Jeff "Tain" Watts (nacido el 20 de enero de 1960) es un baterista de jazz estadounidense que ha actuado con Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Betty Carter, Michael Brecker, Alice Coltrane, Ravi Coltrane y otros.
Biografía Watts recibió el apodo de "Tain" de Kenny Kirkland cuando estaban de gira en Florida y pasaron por una gasolinera Chieftain. From an interview with Kevin Le Gendre for Jazz On 3 on BBC Radio 3.En 2017 recibió una beca Guggenheim en composición musical Watts asistió al Berklee College of Music, donde conoció a su colaborador Branford Marsalis.
Discografía
Como líder
Megawatts (Sunnyside, 1991) Citizen Tain (Columbia, 1999) Bar Talk (Columbia, 2002) Detained at the Blue Note (Half Note, 2004) Folks Songs (Dark Key Music, 2011) Watts (Dark Key Music, 2009) Family (Dark Key Music, 2011) Blue, Vol. 1 (Dark Key Music, 2015) Blue, Vol. 2 (Dark Key Music, 2018) Detained in Amsterdam (Dark Key Music, 2018)
Como acompañante Con John Beasley
Letter to Herbie (Resonance, 2008) Positootly! (Resonance, 2009)
Con Paul Bollenback
Double Gemini (Challenge, 1997) Soul Grooves (Challenge, 1999) Double Vision (Challenge, 2000) Dreams (Challenge, 2001)
Con Michael Brecker
Two Blocks from the Edge (Impulse!, 1998) Time Is of the Essence (Verve, 1999)
Con Joey Calderazzo
Simply Music (Lost Chart, 1997) Joey Calderazzo (Columbia, 2000)
Con Charles Fambrough
The Proper Angle (CTI, 1991) The Charmer (CTI, 1992)
Con Kenny Garrett
Songbook (Warner, Bros., 1997) Simply Said (Warner, Bros., 1999)
Con Jimmy Greene
Forever (Criss Cross, 2004) Flowers Beautiful Life Vol. 2 (Mack Avenue, 2017)
Con David Gilmore
Unified Presence (RKM Music, 2006) Numerology Live at Jazz Standard (Evolutionary Music, 2012)
Con Conrad Herwig
Osteology (Criss Cross, 1998) Unseen Universe (Criss Cross, 2000) Land of Shadow (Criss Cross, 2002) Reflections (Criss Cross, 2016)
Con Stanley Jordan
Cornucopia (Blue Note, 1990) Live in New York (Blue Note, 1998)
Con David Kikoski
The Maze (Criss Cross, 1999) Almost Twilight (Criss Cross, 2000) Combinations (Criss Cross, 2001) Surf's Up (Criss Cross, 2001) The Five (DIW, 2002) Mostly Standards (Criss Cross, 2009) Consequences (Criss Cross, 2012)
Con Joe Locke
Beauty Burning (Sirocco, 2000) Storytelling (Sirocco, 2001)
Con Branford Marsalis
Scenes in the City (Columbia, 1984) Royal Garden Blues (CBS, 1986) Random Abstract (1988) Trio Jeepy (Columbia, 1989) Crazy People Music (Columbia, 1990) Mo' Better Blues (Columbia, 1990) The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born (Columbia, 1991) I Heard You Twice the First Time (Columbia, 1992) Bloomington (Columbia, 1993) The Dark Keys (Columbia, 1996) Requiem (Columbia, 1999) Contemporary Jazz (Columbia, 2000) Footsteps of Our Fathers (Rounder/Marsalis Music, 2002) Romare Bearden Revealed (Rounder/Marsalis Music, 2003) A Love Supreme Live (Rounder/Marsalis Music, 2004) Eternal (Rounder, 2004) Braggtown (Rounder/Marsalis Music, 2006) Metamorphosen (Marsalis Music, 2009)
Con Ellis Marsalis Jr.
