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 ...

Over the past year, Jazz Night's Crate Digging series has been an opportunity for host Christian McBride to share some special concerts from the Jazz at Lincoln Center archives, often featuring master ...

Jeff "Tain" Watts is a workingman's drummer. Look around and you find him everywhere. Gigging with Branford Marsalis. Yeah, he did the Wynton thing for a bunch of years. The ill-fated "Tonight Show" ...

Ohio-born trumpeter Sean Jones played lead for approximately five years with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis was a member of Sean's section. When was asked what ...

Drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts’ performance at The Falcon in Marlboro was originally billed as a trio, but the actual performance was by a quintet of jazz virtuosos. Frequently, all-star bands do not live ...

Review, Jeff Tain Watts, 'Bar Talk' Audio will be available later today. CD JAZZ REVIEW: NPR Producer John Murph has a review of the latest CD from drummer Jeff Tain Watts, titled Bar Talk.

Jeff “Tain” Watts and his travel band celebrated the release of their latest CD, Detained in Amsterdam, with a recent concert performance at The Falcon in Marlboro. The small but enthusiastic audience ...

Da Camera’s jazz series continues with saxophonist Azar Lawrence: The Love Supreme 50th Anniversary Band with Jeff “Tain” Watts. A powerful tenor saxophonist in the midst of a career resurgence, Azar ...

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Next week, 42-year-old drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts will release Bar Talk (Sony), only his second album as a bandleader in a career that spans nearly 20 years. This slim discography notwithstanding, ...