Results for "Jeff Tain Watts"

Blues in the Present Tense

By Doug Wamble

Label: Halcyonic
Released: 2022
Track listing: Homesick; Maga Brain; No Worries; If I'm Evil; Along the Way; Blues for the Praying Man; Blues to the Unfound; Blues in the Present Tense.

Chemistry

By Joris Teepe

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2021
Track listing: Steepian Faith; One Finger Snap; Steps; Morning; Song For My Father; The Optimist; Dizzy's Bussines; Unit 7.

Take Five with Dennis Winge

by AAJ Staff
March 10, 2021

Meet Dennis WingeDennis is a professional guitarist living in Ithaca, NY and performs in a variety of musical settings throughout the Finger Lakes including his jazz ensemble, The Way (rock cover band), Matrix flute & guitar duo, Dupree (Steely Dan cover band), solo work and more. Having started to learn guitar at age seven, ...

DOCTONE: An oral history of legendary pianist Kenny Kirkland (1955-1998)

by Noah Haidu
September 28, 2020

In chapter 2 of my book Doctone, I interviewed drummer Billy Hart and we discussed his interaction with Kenny Kirkland as he emerged in the 1970's fusion scene, his unique personality, the “Kirklandese" language and Kenny's legacy as one of the great pianists and composers in this music Noah Haidu: What were your first ...

Manuel Valera New Cuban Express Big Band: José Martí En Nueva York

by Angelo Leonardi
September 10, 2020

Chi segue i protagonisti contemporanei del cosiddetto latin jazz conosce bene Manuel Valera. Nel 1995 il pianista ha lasciato la natia Havana per trasferirsi negli Stati Uniti, prima a Miami e poi a New York dove ha studiato alla New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. Dal 2004 s'è progressivamente imposto come una figura artistica di ...

Steve Lehman Trio, Craig Taborn: The People I Love

by Alberto Bazzurro
January 22, 2020

Il timbro asprigno, acidulo, e l'incedere di preferenza incalzante, spigoloso, dell'alto di Steve Lehman (i cui principali modelli, dichiarati, sono com'è noto Jackie McLean e Anthony Braxton) attraversa pressoché a senso unico questo nuovo lavoro del quarantunenne sassofonista newyorchese, determinandone climi e disegno complessivo, il tutto confezionato con la complicità del suo trio abituale (nonché ormai ...

Jeff "Tain" Watts' Elvin Jones Alumni Band at Jazz Standard

by Adrien H. Tillmann
September 13, 2017

5th Annual Central Jersey Jazz Festival: September 15-17, 2017

September 7, 2017

The 5th Annual Central Jersey Jazz Festival, a three day, FREE, mega-musical event will take place Friday, September 15, 6PM to 10PM in Flemington, Saturday, September 16, 1PM to 6PM in New Brunswick and Sunday, September 17, 1PM to 6PM in Somerville. All events are BYO seating and will take place rain or shine. The Central ...

Oz Noy: The Twisted Wizardry Of Oz

by Ian Patterson
September 2, 2014

Any blues played by Oz Noy would have to be a little twisted. Drawing on influences ranging from the classic jazz guitarists of yesteryear to the trailblazers of more recent vintage, Noy's instantly recognizable voice is also heavily influenced by blues and heavy metal guitarists. Two and a half years have passed since Twisted ...

Justin Faulkner: Serving the Music

by Paul Naser
April 10, 2014

The rare balance of passionate ambition and mature dedication that are the hallmark of young professionals puts them in a category all their own. More often than not they began honing their skills at an early age and it seems as if life conspired to help them succeed. Justin Faulkner, the young drummer for the legendary ...