Trevor Watkis (born 1971) is a British jazz pianist, composer and arranger.
Trevor Watkis (born 1971) is a British jazz pianist, composer and arranger.
Watkis was born in London in 1971. [1] His older brother is vocalist Cleveland Watkiss. [2] Trevor's "early influences on piano included Chick Corea, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Wynton Kelly, Mulgrew Miller, Bud Powell and McCoy Tyner". [1] In 1989 he went to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. [1]
Watkis later performed with many musicians from a variety of countries, including Gary Bartz, Eddie Henderson, Courtney Pine and Stanley Turrentine. [1]
In the spring of 2007 Watkis released his debut album on the independent BlueSoundScape Music label entitled, Straight Ahead...Ride For Tone! [3] Recorded in New York, the CD featured mainly compositions by Watkis, with a band of New York musicians: Steve Wilson (alto and soprano saxophones), Darren Barrett (trumpet), Reuben Rogers (bass), and Lewis Nash (drums). [2] Watkis was interviewed about the album on the BBC Radio 3 show Jazz Line-Up. [4]
In a review for the London Evening Standard , Jack Massarik described Watkis as a "British pianist-composer of unusual warmth, touch and taste". [5]
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