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- Jeff " Tain " Watts (born January 20, 1960) is a jazz drummer who has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Betty Carter, Michael Brecker, Alice Coltrane, Ravi Coltrane, and others.
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Jeff "Tain" Watts (born January 20, 1960) is a jazz drummer who has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Betty Carter, Michael Brecker, Alice Coltrane, Ravi Coltrane, and others.
Sep 23, 2021 · Christian McBride heads out to Pa. for a hang with drummer/composer Jeff Tain Watts, talking Pittsburgh and diving into the stories of Tain's time with both Wynton and Branford Marsalis.
The Hudson Music team was on hand once again to capture all the action as the Modern Drummer Festival 2011 took place at Montclair State University in Montcl...
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Apr 16, 2024 · If you've listened to any jazz at all in the past couple decades, you've probably heard drummer Jeff “Tain" Watts. His discography is long and impressive, including appearances on many Grammy-winning and critically acclaimed recordings by various men named Marsalis.
Folk's Songs. Jeff "Tain" Watts. Easton, Pennsylvania. Tain spent his formative years with Wynton & Branford Marsalis and his writing skills now command equal attention, highlighted by a 2017 Guggenheim Fellowship in Music Composition.
On his latest solo album, Blue, Vol. 2, the opening cut, “Chicken Ballet” is made up of little more than that four-note motif Muddy Waters pounded out on “Mannish Boy” and countless blues bands have echoed ever since. Watts’ inspiration, though, was a little less gritty than what Muddy had in mind.
A late bloomer as a composer, Watts trusts his ears and instincts, trying to exploit the freedom granted by developments in all music. The line between contemporary classical, jazz, folkloric and other forms including hip hop is a light one, as Jeff feels free to mix and match his influences.
