Dan Wilkinson

Dan Wilkins Ensemble: Jnana-Vijnana (Awake)

by James Nadal
December 7, 2015

In the study of Hindu Vedanta philosophy, jnana-vijnana is a Sanskrit term for the pursuit of knowledge combined with intuitive realization arising from perception. If applied to music in a jazz framework, it is free from agitation and flows with a meditative rapture. The Dan Wilkins Ensemble took this spiritual direction on Jnana-Vijnana (Awake), and interpret the essence of the scripture in a tranquil harmonious concept. “Transfigured," is the beginning of the process where leader, composer, and tenor ...