Matt Wilson

New York-based drummer Matt Wilson can be an in-demand performer, composer, and bandleader known for his adventurous and wry post-bop jazz. Created in Knoxville, Illinois in 1964, Wilson began playing drums in quality school. After senior high school, he researched at Wichita Condition College or university and spent amount of time in the Midwest, both like a freelancer so when a instructor. In 1987 he shifted to Boston, where he was quickly using the Either/Orchestra as well as the Charlie Kohlhase Quintet. In 1992 Wilson relocated to NY, where he used Redman, Cecil McBee, Lee Konitz, Fred Hersch, Tim Hagans, Ingrid Jensen, among others, appearing on the couple dozen information like a sideman. Headlining times through the ’90s consist of 1998’s Heading Once, Going Double and 1999’s Smile. In 2001, he released Arts & Crafts, his 1st recording showcasing his Arts & Crafts ensemble with trumpeter Terell Stafford and pianist Larry Goldings. After liberating another quartet recording with 2003’s Moisture, Wilson came back to his Arts & Crafts ensemble with 2004’s AWAKEN! (To What’s Taking place). He trapped with exactly the same group for The Scenic Path, released in 2007, exactly the same yr that Big Picture was released for the Cryptogramophone label by Trio M, a freewheeling collaborative group offering Wilson alongside pianist Myra Melford and bassist Tag Dresser. In ’09 2009, Wilson came back to his personal quartet lineup for That’s Gonna Keep a Mark, accompanied by the holiday-themed Matt Wilson’s Xmas Tree-O this year 2010. A calendar year later, he made an appearance over the Trio M record Guest House. Then came back to his Arts & Crafts ensemble using the record An Attitude for Appreciation. In 2014, Wilson remained active pairing with pianist John Medeski for Gathering Contact and backing vocalist/pianist Dena DeRose on We Won’t Ignore You: An Homage to Shirley Horn. He also became a member of pianist Denny Zeitlin for Stairway towards the Superstars. Tragically, in 2014 Wilson dropped his wife, the violinist and instructor Felicia Wilson, who passed away following a four-year struggle with leukemia. 2 yrs afterwards, Wilson celebrated her lifestyle with the record Beginning of the Memory, offering his Big Content Family members group with trumpeter Stafford, cornetist Kirk Knuffke, saxophonist Joel Frahm, pianist Gary Versace, among others. Also in 2016, he made an appearance on Period/Lifestyle (Music for the Whales as well as other Beings) using the Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra.