The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Jazz & Blues - Hardcover

Jeff `Tain' Watts is one of the most in-demand jazz drummers in the world, with several Grammy Awards under his belt. He has played with the Wynton Marsalis Quartet, the Branford Marsalis Quartet, Kenny Garrett's band, George Benson, Harry Connick Jr., Michael Brecker and many more. He has worked in TV and film, as a musician on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and playing Rhythm Jones in Spike Lee's Mo' Better Blues. Jeff has an extensive discography as sideman and as a leader. Julia Rolf studied at University College, London and Universita degli Studi, Pisa, and works in London as a music editor and writer. Her appreciation of artists such as Elmore James and Robert Johnson led to an enthusiasm for jazz and blues. Her projects include: Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited and Blues and Jazz in The Complete Story series. Contributing authors: Cliff Douse, Ted Drozdowski, James Hale, Todd Jenkins, Howard Mandel, Kenny Mathieson, John McDonough, Bill Milkowski, Jim O'Neal, Bob Porter, William Schafer, David Whiteis.