Jeff tain watts tickets viagogo, worlds largest ticket marketplace all tickets 100% guaranteed. Time flies when you are making great music, as branford marsalis will be the first to attest. Jeff tain watts, terence blanchard, branford marsalis, christian. Like the late tony williams whose fearlessly arrhythmic, constantly eventful yet always apposite playing he often echoes, marsalis drummer jeff tain watts. Biography it is to mccoy tyners great credit that his career after john coltrane has been far from anticlimatic. Quartet finds him in the company of joe lovano, christian mcbride, and jeff tain watts three power players whose incendiary passions ignite this live performance. Drums jeff tain watts piano kenny kirkland tenor saxophone branford marsalis. Listen to jeff tain watts soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 8 tracks.
Discography partial listing as a leader my kind of blues 2015. Vodville drum solo from the appearance at the modern drummer festival 2011 from the hudson music dvd. Watts composed and arranged all of the songs and hiscore band of guitarist paul bollenback, pianist jamesfrancies, bassist orlando le fleming and tenor saxophonist troy roberts swing. This combination of careful consideration and intense execution enables the veteran drum dynamo to make his presence felt in ways both forceful and subtle on his often audacious new album, watts, which teams him with saxophonist branford marsalis, a musical campadre since their days together in. The branford marsalis quartet has toured and recorded extensively, receiving a grammy in 2001 for the album contemporary jazz. Jeff tain watts download all jazz songs jeff tain watts. This littleknown cd features the masterful pianist mccoy tyner with two different trios.
Stream tracks and playlists from jeff tain watts on your desktop or mobile device. This site uses cookies to provide you with a great user experience. Frank catalano jeff tain watts and the cresct superband live at the peaks jazz fest. He was given a guggenheim fellowship in music composition in 2017.
Jeff tain watts jeff watts, the drummer they call tain, spent his formative years with wynton and branford marsalis, and his compositional skills now command equal attention. Rick james february 1, 1948 a august 6, 2004 was an american singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. Jeff watts, the drummer they call tain, spent his formative years with wynton and branford marsalis, and his compositional skills now command equal attention, earning watts a guggenheim fellowship in 2017. Jeff tain watts left, with wynton, ellis and branford marsalis from left, in 1984 jeff tain wats left and branford marsalis, newport jazz festival 2007 its day two of the charlie parker jazz festival at marcus garvey park in harlem in august. He was awarded 15 grammy awards as both performer and composer. Apr 01, 2009 much like charles mingus before him, jeff tain watts thinks and writes as hard as he plays. His style, while distinctively his own, evinces his love of artists like elvin jones, tony williams, and max roach. Jeff tain watts drums kenny garrett alto saxophone dave kikoski piano, synthesizer eric revis bass david gilmore guitar marcus strickland tenor saxophone xld logx. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Jeff tain watts, terence blanchard, branford marsalis. Jeff tain watts is one of the great jazz percussionists of his generation.
Find jeff tain watts discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Jeff tain watts, terence blanchard, branford marsalis, christian mcbride. Thanks to these wonderful musicians and human beings for a great recording session and hang. Jeff tain watts, drummer par excellence, enhances hislegacy with blue, vol. Kenny kirkland discography jazz discography project. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. A singersongwriter, jeff has built up a reputation for startlingly original performances, working without a set list, allowing the unique energy of each night to shape the songs. His propulsive and responsive drumming brings out the best in his bandmates, always a group of topnotch soloists.
Jeff tain watts biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Rod stewart discography 1968 69 torrent or any other torrent from audio music direct download via magnet link. A marvelously gifted, grammy awardwinning jazz drummer and composer, jeff tain watts is a dynamic technician with an ear for inventive, polyrhythmic interplay and hardswinging grooves. Apr 17, 2008 jeff tain watts quintet at the kuumbwa jazz center santa cruz, california. Jeff was the producer for bar talk, detained dark key music releases, folks songs and watts. Tyner is a pathfinder, a monumental pianist whose music is rooted in bedrock. He spent his formative years touring and recording in the multigrammy. Scenes in the city, the debut album by tenor and soprano saxophonist branford marsalis, offers an original perspective on the development of modern jazz, as he stakes out his own territory and approach. This was followed by an appearance with delfeayo in 1992, on the tonight show with jay leno.
Michael leonard brecker march 29, 1949 january, 2007 was an american jazz saxophonist and composer. Sep 17, 2007 folks 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. Over the years kurt has worked and performed with many musicians, and is proud to have been involved with so many outstanding people, making the world a groovier place through their spirit and their music. With original member jeff tain watts on drums, bassist eric revis replaced hurst in 1997, while pianist joey calderazzo became a member after kirklands death the following year. Along with bill evans, tyner has been the most influential pianist in jazz of the past 50 years, with his chord voicings being adopted and utilized by virtually every younger pianist. His style, while distinctively his own, evinces his love of artists like elvin jones, tony williams, and max ro. Jeff initially majored in classical percussion at pittsburghs duquesne university, where he was primarily a timpanist, followed by enrollment at the berklee school of. Albums include citizen tain, detained at the blue note, and megawatts. Jeff tain watts drums david budway piano troy roberts saxophone yunior terry cabrera bass. Some may say thats presumptious or maybe a bit arrogant, however, watts, mcbride, marsalis and blanchard more than deliver the goods on this recording. The joshua redman elastic band, lizz wright band, nicholas payton quartet, terence blanchard quintet, greg osby 4, wynton marsalis and the jalc orchestra, jeff tain watts quintet, kenny garrett quintet, and ravi coltrane quartet. Watts by jeff tain watts, released 11 february 2009 1.
