Matt Wilson News

New listings Justin Townes Earle. 8 p.m. Feb. 25, Turf Club, St. Paul. Tickets $12, on sale at Ticketmaster.

Matt Wilson Quartet Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave., 547-9798, earshot.org . $18 . 8 p.m. Sun., Oct.

Ever since Matt Wilson first saw Buddy Rich on an old I Love Lucy rerun, he's taken to hitting things: Initially, it was pots and pans in the living room, later a snare and cymbal on the "PTA and 4-H concert circuit." An Illinois prairie town native, Wilson made his way to the big city - Wichita, Kan.

The Brubeck Brothers Quartet, with guest Imani Winds, will open the Seasons Performance Hall's fall festival on Oct.

Drummers have a reputation of being a little 'different" than the rest of the players on the bandstand.

In Section: PRESS Play >> Known for his quirky method of playing his chosen instrument--upside down and backwards--Guitar Pete will strut his stuff tonight at Lucille's Grill @ B.B. King Blues Club, 237 W. 42 St.

October 16 Festival Kick-Off Event Garfield High School Jazz Band w/ special guest Miguel Zenon The Triple Door, 7 & 9:30 $22 general, $11 youth BUY ONLINE Celebrating the future of jazz in Seattle and around the world, the multi-award-winning Garfield High School Jazz Band under the direction of Clarence Acox kicks off the 2009 Earshot Jazz ...

The ever-creative, resourceful and downright humorous percussionist Matt Wilson returns to Firehouse 12 , 45 Crown Street in New Haven, this Friday September 25 for 2 sets of 'hot jazz." The Matt Wilson Quartet, consisting of the drummer/composer, bassist Chris Lightcap & reedplayers Jeff Lederer> and AAndrew D'Angelo, are touring the US in support ...

Anzic Records to Release "Project A" from Saxophonist Joel Frahm + Hammond B3 Player/Pianist Bruce Katz "Katz is a killer on the B3" --Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes "Joel Frahm, one of the young band leaders often heard in New York's small jazz clubs, sounds supremely comfortable playing the tenor saxophone." --Ben Ratliff, The New York Times Available ...

A drummer whose creativity, drive, dedication and infectious joy have garnered him high honors from fellow musicians and critics alike, Matt Wilson is also a perspicacious and activist bandleader.

The Spicewood Arts Society began its 10th season with "An Afternoon of Jazz" with Liz Morphis on Aug.

Originally from Abington, Pennsylvania, tenor saxophonist Fred Hess has resided in Denver, Colorado since 1981.

SOURCE: AMT Public Relations JAZZ STANDARD Swings Into Fall With More Superb Jazz In September Best Jazz Club 2008 JAZZ STANDARD, one of the nations premier jazz clubs, presents another month of great jazz in September.

SOURCE: AMT Public Relations JAZZ STANDARD Swings Into Fall With More Superb Jazz In September Best Jazz Club 2008 JAZZ STANDARD, one of the nations premier jazz clubs, presents another month of great jazz in September.

SOURCE: AMT Public Relations JAZZ STANDARD Swings Into Fall With More Superb Jazz In September Best Jazz Club 2008 JAZZ STANDARD, one of the nations premier jazz clubs, presents another month of great jazz in September.

Whatever else is going on in jazz a ' fractured meters, indie-pop fusions a ' it's always good to hear a couple of horns burning through the changes over swing cymbals and a hard-walking bass groove.

For knowledgeable jazz fans looking back to the year 1959, it's difficult not to focus on the remarkable profusion of landmark recordings that continue to influence, inspire and guide musicians today.

I have enormous affection for this 1987 slice of downtown flavored "pop." There's something appealing about a music that works with the materials of commercially viable genres that effectively assaults the ears and mind at every step along the way.

General thoughts of fun stuff, like music, books and the like. Mostly positive but poorly thought out reactions to things I've been reading and listening to.

Coming up for air in the middle of a period of obsessive listening to the 1964 Charles Mingus band with Eric Dolphy, I slipped this disc into the player and was surprised and delighted to discover a jazz release as fiery and feisty as that august unit.