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Jeff "Tain" Watts: Dedication

By Jason Crane
June 28, 2007
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On the new episode of The Jazz Session, Jason Crane interviews drummer Jeff "Tain Watts. You might know him from his years with Wynton Marsalis, or his years with Branford Marsalis, or his stint as the drummer on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, or from his many, many recordings as a leader and sideman. Tain's new album is Folk's Songs (Dark Key Music, 2007). It features his band The Ebonix with Marcus Strickland on saxophone, David Kikoski on piano and Christian McBride on bass.

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