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February 2009
by AAJ Staff
Jeff “Tain" WattsJeff “Tain" WattsWinter JazzfestLe Poisson RougeNew York City January 10, 2009The big draw of Winter Jazzfest was drummer Jeff “Tain" Watts' midnight set at Le Poisson Rouge Jan. 10th in honor of Max Roach's birthday, with Terence Blanchard (trumpet), Branford Marsalis (tenor and soprano ...
L.A. Jazz Scene 2008: Alive and Swingin'
by Chuck Koton
The Los Angeles scene has often been referred to in patronizing terms by jazz lovers, musicians and writers. It has been said that the city's laid-back vibe deprives musicians of the energy that a New York audience can impart to the bandstand. Others complain that the growth of a hip jazz scene has been impeded by ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Jeff "Tain" Watts
All About Jazz is celebrating Jeff “Tain" Watts' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Jeff “Tain" WattsJeff “Tain" Watts is one of the most in demand jazz drummers in the world today. Jeff Watts majored in classical percussion at Pittsburgh\'s Duquesne University, where he was primarily a timpanist... ...
Drummer/Bandleader Jeff "Tain" Watts Interviewed at AAJ
The most visible and exciting drummer of his generation, Jeff “Tain" Watts burst into the jazz spotlight in the early '80s as a member of Wynton Marsalis' first quintet and into the general public's eye in the role of Rhythm Jones in Spike Lee's film Mo' Better Blues (1990) and as a member of The Tonight ...
Jeff "Tain" Watts: The Tain Self-Test
by Russ Musto
The most visible and exciting drummer of his generation, Jeff “Tain" Watts burst into the jazz spotlight in the early '80s as a member of Wynton Marsalis' first quintet and into the general public's eye in the role of Rhythm Jones in Spike Lee's film Mo' Better Blues (1990) and as a member of The Tonight ...
Quartet
By McCoy Tyner
Label: Half Note Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit; Mellow Minor; Sama Layuca; Passion Dance; Search for Peace; Blues on the Corner; For All We Know.
Folk's Songs
Label: Dark Key Music
Released: 2007
Track listing: Samo; Rotation; Ling's Lope; Seed of Blackzilla; Laura Elizabeth; Galilee; Blues 4 Curtis; Rotation II; Same Page
Folk's Song
Label: Dark Key Music
Released: 2007
Track listing: Samo; Rotation; Ling's Lope; Seed of Blakzilla; Laura Elizabeth; Galilee; Blues 4 Curtis; Rotation II Same Page...;Blasphemy.
Tain & the Ebonix: Folk's Songs
by Woodrow Wilkins
There are tribute albums, and then there's Folk's Songs, Jeff “Tain Watts' debut release on Dark Key Music under the group name Tain & the Ebonix. Rather than the typical collection of remakes, Watts delivers seven original compositions among the ten songs that honor people who have influenced and inspired him. Tain & ...
Jeff "Tain" Watts: Jazz For The Modern Age
by Jason Crane
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. He's also led several of his own dates, including the new album Folk's Songs (Dark Key ...
