Bobby Watson Quartet @ Kuumbwa Jazz
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time
- Thursday, Mar 5, 2026 7pm - 9:30pm
Location
Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320 Cedar St
Details
Bobby Watson sits among the pantheon of present-day jazz greats. Born in Lawrence, Kansas, his career now spans more than four decades. A multi-GRAMMY-nominated saxophonist, composer, bandleader, educator and producer, Watson trained formally at the University of Miami and then, from 1977-1981, earned his “doctorate” as musical director of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. During his four-plus years with the legendary drummer, the saxophonist contributed to fourteen Jazz Messengers recordings – more than anyone else in the group’s thirty-five-year (1955-1990) storied history.
