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After the recent discussion about free jazz I thought I'd post a composition of mine for people to try recording. You can think of it as a free improvisation etude. The point of this piece is you have to sight read it, no second takes. Print it on double sided paper but don't look at anything...

I was honored to be interview by fellow soprano saxophonist Sam Newsome. An Interview with Soprano Saxophonist Heath Watts: Life as a Scientist and an Improviser Also, I have a new record on Leo Records with bassist Blue Armstrong called "Bright Yellow With Bass". Here is a sample track from...

Hi everyone! I'd like to share this brand new concert film with you. Just released today, WYR TERRANIGMA is my new trio + guest Areni Agbabian (lead singer with Tigran Hamasyan) and Joanna Wallfisch (recent duo album with Dan Tepfer). The performance is completely improvised, and is based on a...

DOEK FESTIVAL 2015: DOEK MEETS TRI-CENTRIC 2-7 June 2015, Amsterdam at the Bimhuis, OBA, Zaal 100, Pianola Museum, Torpedo Theater, Het Perron and Straattheater Instituut Nederland Sparks will fly when ten top US musicians cross the Atlantic Ocean this June to work with ten of their Dutch...

Hi SOTW friends, I haven't put a post about the NOC Jazz Lab + Experiment in a while, so I wanted to let everyone know (in California) that we'll be meeting for a killin' time this coming Monday. This is the jam session where you can play whatever you want, bring in charts and compositions to...