Andy Watson

Andy Watson is a drummer who has been a fixture on the New York jazz scene for decades, known for swinging, supportive playing in the mainstream and bebop tradition. He has performed and recorded with an array of established artists, including Toshiko Akiyoshi, Benny Golson, Jim Hall, Tom Harrell, Joe Lovano, Marian McPartland, and James Moody, and he played in Jim Hall's trio on the recording Dialogues. On the New York club scene he appears regularly at Smalls with groups such as the Chris Byars Octet and the Marvin Stamm and Mike Holober Quartet, alongside players including bassist Ari Roland. His drumming favors clarity, taste, and a deep grounding in the swinging jazz idiom.