BIO
Jwatts
B.A.C Trumpet Artist/Tejano Trumpet Artist and owner of Greater Houston Brass Choir, Jennifer Watts
Has a very pleasing harmonious, structured melody trumpet player with harmonized vision. Deliver a big musical tone.
Houston the “Space City” is a large metropolis in Texas, extending to Galveston Bay. Houston is the most diverse city in Texas with Museum District, Theater District, Music, and much more. Houston is very diverse in its music and musicals. Music from Tejano, Mariachi, County, Rock to Opera Music, Jazz, and much more; from playing at the House of Blues, Miller Outdoor, Hobby Center, Houston Grand Opera, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, and much more. Growing up Jennifer absorbed these regional styles and drew inspiration from a wide spectrum of additional genres from Tejano to Mariachi; 80s to oldies; Musical to Jazz. These influences would be distilled into her playing.
Since the age of eight, Ms. Watts has danced on stage with Tejano band “Tony Guerrero de La Sombra”; was influenced by her cousin George Martinez who is the sound engineer from “La Mafia”; La Mafia is a legendary Tejano group that has won several Grammy’s, sat with many “KQQK Tejano” radio DJ’s from the ’80s & ’90s. As Ms. Watts got older she would soon be influenced by her other Cousin Pete Espinoza who was the front-man of the legendary group La Fiebre. He was named Tejano Roots Hall of Fame Inductee and has won a few Grammys. Jennifer has now put all her influences and playing into her Tejano trumpet playing. As Ms. Watts learn and study more about trumpet playing. She soon started playing with a Cumbia band called “Kingz1” this band was started by original members of the legendary band called “Kumbia Kings.” Plus Jennifer started writing horn charts for a lot of Tejano bands/artists.
Jennifer has performed at the Astros games with the Houston Pride Band, Hobby Center Theater, Fanfair, and much more. Ms. Watts dreams of playing on bigger stages. Ms. Watts was also apart of an nonprofit organization Semper Fi Three where she plays Taps for Marine Corps Funeral Details.
Later in the years, Jennifer had a vision of becoming a music educator. The vision of becoming a music educator would be her destiny, Ms. Watts enrolled in college. Ms. Watts is now is a freelance music teacher giving Trumpet, Piano, French Horn, Trombone, Tuba lessons, and Music Theory at the local music store “ Music&Art’s with over 30 students she teaches. She dreams of one day opening her own studio soon to give music lessons in a studio she can call her own. She also started a music business called “Jwatts & Trompeta,”making Trumpet/Piano and music shirts.
Late on in life, Ms. Watts started a brass band called “Greater Houston Brass Choir,” which got to perform for Vice President Mike Pence of the United States of America and Congressman Ted Poe. The Greater Houston Brass Choir also performed for Nathan Felix a famous composer "6-Pianos in Surround Sounds," by Nathan Felix “Nathan Felix was nominated for an award for a few of his piano pieces."The Greater Houston Brass Choir is a band made of two trumpets, one french horn, one trombone, and one tuba. Jennifer also re-arranges or composes a lot of what her brass quartet performs. You can find some of Ms. Watts work on Sheetmusicplus.com or Musicdirect.com
Ms. Watts is working on publishing a trumpet book called “My Lone Tone Book;” and a practice book log called “The Music Diary.”
Later in life again in 2023, Ms. Watts had a vision about helping emerging female artists in the Tejano Music Industry. With that being said, she link up with her cousin Athena who is a popular promoter and manger in the Latin Music Industry. With the both of them they started an entertainment business called “ Noche Tejana,” were they showcase all female Tejano, Conjunto, Latina Music artists. Noche Tejana has already done a few events, shows at the House of Blues Foundation Room.
Emerging trumpet player, she didn’t wait to be found. In Texas, she learns to network herself. She started playing in different churches and from there joined different bands/Orchestras,“ Houston Pride Band, Houston Civic Symphony, The Billie Ledbetter Jazz Orchestra, Tejano Artist Pete Espinoza, Tejano Artist Magali Delarosa, and Kingz1, Tejano Artist Madison Pulido” just to name a few. While playing in Tejano Artist Magali Delarosa band, Ms. Watts had the opportunity to play for Brandon Figueroa “Brandon Heartbreaker Figueroa,” famous boxer.
Now as Jennifer is networking her way around the Tejano music industry, not only does she play trumpet but she was part of the new Tejano radio station "Tejano Y Mas 101.7fm and 1540am." back in 2018-2019. She also has a few TikTok/Facebook views/fans and plans to keep the trumpet music going.
Influences; her cousin Pete Espinoza was the front-man/lead singer for La Fiebre, and her cousin George Martinez the Sound Manager for La Mafia, Juan Gabriel, Ana Gabriel, Gloria Estefan, Kiku Colins, and Alison Balsom. She got to meet a lot of Tejano artists as a kid, always backstage and watching her cousins singing or doing sounds. She saw how much fun it look and wanted to be just like them.
She started learning piano at the age of eight then from there learned trumpet, guitar, organ, and handbells from church, singing alto from the church choir, french horn, trombone and tuba by helping out at band camps for kids, percussion, and much more.
“I want to show that girls can do music also, that not only guys can play trumpet,” said Jennifer. I have goals, to open my own music studio where I give music lessons of all kinds to anyone who wants to learn rather you are 4 years old to 99 to bring Tejano music back, and much more. I hope I can teach, touch, and tell stories thru my music rather it’s in Spanish or English; rather it’s with words or just musical notes. I hope my music can motivate someone to give 100 percent to believe.
Ms. Watts was featured in an article called " OutSmart Magazine." Here is the article if you would like to read it.
Ms. Watts was also featured in a Houston Magazine called VoyageHouston.com
Jennifer Watts is now a Trumpet Artist for B.A.C Musical Instruments "Best American Craftsmen." You may find out more about these instruments by going to their website http://www.coolisbac.com
Jennifer is now a member of the Houston Professional Musicians Association, BMI, ASCAP, and the Latin Grammys.
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