Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts
Friday, April 26, 2013 / 7:30 p.m.
Lawlor Events Center
One of today's most celebrated jazz artists, Grammy nominee Matt Wilson is universally recognized for his musical and melodic drumming style as well as being a gifted composer, bandleader, producer and teaching artist. Wilson’s dedication to jazz has also helped establish him as a beloved world ambassador for the music, on and off the bandstand.
His interest in stretching the "classic" jazz quartet instrumentation led percussionist Wilson to assemble a stellar quartet to comprise Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts, including trumpeter Terrell Stafford, pianist Gary Versace and bassist Martin Wind.
In addition to Arts and Crafts, Wilson leads the Matt Wilson Quartet, Christmas Tree-O and the Carl Sandburg Project. He is also an integral part of bands led by Joe Lovano, John Scofield, Charlie Haden, Lee Konitz, Bob Stewart, Denny Zeitlin, Ron Miles, Marty Ehrlich, Ted Nash, Jane Ira Bloom and Dena DeRose, among others. Wilson has appeared on 250 CDs as a sideman and has released nine as a leader for Palmetto Records, as well as co-leading five additional releases.
He was featured on the covers of both DownBeat and JazzTimes magazines in November 2009 and for five consecutive years was voted #1 Rising Star Drummer in the DownBeat Critic’s Poll. The readers of JazzTimes recently chose Wilson one of the top four drummers in the 2010 Readers Poll. In 2003, he was voted Drummer of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association.
He recently performed at the White House as part of an all-star jazz group for a State Dinner concert hosted by President Obama. Other performers included Herbie Hancock, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dianne Reeves, Chris Botti, Randy Brecker, Antonio Hart and James Genus.
"Calling Wilson a drummer is like calling Mario Andretti a car driver." ~ JazzReview
For more about Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts, visit http://www.mattwilsonjazz.com.
The Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts concert is included in the Jazz Fan, Full Festival and Friday passes. Visit the ticket page for more information.
The 2013 Reno Jazz Festival is a program of the University of Nevada, Reno and is administered by Extended Studies.
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