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Matt Wilson

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I was born in the prairie town of Knoxville, Illinois September 27th 1964. I was lucky to have cool parents who encouraged me in my creative pursuits where it was music, theater, writing or weird art. I became interested in playing the drums in the third grade after seeing Buddy Rich on the Lucy Show. He was judging a local drum contest featuring Ricky Jr. a fine drummer. Inspired, I pooled together some capital and purchased some Ludwig 9a sticks at the local Byerly Music store. With sticks in hand I began exploring a wide range of suitable cookware and five gallon buckets as sound sources. Soon my parents made in investment in a used of brand snare drum drum and cymbal. My middle brother played the saxophone and we immersed in the local PTA and 4H concert circuit at a very young age. It was quite a duo, Mark with his Beuscher tenor and me with my minimalist set up of orange sparkle snare drum and 10” sheet metal cymbal. We had a book that explored all of the hits of the 60’s and 70’s. (We were serious Herb Alpert afficiandos). We even had some cool schtick: I guess times have not really changed.

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Delight

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Outstretch; Monk’s Dream; Someone Took the Words Away; Tokudo; Easy E; You Taught My Heart to Sing; Elmer’s Holiday; Alone Together; Forgive Me.

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The Dreamworld of Paul Motian

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Dreamworld; Mumbo Jumbo; Yallah; Riff Raff; Tacho (quatet); Prairie Avenue Cowboy; It Should've Happened a Long Time Ago; Umh Hum: Tacho (solo); Byablue; Arabesque.

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When The Cup Is Lifted

Label: Outside in Music
Released: 2025
Track listing: The Unfilled Cup; Missing You, Carrying On; Theme For A Gleam; Fire Horizon; An Irony Untold/When The Cup Is Lifted; Stepchild; The Blood Price

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Article: Album Review

Anat Fort: The Dreamworld of Paul Motian

Read "The Dreamworld of Paul Motian" reviewed by Kyle Simpler


Other performers inspire every musician to some extent, but for Anat Fort, the influence of drummer Paul Motian altered her approach to performing and thinking about music. Although Motian passed away in 2011, his presence remains a motivating force in Fort's work. With The Dreamworld of Paul Motian, she pays homage not just to the man ...

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Article: Album Review

Myra Melford: Splash

Read "Splash" reviewed by John Sharpe


Pianist Myra Melford returns to the classic piano trio format for the first time since The Guest House (Enja, 2011), her acclaimed outing with Trio M with Mark Dresser and Matt Wilson. This time, the lineup is no less formidable: bassist Michael Formanek and drummer/vibraphonist Ches Smith--both commanding improvisers and bandleaders--join her for a set that ...

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Forgive Me

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Label: Origin Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 04:33

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Article: Album Review

Dawn Clement: Delight

Read "Delight" reviewed by Paul Rauch


Pianist / vocalist / composer Dawn Clement has appeared on plenty of recordings, both as a sideperson and leader, but she has perhaps never quite accomplished what she has here with Delight, on the Origin Records label. There are balances achieved with this record that fans of the long-time Seattle, now Denver-based Clement can ...

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Article: Live Review

Blues From the Top Festival 2025

Read "Blues From the Top Festival 2025" reviewed by Geoff Anderson


Blues From the Top Festival Winter Park, COJune 27-29, 2025 The Town of Winter Park and Grand County have been hosting this summer blues festival for 23 years now. During that time, the festival has grown from a small start-up operation in a field to a three-day festival with national ...

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Article: Catching Up With

Chad Eby: A Closer Look at His Life, Work, and Tribute to a Legend

Read "Chad Eby: A Closer Look at His Life, Work, and Tribute to a Legend" reviewed by La-Faithia White


Saxophonist Chad Eby has been a vital presence in the North Carolina jazz scene. Since 2006, he has served as Associate Professor in the Miles Davis Jazz Studies program at the university of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he plays a key role in shaping the next generation of jazz musicians. In addition to his work ...


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