Saxophonist Bobby Watson is among the most historically significant living composers and performers in jazz. He has performed and recorded with artists including Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (in which he was the storied band’s longest tenured musical director from 1977-1981), George Coleman, Charlie Persip, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Max Roach, Joe Williams, Dianne Reeves, Lou Rawls, Betty Carter, Carmen Lundy, and more. In addition to George Coleman, Bobby has had close musical associations with other Memphis luminaries including pianists James Williams and Mulgrew Miller.