By Laura Eckles, KCCK Programming Intern

Phil Hey, a drummer from New York, currently teaches drum set at St. Olaf College and resides in Minnesota. He was privately instructed by Edward Blackwell while he attended the University of Minnesota. Hey has worked with many professionals including Benny Carter, Charlie Byrd, and Kenny Barron to name only a few. Hey toured with Dewey Redman for over twenty years. Phil Hey has been named “Jazz Musician of the Year, 2006” by the Twin Cities “City Pages.” He can be heard playing in many artist’s recordings as well as his own band’s the Phil Hey Quartet in 2005. The Phil Hey Quartet released an album in 2005, “Subduction: Live at the Artist’s Quarter.” This group has chemistry that collaborates in a way that provokes a unique sound. “Subduction: Live at the Artist’s Quarter,” showcases hard-bop jazz with tasteful yet hard swinging rhythms. The Phil Hey Quartet will be playing at the Iowa City Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 2, at 3 p.m. on the Main Stage.