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.

Biography

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.

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With John Beasley With Paul Bollenback With Michael Brecker With Joey Calderazzo With Charles Fambrough' With Kenny Garrett With Jimmy Greene With David Gilmore With Conrad Herwig With Stanley Jordan With David Kikoski With Joe Locke With Branford Marsalis With Ellis Marsalis Jr.' With Wynton Marsalis With Mingus Big Band With Greg Osby With Makoto Ozone With Danilo Perez With Courtney Pine With Robert Stewart With Sadao Watanabe With Warren Wolf With others

Awards and honors

Grammy Awards

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