SEEKING
Band to Join, Vocalist, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Tenor, Vocalist - Soprano, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Other Percussion, Violin, Trumpet, Saxophone, Keyboard, Piano, Background Singer, Harmonica, Flute, Other, Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle, Dobro, Vocalist - Alto, Trombone, Bagpipes, Steel guitar, Upright bass, Cello, Accordion, Ukulele, DJ, Electronic Music.ABOUT
I (Kenny Watters) am a Summit Records artist with six CDs to date released internationally on the label, all of which spent significant time in the top 50 on the US jazz and/or world music charts. I'm also a Jupiter-XO Professional Brass Artist/Clinician, Facet Mutes Artist & SESAC-affiliated jazz composer. I play, record & tour with musicians of ALL styles, from Haitian-Caribbean to modern jazz to jazz standards, to original singer-songwriter oriented music to classical to hip-hip. Many artists I have worked with are household names, such as Cee-Lo, Frank Sinatra, Natalie Cole, Carlos Santana, Wyclef Jean, Marc Anthony, Gregg Allman, Jason Isbell, The Fifth Dimension, B.o.B., TLC, etc...
- Screen name:
- Ken Watters
- Member since:
- Feb 27 2015
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Touring
- Years playing music:
- 40
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 6-7 nights a week
Influences
TRUMPET / INSTRUMENTAL (NON-TRUMPET) INFLUENCES: Wynton Marsalis, Chris Botti, Chris Potter, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Brad Mehldau, Pat Metheny, Till Bronner (German jazz/pop trumpeter), Freddie Hubbard, Donald Byrd, Clifford Brown, Kenny Wheeler, etc...
COMPOSING INFLUENCES: Sting, Wayne Shorter, Weather Report, Jim Croce, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon / Simon & Garfunkel, Chris Botti, Pat Metheny, James Taylor, Rickie Lee Jones, Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Haden, Cannonball Adderley, Marc Anthony, KASSAV`, The Beatles, Horace Silver, Gil Evans, Duke Ellington, many more composers of all styles...
EQUIPMENT
Jupiter Trumpet, Jupiter Flugelhorn, Kanstul Cornet, Back & Yamaha "backup" trumpets, flugelhorn Stand, Trumpet Stand, Sennheiser 421 Mic, Fender "Passport" 250-Watt PA System, 2 Shure SM-58 Mics, Various mic, speaker & instrument cables, cable to ALWAYS be capable (during our breaks, etc) of playing music from my "gig-specific," appropriate playlists, Wireless Sennheiser Trumpet Mic
MUSIC
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Dirt Floors
Dirt Floors Track number: 1 Year: 1998 Album: The Jungle / "Disney Basement Studio Sessions" Genre: Blues
This is TAKE ONE of my song entitled "Dirt Floors," performed by my band at the time, THE JUNGLE, which included guitarist Jim Cavender, bassist/guitarist Dave Anderson, drummer Mark Smith & myself (Ken Watters) - trumpet. We recorded this unreleased (but copyrighted) demo in the studio in the tunnels underneath Walt Disney World. This mix is somewhat rough, but good enough to serve as a "demo mix." The track is trimmed to begin at my trumpet solo.
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One With One
One With One Track number: 2 Year: 2014 Album: Tom Wolfe / "Solerovescent" Genre: Jazz
This is from a CD by guitarist Tom Wolfe. We recorded this in one afternoon about 1.5 years back & it was released internationally on Summit Records in 2014. I am playing flugelhorn on this particular track.
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Where've You Been
Where've You Been Track number: 6 Year: 2013 Album: Watters/Felts Project (self-titled debut CD) Genre: Jazz
This is Track 6 from my HSV-based jazz / world music sextet's self-titled debut CD (released internationally on Summit Records), WATTERS/FELTS PROJECT. This song was written by our vocalist Ingrid Marie Felts.
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Everything Happens to Me (Video)
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