DESCRIPTION:
Ken Watters is 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. He is a Jupiter-XO Professional Brass Artist/Clinician, Facet Mutes Artist & SESAC-affiliated jazz composer.

Ken has performed, recorded and/or toured with Frank Sinatra, Cee-Lo, Natalie Cole, Jason Isbell, Carlos Santana, Wyclef Jean, Mingus Big Band, Marc Anthony, Toshiko Akiyoshi Big Band, The Fifth Dimension, Dave Valentin, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Scott Colley, Petula Clarke, Richie Beirach, Eartha Kitt, Gregg Allman, Dave Liebman, Harry Connick Jr, Phyllis Diller, Mary Gauthier, Ron McClure, Delfeayo Marsalis, Donny McCaslin, Steel Pulse, Ravi Coltrane, Steve Coleman, TLC, Kelis, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Bonnie Bramlett, Chris Potter, Fred Wesley, Richie Cole, Bobby “Blue” Bland, The Haifa (Israel) Symphony Big Band, Darren Barrett, Joel Frahm, Dave Holland, Peter Shickele (AKA “PDQ Bach“), Jack Daniels Silver Cornet Band, The Williamsburg Consort, Dan Gottlieb, Marcus Belgrave, The Platters, Tabou Combo, Kenny Werner, John Abercrombie, Little Milton, Clarence Carter, Spoonful James, Tommy Talton (Allman Brothers Band) to name a few…

In addition to being a freelance performer & clinician, Ken co-leads (with vocalist Ingrid Marie Felts) a jazz & world music sextet called Watters/Felts Project, based in the Southeast US. The band's critically acclaimed debut CD was released internationally on Summit Records in March, 2014 (Watters/Felts Project / Summit Records).

http://kenwatters.org/

filmed by Lorri Markum