Jazz Articles about Alex Wilson

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Omar Rios Melendez And Alex Wilson: The Art of Deep Connection

Read "The Art of Deep Connection" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan
February 18, 2026

The Art of Deep Connection is an aptly-titled duo album from Omar Rios Melendez and Alex Wilson. Their seamless blend of jazz, flamenco and Latino music sparkles with close affinity and combined virtuosity. Additionally, the album's concept emphasizes the importance of genuine, physical human connection in an age increasingly dominated by virtual interactions. The opening track, “La Mora Limpia," often considered one of Latin America's anthems, features Ríos Meléndez's guitar and Wilson's piano played with such rhythmic intensity ...

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Samuel Blaser: Routes

by Chris May
June 22, 2023

The Jamaican trombonist Don Drummond (1934-1969), the inspiration for Routes, was in certain respects a mid-twentieth Jamaican parallel of the New Orleans cornetist Buddy Bolden (1877-1931). Bolden pioneered jazz in the US, Drummond in Jamaica. Both achieved mythic proportions during their lifetimes and both their legends endure. Both, tragically, spent their final years in what were then called insane asylums. One difference between the two musicians is that, while no recording of Bolden has survived, if indeed ...

Album Review

Alex Wilson Trio: Alex Wilson Trio

Read "Alex Wilson Trio" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
April 29, 2013

Combining live and studio recordings, original and classic tunes, up-tempo grooves and reflective ballads, the Alex Wilson Trio is a punchy, energetic, album. This is the ninth album from Wilson, but it's his first with a piano trio lineup. Wilson has released all of these albums on his own label, fitting in other projects such as his role as musical director for Rodrigo y Gabriela and his work with guitarist Ernest Ranglin between releases.A quick scan of Wilson's ...