Matthew Edward Wilson (born September 27, 1964) is an American jazz drummer.

Early life and education

Wilson was born in

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. He studied percussion at

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Career

Wilson moved to New York City in 1992, and has worked with

Lee Konitz Leon Konitz (October 13, 1927 – April 15, 2020) was an American composer and alto saxophonist. He performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Konitz's association with the cool jazz ...

Cecil McBee Cecil McBee (born May 19, 1935) is an American jazz bassist. He has recorded as a leader only a handful of times since the 1970s, but has contributed as a sideman to a number of jazz albums. Biography Early life and career McBee was born in Tu ...

, and

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. When asked who influenced him as a performer and educator, Matt responds: "There’s not one person I could point to because there’s a lot of them."

Discography

As leader

* ''As Wave Follows Wave'' (Palmetto, 1996) * ''Going Once, Going Twice'' (Palmetto, 1998) * ''Smile'' (Palmetto, 1999) * ''Arts and Crafts'' (Palmetto, 2001) * ''Humidity'' (Palmetto, 2003) * ''Wake Up!'' (Palmetto, 2005) * ''The Scenic Route'' (Palmetto, 2006) * ''That's Gonna Leave a Mark'' (Palmetto, 2009) * ''An Attitude for Gratitude'' (Palmetto, 2011) * ''Gathering Call'' (Palmetto, 2013) * ''Honey and Salt'' (Palmetto, 2017). Matt Wilson recorded this album with Ron Miles. * ''Hug!'' (Palmetto, 2020)

As sideman

With

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* ''I Can See Clearly Now'' (Sharp Nine, 2000) * ''We Won't Forget You'' (HighNote, 2014) * ''United'' (HighNote, 2016) With Either/Orchestra * ''The Calculus of Pleasure'' (Accurate, 1992) * ''The Brunt'' (Accurate, 1994) * ''Across the Omniverse'' (Accurate, 1996) With

Fred Hess Fred Hess (September 3, 1944, Abington, Pennsylvania – October 27, 2018) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Hess was raised in New Jersey and studied at Trenton State College. His early experiences include studies with saxophonist Phil W ...

* ''The Long and Short of It'' (Tapestry, 2004) * ''Crossed Paths'' (Tapestry, 2005) * ''How 'Bout Now'' (Tapestry, 2006) * ''In the Grotto'' (Alison, 2007) * ''Single Moment'' (Alison, 2008) * ''Hold On'' (Dazzle 2009) With

Bill Mays William Allen Mays (born February 5, 1944), known professionally as Bill Mays, is an American jazz pianist from Sacramento, California. Biography Mays came from a musical family and at the age of 15 became interested in jazz at an Earl Hines ...

* ''Out in PA'' (No Blooze Music, 1999) * ''Summer Sketches'' (Palmetto, 2001) * ''Going Home'' (Palmetto, 2003) * ''Live at Jazz Standard'' (Palmetto, 2005) * ''Live at COTA'' (No Blooze Music, 2019) With Ted Nash * ''

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'' (Arabesque, 2001) * ''La Espada De La Noche'' (Palmetto, 2005) * ''In the Loop'' (Palmetto, 2006) * ''The Mancini Project'' (Palmetto, 2008) * ''Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola'' (Plastic Sax, 2018) With

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* ''Remembering Thomas'' (Knitting Factory, 1999) * ''Totem Blues'' (Knitting Factory, 2000) * ''

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'' (Playscape, 2002) * ''

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'' (Playscape, 2004) * '' Trio Arc'' (Playscape, 2008) With

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* ''Slick Rock'' (Maxjazz, 2004) * ''In Concert'' (Sunnyside, 2009) * ''Stairway to the Stars'' (Sunnyside, 2014) * ''Wishing On the Moon'' (Sunnyside, 2018) * ''Live at Mezzrow'' (Sunnyside, 2020) With others *

Karrin Allyson Karrin Allyson (pronounced ''KAR-in''; born Karrin Allyson Schoonover on July 27, 1963) is an American jazz vocalist. She has been nominated for five Grammy Awards and has received positive reviews from several prominent sources, including the ' ...

