Jeff „Tain“ Watts

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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.

 

Watts got the nickname „Tain“ from Kenny Kirkland when they were on tour in Florida and drove past a Chieftain gas station. He was given a Guggenheim fellowship in music composition in 2017. Watts attended Berklee College of Music, where he met collaborator Branford Marsalis.

 

 

 

 

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Jeff „TAIN“ Watts

 

 

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