Sun Jan 19
Jeff "Tain" Watts 65th Birthday Celebration
5PM / $35 - $45 | $3.46 - $4.16 Fees Get Tickets
Jeff "Tain" Watts 65th Birthday Celebration
Jeff "Tain" Watts [drums]
Paul Bollenback [guitar]
James Francies [piano]
Jeff "Tain" Watts is one of the most in demand jazz drummers in the world today, and will be celebrating his 65th Birthday with Special Guests Ravi Coltrane, Paul Bollenback & James Francies on January 18-19th! Jeff joined the Wynton Marsalis Quartet in 1981 and proceeded to win three Grammy Awards with the ensemble. He's also toured with giants and legends alike including George Benson, Harry Connick Jr, Kenny Garrett, Michael Brecker, Kenny Kirkland, Courtney Pine, Geri Allen, Alice & Ravi Coltrane, Greg Osby, McCoy Tyner, Steve Coleman & Fort Apache. Jeff has worked in the film and television industry as both a musician on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and as an actor, Rhythm Jones in Spike Lee’s "Mo Better Blues". Jeff joined Kenny Garrett's band after returning to New York in 1995 after three years in LA on the Tonight Show.
Along with explosive power, blinding speed and mastery of complex rhythms and time signatures, Watts brings a rare sense of elegance, tried-by-fire composure, and a gritty street funk to his music. His artistic ingenuity expresses itself in his incomparable technique, sweltering sense of swing, and an extraordinary ability to imbue his music with majestic grace and elegant repose. A true jazz innovator, Watts never fails to deliver the percussive magic that has been his trademark since his emergence on the contemporary jazz scene.
5PM / $35 - $45 | $3.46 - $4.16 Fees Get Tickets