, ''Round Midnight'' (Concord Jazz, 2011) *

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, ''Portrait in Black and White'' (Reservoir, 2003) *

Jay Anderson Jay Anderson (born October 24, 1955) is an American jazz double-bassist and studio musician. Career Anderson received a bachelor's degree from California State University, Long Beach in 1978, then worked with Woody Herman (1978-1979), Carmen McRa ...

, ''Deepscape'' (SteepleChase, 2019) *

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, ''Snodland'' (Nato, 2011) *

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, ''Dogmental'' (GM, 2000) *

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, ''

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'' (Outline, 2008) * Jane Ira Bloom, ''

Sixteen Sunsets ''Sixteen Sunsets'' is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom. The album was released on December 15, 2013 by Outline Records label. This is her 15th album as a band leader. ''Sixteen Sunsets'' received a Grammy nomination for ...

'' (Outline, 2013) * Michael Blake, ''Drift'' (Intuition, 2000) *

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, ''Charlie & Paul'' (Newvelle, 2018) *

Thomas Chapin Thomas Chapin (March 9, 1957 – February 13, 1998) was an American composer and saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist. Though primarily an alto saxophonist, he also played sopranino, as well as soprano, tenor, baritone saxes and flute. Many o ...

, ''Never Let Me Go'' (Playscape, 2012) *

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, ''A Crescent Christmas Vol 1'' (Rlegacy, 2012) *

Allan Chase Allan Stuart Chase (born 1956 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American jazz saxophonist. Biography Chase studied at Berklee College of Music with Jaki Byard, at the Creative Music Studio with Anthony Braxton, Roscoe Mitchell, Karl Berger and George L ...

, ''Dark Clouds with Silver Linings'' (Accurate, 1995) *

Alexis Cole Alexis Cole is an American jazz singer. Career Cole was born in Queens, New York. Her father and grandmother were both jazz singers and pianists. She grew up in South Florida, where she studied Musical Theater at the New World School of the Arts ...

, ''Someday My Prince Will Come'' (Venus, 2009) *

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, ''Music from the Films of Francois Truffaut'' (Nonesuch, 1997) *

Dominique Eade Dominique Frances Eade (June 16, 1958) is an American jazz singer and composer. She has taught at the New England Conservatory. Career She attended Vassar College and the Berklee College of Music before finishing her degree at New England Con ...

, ''When the Wind Was Cool'' (RCA Victor, 1997) *

Marty Ehrlich Marty Ehrlich (born May 31, 1955) is a multi-instrumentalist (saxophones, clarinets, flutes) and is considered one of the leading figures in avant-garde jazz. Biography Though born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the portion of Ehrlich's youth spent in ...

, ''A Trumpet in the Morning'' (New World, 2013) * Oran Etkin, ''What's New? Reimaging Benny Goodman'' (Motema, 2015) *

Jacob Fischer Jacob Fischer (born 1967) is a self-taught Danish jazz guitarist. Since 1992 he has been a member of the Svend Asmussen Quartet and founded his own Jacob Fischer Trio, where he plays alongside Hugo Rasmussen on bass and Janus Templeton on drums. ...

, ''In New York City'' (Arbors, 2015) *

Joel Frahm Joel Frahm (born 1970) is an American jazz saxophonist. Early life Frahm was born in Racine, Wisconsin, in 1970.

, ''Sorry, no decaf'' (Palmetto, 1999) *

Don Friedman Donald Ernest Friedman (May 4, 1935 – June 30, 2016) was an American jazz pianist. He began playing in Los Angeles and moved to New York in 1958. In the 1960s, he played with both modern stylists and more traditional musicians. Early life Fr ...

, '' Almost Everything'' (SteepleChase, 1995) *

Larry Goldings Lawrence Sam “Larry” Goldings (born August 28, 1968) is an American jazz keyboardist and composer. His music has explored elements of funk, blues, and fusion. Goldings has a comedic alter ego known as Hans Groiner. Life and career Gold ...

, ''Quartet'' (Palmetto, 2006) *

Brad Goode Bradley Mitchell Goode (born October 10, 1963, in Chicago) is an American jazz trumpeter, bassist, drummer, composer and music educator. Career Goode worked as a sideman with Eddie Harris, Ira Sullivan, Barrett Deems, Ernie Krivda, Jack DeJo ...

