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The world premiere...
'THE WATTS PROJECT' - An album pre-release event featuring Jeff "Tain" Watts, Terence Blanchard, Christian McBride, and Prometheus Jenkins.
Jeff "Tain" Watts presents a pre-release concert featuring Terence Blanchard, Christian McBride and Prometheus Jenkins at midnight on January 10th at Le Poisson Rouge
'The Watts Project' will be performing all new music from the CD WATTS a Socio-Political Concept Album- with tenor saxophonist Branford Marsalis, trumpeter Terence Blanchard and bassist Christian McBride. WATTS - the dynamic follow-up to Tain's 2007 release, Folk's Songs on his own Dark Key Music label - is an excellent twenty-first century example of percussion and politics, swing and sarcasm, and improvisation and irony. The title of the CD refers to the leader's last name, and it also corresponds with the CD cover shot of the famous Watts Towers, which is the symbol of the notorious mid-sixties Los Angeles race riots, and the hometown of the mercurial bassist/composer Charles Mingus. Blessed with complexity, power and imagination, Pittsburgh-born, Brooklyn-based drummer/composer/bandleader Jeff "Tain" Watts burst onto the scene in the eighties with Wynton and Branford Marsalis. He has since distinguished himself as the most influential and innovative drummer of his generation, as a valued sideman and recording artist, with four recordings as a leader. WATTS is released worldwide February 3rd 2009.
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The 2009 NYC Winter Jazzfest moves to the Village!... Please note this year's festival is taking place at three venues: (Le) Poisson Rouge, Kenny's Castaways, and Sullivan Hall.
With this $45 premium ticket you are allowed admission to the midnight show of "THE WATTS PROJECT" at Le Poisson Rouge and to ALL Winter Jazzfest showcases throughout the night at all three venues.
Winter Jazzfest Showcasing Artists:
AARON PARKS
ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD (DJ set)
AYELET ROSE GOTTLIEB
BURNT SUGAR THE ARKESTRA CHAMBER
BY ANY MEANS featuring Rashied Ali, Charles Gayle, and William Parker
CLAUDIA ACUNA
DAFNIS PRIETO SEXTET
DON BYRON IVEY-DIVEY TRIO featuring Jason Moran and Billy Hart
JACOB FRED JAZZ ODYSSEY
JASON MORAN'S BANDWAGON
JONATHAN BATISTE TRIO
LAFAYETTE GILCHRIST TRIO
MARCO BENEVENTO TRIO
ROBERT GLASPER TRIO
SARAH MORROW 'ELEKTRIC AIR'
SEXMOB PLAYS 'SEXOTICA'
TAR BABY
TAYLOR HO'S POSITIVE CATASTROPHE
THEO BLECKMAN Berlin - Las Vegas' with Todd Reynolds String Quartet
TOSHI REAGON and BIGLovely
WILL CALHOUN GROUP
Visit WinterJazzFest.com for more details.
6pm - 4am: Winter Jazzfest Showcases
Midnight: Premium Show "THE WATTS PROJECT" at Le Poisson Rouge
18+ or accompanied by legal guardian. This show is General Admission, first come, first serve. Seating is Limited. A purchased ticket does not guarantee you a seat. There is a two item minimum for all seated performances.
APAP members may purchase a ticket to "THE WATTS PROJECT" at a reduced ticket price of $25. Email brice@winterjazzfest.com for details.
General Admission tickets to the midnight Premium Show of 'The Watts Project" are available for $45 which includes access to ALL festival showcases throughout the night. 
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