Ernie Watts. A Melodic Approach to Improvisation.

JEN Conference 2012
Louisville, KY

[timtully]

"All freedom comes from discipline." Beautiful.

[dactal]

Finally someone who says they don't tongue all the notes when playing fast. Great stuff

[DV-mqfv]

Berklee professor Phil Wilson recommend Ernie when he was a student at Berklee to Buddy Rich. The rest is history.

[pfalcon]

I had the honor of sitting next to him and his wife on a transatlantic flight in 2015...It changed my life. They were the nicest and most gracious people. I had a chance to pick Mr. Watts' brain and never once was he anything but a wealth of knowledge willing to share and such a classy human. I'm glad I found this, and thanks for posting...

[SlikkTim]

"Everybody's healthy, running, quit smoking, quit eating meat... but nobody watches the garbage they let into their mind: what you think is what you are ! DONT LISTEN TO CRAP ! ". Done watchin' this with my man Vince Thekal, hella deep ! Ernie Watts dropping so much wisdom.

[bryantjackson]

the way he plays rhythm changes he has so much freedom.

[march]

Wow. It honors me to be able to say that I was in this very clinic. Ernie Watts is one of the greatest.

[ItalianDaves]

"You surround yourself with greatness, by creating an environment for yourself that is great. What you believe is what you create".

[teddypantelas]

this man is truly inspiring with a tone that  doesn't quit. thanks for posting.

[jacquelamontharenberg]

Great player and teacher. Learning all the time....thank you...

[horstlippitsch]

Ernie Watts "The living legend"!!!

[Cubsfan]

i was wondering this was in my recommendations. not that i haven't seen Ernie before, but I've also been looking at various covers of Footprints. so, of course, as soon as the guitar started playing, i was like "oh, that's why". lol

my jazz band at school might be having Ernie as our guest artist this fall 2025 to play with. hoping we get him!

[Merf]

Ernie is one smooth cat, love his sound, I don't know how he does it

[SaxyRedd]

Fantastic! I really like the way Ernie puts things. Thanks for posting.

[iskrim]

Great man! Great musician! Great saxophonist !!! Thanks E.W.

[arpysax]

one of my favorite saxophone player
!!

[TheFunkyKingston]

I wish i hadn't studied business crap and economics in college...damn that hurts me still.Great masterclass.

[JiveDadson]

I'm with the Pompano Beach mouthpiece guy. A tip opening of 150 mils is batshit insane.

[trobson]

Heres a case of alot of notes not just being hip or cool, their inside and great. Thanks EW.

[ogatoulas]

It was an interesting speech but I missed the part of the melodic approach to improvisation.