, ''By Myself'' (SteepleChase, 2001) *

Charlie Haden Charles Edward Haden (August 6, 1937 – July 11, 2014) was an American jazz double bass player, bandleader, composer and educator whose career spanned more than 50 years. In the late 1950s, he was an original member of the ground-breaking ...

, ''

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'' (Verve, 2005) * Charlie Haden, '' Time/Life'' (Impulse!, 2016) *

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, ''Meeting of the Spirits'' (Oxingale, 2010) *

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, ''Sifter'' (

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, 2013) * Ron Horton, ''Subtextures'' (Fresh Sound, 2003) *

Hank Jones Henry Jones Jr. (July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts honored ...

, ''Alone Together'' (Edition Longplay, 2012) *

Vic Juris Victor Edward Jurusz Jr. (September 26, 1953 – December 31, 2019), known professionally as Vic Juris, was an American jazz guitarist. Music career Juris was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, but he moved with his family to Parsippany early i ...

, ''Pastels'' (SteepleChase, 1996) *

Frank Kimbrough Frank Kimbrough (November 2, 1956 – December 30, 2020) was an American post-bop jazz pianist. He was born and raised in Roxboro, North Carolina. He did some work at Chapel Hill before moving to Washington, D. C. in 1980 and then New York City ...

, ''Lullabluebye'' (Palmetto, 2004) * Frank Kimbrough, ''Live at Kitano'' (Palmetto, 2012) *

, ''Strings for Holiday'' (Enja, 1996) * Lee Konitz, ''Gong with Wind Suite'' (SteepleChase, 2002) *

Andy LaVerne Andy LaVerne (born December 4, 1947) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator. Education and musical career Born in New York City, LaVerne studied at Juilliard School of Music, Berklee College, and the New England Conservat ...

, ''Pianissimo'' (SteepleChase, 2002) *

David Liebman David Liebman (born September 4, 1946) is an American saxophonist, flautist and jazz educator. He is known for his innovative lines and use of atonality. He was a frequent collaborator with pianist Richie Beirach. In June 2010, he received a N ...

, ''Liebman Plays Puccini'' (Arkadia Jazz 2001) * Steven Lugerner, ''For We Have Heard'' (NoBusiness, 2013) *

Rita Marcotulli Rita Marcotulli (born 10 March 1959) is an Italian jazz pianist and composer. Career Born in Rome, Marcotulli is the daughter of a sound engineer who collaborated with Nino Rota and Ennio Morricone, among others. She started playing piano a ...

, ''The Very Thought of You'' (GoFour, 2019) *

, ''Unspoken'' (Palmetto, 1996) *

John McNeil John McNeil (February 14, 1813 – June 8, 1891) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was most noted for his role in the Palmyra Massacre and other acts of alleged brutality, as well as his participation in the Batt ...

, ''East Coast Cool'' (OmniTone, 2006) *

Myra Melford Myra Melford (born January 5, 1957) is an American avant-garde jazz pianist and composer. A 2013 Guggenheim Fellow, Melford was described by the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' as an "explosive player, a virtuoso who shocks and soothes, and who can m ...

, ''The Whole Tree Gone'' (Firehouse 12, 2010) *

Josh Nelson Josh Nelson is an American jazz pianist and composer. Nelson produced his independent debut album ''First Stories'' at age 19. His second album, ''Anticipation (Josh Nelson album), Anticipation'', was released in 2004 with all his compositions. ...

, ''Let It Go'' (Omagatoki, 2007) *

Sam Newsome Sam Newsome (born April 28, 1965) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator. His music combines straight-ahead jazz, world music (drawing influences from North Africa and East Asia) and experimental jazz, which uses extended techni ...

, ''The Tender Side of Sammy Straighthorn'' (SteepleChase, 1998) * The Herbie Nichols Project, ''Strange City'' (Palmetto, 2001) *

Fritz Pauer Fritz Pauer (October 14, 1943 – July 1, 2012) was an Austrian jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader. Career Born in Vienna, Pauer began his professional playing career as a teenager, performing with Hans Koller (1960–62) before leading his ...

, ''New York Meeting'' (Jive Music, 1998) *

Ken Peplowski Ken Peplowski (born May 23, 1959) is an American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, and known primarily for playing swing music. For over a decade, Peplowski recorded for Concord Records. In ...

