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| Prestigious Announcements For Steve Wilson A series of prestigious announcements are confirmed for jazz saxophonist Steve Wilson: Yamaha has signed him to join their elite family of artists - "Having Steve Wilson on our team is a dream come true for Yamaha. His artistic mastery as a performer and educator, are second to none. It is truly our honor to call Steve Wilson a Yamaha Performing Artist." - John Wittmann, Director, Artist Relations, Yamaha Artist Services Indianapolis In addition, Wilson is proud to accept an Associate Professorship at The City College of New York (CCNY) in Harlem, NY. The position includes teaching ensembles, classes, and guiding the jazz department as they further develop the jazz curriculum. Wilson begins the full-time, tenure-track position, in September 2013. He joins an illustrious faculty including Adam Cruz, Mike Holober, Scott Reeves and Ray Gallon. Wilson will perform at Jazz @ Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club Coca Cola in NYC, October 18-20, joined by Renee Rosnes and Peter Washington. This collaborative trio is one of Wilson's favorite configurations: "In this not-so-common drummerless format we're able to appreciate each others' voices even more. Renee's elegant touch and lyricism on the piano is really exquisite, and Peter's warm sound, deep steady groove, and melodic lines have made him one of the most recorded bassists in the last 25 years. We play for the pure joy of making music together without any agendas." More details, here: http://jalc.org/dizzys In other recent news, the August launch of Wilsonian's Grain at the Village Vanguard in NYC was a rousing success for Wilson. The band, which Wilson has announced as his 'working quartet, ' has already been re-engaged at the club May 20-25, 2014. Now Wilson will move ahead with more performances for the group (featuring Orrin Evans, Ugonna Okegwo and Bill Stewart, ) as well as making a recording. Details will be announced soon. On August 13th, Steve was Music Director for a Celebration of Mulgrew Miller at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola at the invitation of Jazz at Lincoln Center. The evening featured Miller's band Wingspan, of which Wilson was a long-time member, with Steve Nelson, Duane Eubanks, Richie Goods and Rodney Green. A number of pianists also paid tribute: Johnnie O'Neal, Kenny Barron, Cyrus Chestnut, Matthew Fries, Sullivan Fortner, Chris Pattishall, Anthony Wonsey and Bill Charlap. Among the other 24 musicians who appeared during the evening, Russell Malone, Joe Lovano, Wallace Roney, and Javon Jackson. The music featured favorite tunes written by Miller, and tunes he loved to play. Miller's family and many, many friends were in attendance. As always, Wilson's busy schedule of touring, collaboration and guest appearances continues, and a full itinerary follows below. UPCOMING STEVE WILSON ACTIVITY/APPEARANCES: Aug 27-29: Artist in Residence, Summer Camp, Schroon Lake, NY Aug 31: with Christian McBride & Inside Straight, Curacao Sep 4-6: with Christian McBride & Inside Straight, University of MD, College Park Sep 7-9: with Christian McBride Big Band, Recording Sep 13 & 14: with Frank Kimbrough, Kitano, NYC Sep 20: Steve Wilson/Lewis Nash Duo Featuring Nat Reeves, St. Michael's College, Burlington, VT Sep 21: Steve Wilson/Lewis Nash Duo Featuring Nat Reeves, Vermont Jazz Center, Brattleboro, VT Sep 22 & 23: with Maria Schneider Orch, Columbia, MD Oct 5: Steve Wilson/Bruce barth Quartet, St. Albans Church, St. Albans, Queens Oct 18-20: Wilson/Rosnes/Washington Trio (with Renee Rosnes and Peter Washington), Dizzy's Coca Cola Club, NYC Nov 5-11: with Renee Rosnes Quartet, India Nov 5-11: Special Guest with Kevin Mahogany, India Nov 26-Dec 1: with Maria Schneider, Jazz Standard Dec 14: Steve Wilson Quartet, Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT Dec 15-21: with Maria Schneider, Japan Dec 27-Jan 2: Steve Wilson/Lewis Nash Duo, Umbria Jazz Festival Dec 27-Jan 2: with Christian McBride and Inside Straight, Umbria Jazz Festival Jan 7-12: with Christian McBride and Inside Straight, Village Vanguard NYC Jan 15: with Darrell Grant, Jazz Standard NYC Jan 16: Special Guest with Friends Meeting House Orchestra, NYC Feb 12-14: Clinician, Oakland U, Rochester, MI Feb 15: with Bill Charlap and Friends, NJPAC, Newark, NJ Feb 21: with Ryan Truesdell's Gil Evans Project, Elmhurst, IL Mar 14 & 15: with Maria Schneider Orchestra, Allen Room, Lincoln Center, NYC Apr 7: Clinician, NJ City University, Jersey City, NJ Apr 26: with Maria Schneider Orchestra, Berklee College, Boston, MA May 8-10: with Maria Schneider Orchestra, Birdland, NYC May 13-18: with Ryan Truesdell's Gil Evans Project, Jazz Standard, NYC May 20-25: Wilsonian's Grain at Village Vanguard, NYC write your comments about the article :: © 2013 Jazz News :: home page |