Blue is part one in a series, with the second installment coming later in 2015. Jeff has an extensive discography as a sideman, as well as ten albums as a leader. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from jeff tain watts at the discogs marketplace. Frank catalanobrian bromberg with the crescent super band live at the park city jazz fest festival recordings. With drummer and composer jeff tain watts, pianist david kikoski, guitarist paul bollenback, tenor saxophonist troy roberts, and bassist yunior terry cabrera jeff tain watts is one of the top drummers of our time. The realization prompted a simple charge to quartet members joey calderazzo, eric revis and jeff tain watts. Jeff tain watts, who is quite simply one hell of a drummer, is an artist growing in popularity but building impressive skill and power after having served as a supporting player for the likes of such prominent jazz masters as pianist mccoy tyner and guitarist george benson.
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. Bar talk by jeff tain watts on amazon music unlimited. Along with explosive power, blinding speed and mastery of complex rhythms and time signatures, watts brings a rare sense of elegance, triedbyfire composure, and a gritty street funk to his music. With various artists lee smith, shown here with his son, christian, won a grammy award in 1978 for his contribution to dawn, an album by mongo. The tunes not composed by watts are by pianists keith jarrett rotation and rotation ii and the late kenny kirkland blasphemy. Virtuoso, grammy awardwinning jazz drummer, composer, and frequent sideman with the marsalis. Watts got the nickname tain from kenny kirkland when they were on tour in florida and drove past a chieftain gas. If youve listened to any jazz at all in the past couple decades, youve probably heard drummer jeff tain watts. An heir to the legacy of elvin jones, his energy, inventiveness, and polyrhythmic diversity has added to the development of the art. Jeff tain watts whirlwind recordings whirlwind recordings. Watts also continued to record and tour with branford marsalis as well as danilo perez, michael brecker, betty carter, kenny kirkland, courtney pine, geri allen, alice coltrane, greg osby, steve coleman, gonzalo rubalcaba, and ravi coltrane.
Jeff tain watts is one of the top drummers of our time. Jeff watts, the drummer they call tain, spent his formative years with wynton and branford marsalis, and his compositional skills now command equal attention, earning watts a. Megawatts by jeff tain watts, released 01 january 2004 1. Typically, mclean says a great deal with a few well chosen notes, taking pains to shape every pitch and sculpt every line chicago tribune john mcleans career has included work as a guitarist, composer, arranger, producer, bandleader, and educator. Tain has appeared on practically all of marsaliss twenty albums, including the latest, metamorphosen. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as descri. Jeff watts, the drummer they call tain, spent his formative years with wynton and branford marsalis, and his compositional skills now command equal attention jeff initially majored in classical percussion at pittsburghs duquesne university, where he was primarily a timpanist, followed by enrollment at the berklee school of music. Here you can buy and download music mp3 jeff tain watts. Aug 06, 2002 listen to your favorite songs from bar talk by jeff tain watts now. Find jeff tain watts discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from berklee college of music in 2004, and was inducted into the down beat jazz hall of fame in 2007. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Jeff tain watts biography, albums, streaming links.
Jeff tain watts tickets jeff tain watts tour dates and. Kenny kirkland discography project list of albumssingles by catalogue number. Since jeff tain wattss first recording with wynton marsalis in 1981, saxophonist branford marsalis has been at the drummers side, providing material, inspiration, and employment. He spent his formative years touring and recording in the multigrammy awardwinning small groups of wynton and branford marsalis and has since released a series of swinging albums under his own name.
Jeff watts, without question, is the hardest swinging drummer in the jazz idiom today. Jeff tain watts quintet jazz at lincoln center orchestra. August 15, 20 the trumpeter and the drummer each bring highenergy bands to the detroit jazz festival. It was also in 1991, that he covered for drumming force of nature, jeff tain watts, on several of branfords gigs. Get all 7 jeff tain watts releases available on bandcamp and save 25% includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality downloads of travel band detained in amsterdam, blue, vol. I had no idea that two years had passed since we made our last album, says the celebrated saxophonist, composer, producer and leader of the branford marsalis quartet. His discography is long and impressive, including appearances on many grammywinning and critically acclaimed recordings by various men named marsalis. Jeff tain watts cd discography this album really extends to the ac world with some beautiful renditions of some classic coversballads like willie nelsons stardust wynton marsalis has always had a huge following in the jazz community. Jeff tain watts drums david kikoski piano album credits. Blooski 1 black nile 2 alycia 3 the impaler 4 rainbow 5 kasploosh 6 you and the night and the music 7 dance of the niblets 8 opal rose 9 blooski cd quality 16 bit 44. I wanted to produce an album that was different from the music id already recorded with art blakey and wynton marsalis. Branford marsalis take on jeff tain watts modern drummer. Jeff tain watts is a jazz drummer who has performed with wynton marsalis, branford marsalis, betty carter, michael brecker, alice coltrane, ravi coltrane. He inspires the listener because he so dynamically inspires his fellow players.
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