, ''Maybe September'' (Capri, 2013) * Ken Peplowski, ''Enrapture'' (Capri, 2016) *

Noah Preminger Noah Preminger (born ) is an American jazz saxophonist. Music career Born in 1986, Preminger grew up in Canton, Connecticut. While in high school, he studied with saxophonist Dave Liebman. He released his debut album, ''Dry Bridge Road'', a ...

, ''Before the Rain'' (Palmetto, 2011) * Bruno Raberg, ''Lifelines'' (OrbisMusic, 2008) *

, '' In London'' (Palmetto, 1997) *

Ken Schaphorst Ken Schaphorst (born May 24, 1960 in Abington, Pennsylvania) is a composer, performer, and educator. Career Before moving to Boston in 2001, Schaphorst served as Director of Jazz Studies at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin for ten years. ...

, ''How to Say Goodbye'' (JCA, 2016) * Larry Schneider, ''Jazz'' (SteepleChase, 2001) *

Janis Siegel Janis Siegel (born July 23, 1952) is an American jazz singer, best known as a member of the vocal group The Manhattan Transfer. Musical career In 1965, Siegel made her recording debut with a group called Young Generation on Red Bird Records. A ...

, ''The Tender Trap'' (Monarch, 1999) *

Gary Smulyan Gary Smulyan (born April 4, 1956) is a jazz musician who plays baritone saxophone. He studied at Hofstra University before working with Woody Herman. He leads a trio with bassist Ray Drummond and drummer Kenny Washington (musician), Kenny Washi ...

, ''Bella Napoli'' (Capri, 2013) *

Mark Soskin Mark Samuel Soskin (born 1953) is an American jazz pianist based in New York City. Discography As leader * ''Rhythm Vision,'' Prestige (1980); * ''Overjoyed,'' Jazz City (1991); * ''Views From Here,'' King (1992); * ''Calypso & Jazz Arou ...

, ''17'' (TCB, 2001) * Mark Soskin, ''Everything Old Is New Again'' (SteepleChase, 2020) * Bob Stewart, ''Connections'' (Sunnyside, 2014) *

Curtis Stigers Curtis Stigers (born October 18, 1965) is an American jazz singer. He achieved a number of hits in the early 1990s, most notably the international hit " I Wonder Why" (1991), which reached No. 5 in the UK and No. 9 in the US. Career S ...

, ''You Inspire Me'' (Concord Jazz, 2003) * Curtis Stigers, ''I Think It's Going to Rain Today'' (Concord Jazz, 2005) * Mark Taylor, ''Circle Squared'' (Mark Taylor, 2002) *

Joris Teepe Joris Teepe is a Dutch jazz bassist, composer, arranger, and big-band leader. He plays contemporary jazz, bebop, and free jazz. Biography Teepe studied at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. In 1992 the left-handed bassist moved to New York City, wh ...

Don Braden Don Braden (born November 20, 1963) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist.https://jazzbakery.org/events/saxophoniest-don-braden-quartet-presents-earth-wind-and-wonder saxophonist Don Braden Quartet presents Earth Wind and Wonder Career Braden w ...

, ''Conversations'' (Creative Perspective Music, 2016) *

Jeremy Udden Jeremy Udden (born April 29, 1978) is an American musician, composer, and educator. Proficient in both the Alto and Soprano Saxophone, Udden also composes songs for his groups, ''Plainville'' and ''Torchsongs Trio''. His most notable albums from t ...

, ''Torchsongs'' (Fresh Sound, 2006) *

Dawn Upshaw Dawn Upshaw (born July 17, 1960) is an American soprano. She is the recipient of several Grammy Awards and has released a number of Edison Award-winning discs; she performs both opera and art song, and her repertoire spans Baroque to contempor ...

, ''Dawn Upshaw Sings Rodgers & Hart'' (Nonesuch, 1996) *

Tom Varner Tom Varner (born June 17, 1957 in Morristown, New Jersey, United States) is an American jazz horn (French horn) player and composer. Varner grew up in Millburn, New Jersey, and studied piano in his youth with Capitola Dickerson of Summit, Ne ...

, ''Second Communion'' (OmniTone, 2001)

References

External links

Official site
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