Jeff "Tain" Watts
post-bop hard bop contemporary jazz
Influences: Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Art Blakey
Jeff "Tain" Watts plays drums and composes, bringing a muscular, polyrhythmic approach to modern jazz that draws on decades of hard-driving post-bop. His new album, released around Halloween 2026, takes on pandemic-era themes, from social and political conditions to tributes to those lost. He is known for his long association with Wynton Marsalis and his work with Branford Marsalis, Kenny Garrett, and Marcus Miller.
Personnel:
Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums)
Upcoming gigs
- Sat 31 Oct — 19:00 — Jeff “Tain” Watts – 4-Tex (Two Shows) + After-party at Vortex Jazz Club
- Sat 31 Oct — 23:30 — Jeff “Tain” Watts – 4-Tex After-party (DJ set from Chris Philips) at Vortex Jazz Club