Andy Watson
Andy Watson (* 1960 or 1961) is an American modern jazz musician ( drums , also composition ).
Live and act
Watson received drums at the age of four, lessons from the following year and played in a children's band at the age of seven. His role models include drummers such as Mel Lewis , Elvin Jones , Philly Joe Jones , Art Blakey and Tony Williams .
Watson worked in the New York jazz scene from the early 1990s a. a. with Senri Oe and Company, Chris Bacas, Jon Hendricks , Jerry Weldon , John Hart , Toshiko Akiyoshi , Benny Golson , Woody Herman , Joe Lovano , Wynton Marsalis , Marian McPartland , James Moody , Marvin Stamm , Lew Tabackin and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra . As a member of the Jim Hall Trio, he worked on Hall's award-winning album Dialogues (1995) and his encounters a. a. with Bill Frisell , Mike Stern or Tom Harrell .
His play on David Bixler's album Call It a Good Deal was featured by All About Jazz in 2006. Watson toured the United States, Europe, Asia and South America and performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival , JVC Jazz Festival New York , the Jazz Festival Zurich and the Jazz Fest Vienna .
In the field of jazz he was involved in 42 recording sessions between 1991 and 2014, including a. also with Joshua Breakstone ( The Music of Bud Powell ), Sasha Dobson , Larry Goldings , Virginia Mayhew and Scott Reeves . He is currently a member of the Chris Byars Sextet (with Zaid Nasser , John Mosca , Stefano Doglioni , Ari Roland ).
Web links
- Zan Stewart: A lifetime of rhythm: Drummer Andy Watson plays to his own beat. NewJersey.com, November 12, 2009, accessed May 20, 2019 .
- Andy Watson at Allmusic (English)
- Andy Watson at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Andy Watson. Smalls, May 1, 2019, accessed May 6, 2019 .
- ↑ Review (David A. Orthmann, AllAboutJazz)
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed May 20, 2019)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Watson, Andy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1960 or 1961 |