Jerry Hey

Jerry Hey
Background information
Born1950 (age 73–74)
Dixon, Illinois, U.S.
GenresJazz, jazz rock, jazz fusion, pop
Occupation(s)Musician, bandleader
Instrument(s)Trumpet, flugelhorn
Years active1960s-present
Formerly of

Jerry Hey (born 1950) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings,[1][2] including Michael Jackson's Thriller,[3] Rock with You, "Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough", "Workin’ Day and Night"[4] and the flugelhorn solo on Dan Fogelberg's hit "Longer". Additionally, he has performed with artists such as George Benson, Nik Kershaw, Al Jarreau, Barbra Streisand, Donna Summer, Earth, Wind & Fire, Whitney Houston, Frank Sinatra, George Duke, Lionel Richie, Rufus and Chaka Khan, Natalie Cole, Aretha Franklin, Patti Austin, Toshiki Kadomatsu, Yumi Matsutoya, among many others.[5][6][7]

He is known as the Seawind trumpeter and arranger who plays with Gary Grant, Larry Williams and Bill Reichenbach Jr.

  1. ^ "Jerry Hey Discography". Discogs. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Jerry Hey | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  3. ^ Owsinski, Bobby; Ill, Paul (August 1, 2009). The Studio Musician's Handbook. University of Arkansas Press. pp. 247–248. ISBN 978-1-4234-6341-2. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
  4. ^ jacobtrumpet (December 5, 2013). "Jerry Hey". Jacob Phillips. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "Interview: Jerry Hey, Pop Music's Go-Go Man for Horn and String Arrangements". daily.redbullmusicacademy.com. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
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