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Tain & the Ebonix: Folk's Songs
by Craig W. Hurst
Folk's Songs, led by drummer Jeff “Tain" Watts and his group Tain and the Ebonix, comprises ten compositions, including seven Watts originals all dedicated to various folks. The tunes not composed by Watts are by pianists Keith Jarrett ("Rotation and “Rotation II ) and the late Kenny Kirkland ("Blasphemy ). Specific tune dedications range from other ...
Tain & the Ebonix: Folk's Songs
by Michael P. Gladstone
This is the fifth solo album for Jeff “Tain" Watts and broadens his approach on this effort. The drummer has the distinction of reporting that he appeared on every Grammy-Award winning album by Wynton and Branford Marsalis. Originally from Pittsburgh and graduating with a degree in classical percussion from Desquesne University and the Berklee College of ...
Jeff "Tain" Watts: Dedication
by Jason Crane
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 ...
Tain & the Ebonix: Folk's Song
by Russ Musto
Jeff “Tain Watts, regarded by many as the most important drummer/leader of his generation, has also proven to be one of the more significant jazz composers to emerge in his time. On Folk's Songs, a date of (predominantly) original compositions dedicated to a diverse collection of artists (and one for the “citizens of earth ), he ...
Essential Michael Brecker
by Jason West
This article was originally published at All About Jazz in November 1999. Michael Brecker's contributions to music are generous and, like the pregnant ideas that flow from his tenor horn, they continue to grow. At 50, the saxophonist has found acceptance in a wide variety of musical settings, having performed with pop stars like ...
Detained At The Blue Note
Label: Half Note Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: 107 Steps; JC is The Man; Mr. JJ; Sigmund Groid; ...Like the Rose
Megawatts
Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: Black Nile, Alycia, The Impaler, Rainbow, Kasploosh, You and the Night and the Music, Dance of the Niblets, Opal Rose, Blooski
Jeff "Tain" Watts: Detained at the Blue Note
by Russ Musto
On Detained at the Blue Note , Jeff “Tain" Watts' first live outing as a leader, the effusive drummer lets loose with one of the most unrestrained performances he's ever released. Watts' uninhibited style of drumming is best heard in the intimate club setting in which this disc was recorded. The outgoing Tain is inspired by ...
Half Note Records: Elvin Jones and Jeff "Tain" Watts
by Mark F. Turner
Two outstanding live recordings by two dynamic drummers. Elvin Jones Jazz Machine The Truth: Heard Live at the Blue Note Half Note Records 2004 The spirit of the esteemed and beloved drummer Elvin Jones will continue in the hearts of fans and musicians in spite of his untimely death in ...
Jeff "Tain" Watts: Detained at the Blue Note
by John Kelman
From drummer Jeff “Tain" Watts' introduction to the live recording Detained at the Blue Note --"Hey everybody, it's Saturday, let's get loose !"--you know this is going to be a fun event. With a group that includes the ubiquitous pianist Dave Kikoski, bassist Eric Revis, who works with Watts in Branford Marsalis' band, guitarist Dave Gilmore ...