Ellis Marsalis Trio (Somethin' Else, 1991) Whistle Stop (CBS, 1994)
Con Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis (Columbia, 1982) Think of One (CBS, 1983) Hot House Flowers (Columbia, 1984) Black Codes (From the Underground) (Columbia, 1985) J Mood (Columbia, 1986) Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. I (Columbia, 1987) The Wynton Marsalis Quartet Live at Blues Alley (CBS, 1988) Standard Time, Vol. 2: Intimacy Calling (Columbia, 1991) Thick in the South: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue, Vol. 1 (Columbia, 1991)
Con Mingus Big Band
Tonight at Noon... Three or Four Shades of Love (Dreyfus, 2002) Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard (Mingus, 2010)
Con Greg Osby
Art Forum (Blue Note, 1996) Channel Three (Blue Note, 2005)
Con Makoto Ozone
Live & Let Live Love for Japan (Verve, 2011) My Witch's Blue (Verve, 2012)
Con Danilo Perez
Panamonk (Impulse!, 1996) Central Avenue (Impulse!, 1998)
Con Courtney Pine
The Vision's Tale (Antilles, 1989) Within the Realms of Our Dreams (Antilles, 1991) Underground (Talkin' Loud, 1997)
Con Robert Stewart
In the Gutta (Qwest, 1996) The Force (Qwest, 1998)
Con Sadao Watanabe
Parker's Mood (Elektra, 1985) Tokyo Dating (Elektra, 1985)
Con Warren Wolf
Black Wolf (M&I, 2009) Convergence (Mack Avenue, 2016)
Con otros
Claudia Acuna, Rhythm of Life (Verve, 2002) Ron Affif, 52nd Street (Pablo, 1996) Geri Allen, The Nurturer (Blue Note, 1991) India Arie & Joe Sample, Christmas with Friends (Motown, 2015) Victor Bailey, Bottom's Up (Atlantic, 1989) Terence Blanchard, Terence Blanchard (Columbia, 1991) Michiel Borstlap, Gramercy Park (EmArcy, 2001) Robi Botos, Movin' Forward (A440, 2015) Don Braden, The Fire Within (RCA Victor, 1999) Donald Brown, Early Bird (Sunnyside, 1988) Billy Childs, The Child Within (Shanachie, 1996) Betty Carter, It's Not About the Melody (Verve, 1992) Steve Coleman, Weaving Symbolics (Label Bleu, 2006) Alice Coltrane, Translinear Light (Impulse!, 2004) Ravi Coltrane, Moving Pictures (BMG, 1998) Harry Connick Jr., When Harry Met Sally... (CBS, 1989) DR Big Band, The Impaler (Red Dot Music, 2010) Barbara Dennerlein, Outhipped (Universal, 1999) Doky Brothers, 2 Blue Note Medley (EMI, 1997) Chris Minh Doky, Cinematique (Blue Note, 2002) ELEW, And to the Republic (Sunnyside, 2016) Kurt Elling, The Questions (Okeh, 2018) Kevin Eubanks, East West Time Line (Mack Avenue, 2017) Robin Eubanks, Different Perspectives (JMT, 1988) Antonio Farao, Black Inside (Enja, 1999) Joe Ford, Today's Nights (Bluemoon, 1993) Ricky Ford, Hard Groovin''' (Muse, 1989) Sonny Fortune, From Now On (Blue Note, 1996) Joe Gilman, Treasure Chest (Timeless, 1992) Paul Grabowsky, Tales of Time and Space (Warner, 2004) Lalah Hathaway, A Moment (Virgin, 1994) Robert Hurst, Robert Hurst Presents: Robert Hurst (Columbia, 1993) Rodney Jones, Dreams and Stories (Savant, 2005) Marlon Jordan, For You Only (Columbia, 1990) Ronny Jordan, A Brighter Day (Blue Note, 2000) Kenny Kirkland, Kenny Kirkland (GRP, 1991) Azar Lawrence, The Seeker (Sunnyside, 2014) Mark Ledford, Miles 2 Go (Verve Forecast 