, Jay McShann, Mose Allison, Benny Carter, Charlie Rouse, Harold Land, Charlie Byrd, David "Fathead" Newman, Geoff Keezer, Mark Murphy, Benny Golson, Sta ...

, an American

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. 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 ''

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''. ''City Pages'' also named him ''2006 Jazz Musician of the Year''. The band has performed regularly around the Twin Cities at venues including the

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, the Icehouse, and Jazz Central. The group also plays at several regional festivals including the

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. In 2016 Phil Hey and his band performed on the main sage at the Iowa City Jazz Festival."Iowa City Summer of the Arts"
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Discography

:2005 - ''Subduction: Live At The Artist's Quarter''

References

External links

Phil Hey Official Website, ''www.philhey.com''

Phil Aaron Official Website, ''Phil Hey Quartet Pianist'', ''www.philaaronmusic.com''
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