Jerry Hey

Jerry Hey
Jerry Hey
Born	1950 (age 73–74); Dixon, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Jazz, jazz rock, jazz fusion, pop
Occupation(s)	Musician, bandleader
Instrument(s)	Trumpet, flugelhorn
Years active	1960s-present
Formerly of	The Seawind Horns; Seawind; Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band; Michael Jackson; Al Jarreau; Earth, Wind & Fire; Quincy Jones; Airplay; The Tubes;

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, including Michael Jackson's Thriller, Rock with You, "Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough", "Workin’ Day and Night" 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.

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

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