1998) Bill Lee, Do the Right Thing (Columbia, 1989) Buckshot LeFonque, Buckshot LeFonque (Columbia, 1994) Brian Lynch, Spheres of Influence (Sharp Nine, 1997) Russell Malone, Heartstrings (Verve, 2001) Rick Margitza, This Is New (Blue Note, 1991) Rene Marie, Vertigo (Maxjazz, 2001) Delfeayo Marsalis, Pontius Pilate's Decision (Novus, 1992) Hector Martignon, Refugee (Zoho, 2007) Pat Martino, Undeniable: Live at Blues Alley (HighNote, 2011) Harry Miller, Open House (Optimism, 1989) Bill Mobley, New Light (Space Time, 2008) Charnett Moffett, Music from Our Soul (Motema, 2017) Big Nick Nicholas, Big and Warm (India Navigation, 1983) Odean Pope, Odeans List (In+Out, 2009) Eric Revis, Tales of the Stuttering Mime (11:11, 2004) Jim Snidero, Mixed Bag (Criss Cross, 1988) Gary Thomas, Seventh Quadrant (Enja, 1987) Jean Toussaint, Blue Black (Space Time, 2001) Renee Rosnes, Life On Earth (Blue Note, 2001) Sonny Rollins, Falling in Love with Jazz (Milestone, 1989) Stephen Scott, Something to Consider (Verve, 1991) Lew Soloff, Rainbow Mountain (Enja, 1999) T. K. Blue, Eyes of the Elders (Arkadia, 2001) Take 6, Join the Band (Reprise, 1994) Alex Sipiagin, Steppin' Zone (Criss Cross, 2001) McCoy Tyner, Quartet (Half Note, 2007) Manuel Valera, Urban Landscape (Destiny, 2015) Mark Whitfield, True Blue (Verve, 1994) James Williams, Meet the Magical Trio (EmArcy, 1989) Larry Willis, Heavy Blue (SteepleChase, 1990) Ben Wolfe, No Stranger Here (Maxjazz, 2008) Chihiro Yamanaka, Outside by the Swing'' (Verve, 2005)
Premios y honores
Premios Grammy AñoCategoríaTítuloGénero ResultadoNotas1985Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, GroupBlack Codes From the UndergroundJazzcon Wynton Marsalis1986Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, GroupJ MoodJazzcon Wynton Marsalis1987Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, GroupMarsalis Standard Time - Vol. 1Jazzcon Wynton Marsalis1992Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, GroupI Heard You Twice the First TimeJazzcon Branford Marsalis1990Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, GroupCrazy People MusicJazz con Branford Marsalis Quartet1999Best Jazz Instrumental Album by an Individual or GroupRequiemJazz con the Branford Marsalis Quartet.2000Best Jazz Instrumental Album by an Individual or GroupContemporary JazzJazzcon the Branford Marsalis Quartet.2004Best Jazz Instrumental Album by an Individual or GroupEternalJazz con the Branford Marsalis Quartet.2010Best Large Jazz Ensemble AlbumMingus Big Band Live at the Jazz StandardJazzcon the Mingus Big Band2023Best Opera RecordingFire Shut Up in My Bones (Blanchard)Operacon the Metropolitan Opera2024Best Opera RecordingChampion (Blanchard)Operacon the Metropolitan Opera2025Best Jazz PerformancePhoenix Reimagined (Live)JazzLakecia Benjamin ft Randy Brecker, Jeff Tain Watts y John Scofield
Referencias
Enlaces externos
Review of Folk's Songs at JazzChicago.net
Categoría:Músicos de sesión de Estados Unidos Categoría:Alumnado de Berklee College of Music Categoría:Artistas de Columbia Records Categoría:Bateristas de jazz de Estados Unidos