Watson works with the musical theater community in the greater Kansas City area, serving as pianist/musical director for the Metropolitan Ensemble Theater, Black Repertory Theater, Musical Theater Heritage and Spinning Tree Theater companies. Watson is presently a member of the Kansas City based premier vocal jazz trio 'Book of Gaia', in which she also serves as musical director/arranger. area with ensembles such as Tyrone Clark and TrueDig, Eddie Moore and the Outer Circle, and Gerald Dunn and the Jazz Disciples, Ms. In addition to being heard around the greater K.C. Watson continues to perform, arrange and do master classes. Watson also has a book of choral arrangements entitled ‘Spirituals and Gospels’, published by Advance Music in Germany, (now known as Schott Music.)Ĭurrently living in Kansas City, Ms. Her arrangements have been featured on recordings by Terrell Stafford, Victor Lewis, James Williams, The Boys’ Choir of Harlem, and Kevin Mahogany.
Saxophone Quartet, The Blue Note Super Blue Big Band, Tailor-Made Big Band, and Roy Hargrove, vocalists Betty Carter, Deborah Brown, Mark Murphy, and Kevin Mahogany. Watson’s offerings have been recorded by musicians such as Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Bobby Watson and Horizon, The 29th St. Mingus’ work with the West Deutche Radio Jazz Orchestra in Koln, Germany. Watson was one of five vocalists to perform and record Mr. Watson worked with Bobby Watson’s Horizon, James Williams’ Intensive Care Unit, the Bill Saxton Group and Jack Walraths’ “Charles Mingus Project”, where Ms. Watson had the honor of being the choral conductor for the “John Coltrane Africa Brass Project” performance at University of Massachusetts (Amherst), which was co-led by two legendary jazz musicians, Reggie Workman (bass) and Charles Tolliver (trumpet). She has been pianist/accompanist for many choruses, (both church and secular), instrumental and vocal concerts, club dates, recitals, and auditions. She was also founder and director/pianist of the Vocal Jazz Ensemble at HSA. Watson taught at the notable Harlem School of the Arts, serving as the accompanist for the Vocal College Prep Program and teaching vocal musicianship skills.
PAMELA BASKIN-WATSON, established a notable reputation in New York City as a freelance accompanist, in demand for her ability to play many styles.
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