Billy Higgins Radio Interview by Glen Alpert (1999)

The legendary jazz drummer Billy Higgins was interviewed by Glen Alpert in May of 1999. Glen produced the interview for his radio show on KRCB in Rohnert Park, CA. Glen was kind enough to give us permission to post the program on this YouTube channel. In this interview, Billy talks about working with Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane. Ornette Coleman, Cedar Walton, and others. Billy Higgins was an outstanding drummer and was much in demand. He played on over 700 recordings including many Blue Note classics. He was born in Los Angeles in 1936 and passed away in 2001 at age 64. For more info, check out Wikipedia for Billy's biography and discography.