{"id":39374,"date":"2018-08-13T14:04:25","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T13:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=39374"},"modified":"2018-08-13T14:04:25","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T13:04:25","slug":"saxophonist-steve-wilson-confirms-concerts-in-dc-and-nyc-collaborations-with-billy-childs-chick-corea-and-expansion-of-educational-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/08\/saxophonist-steve-wilson-confirms-concerts-in-dc-and-nyc-collaborations-with-billy-childs-chick-corea-and-expansion-of-educational-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Saxophonist Steve Wilson Confirms Concerts in DC and NYC, Collaborations With Billy Childs, Chick Corea, And Expansion Of Educational Efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Acclaimed jazz saxophonist\u00a0Steve Wilson\u00a0looks forward to an active Autumn and Winter, as he confirms headlining concerts at Blues Alley in Washington D.C. and at Jazz Standard in New York City, as well as collaborations with\u00a0Billy Childs and\u00a0Chick Corea, and an expansion of his ongoing educational efforts.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The D.C. and NY concerts will feature Wilson\u2019s\u00a0Analog Band, comprised of\u00a0Ray Angry\u00a0on piano\/keys,\u00a0Ben Williams\u00a0on bass and\u00a0Willie Jones III\u00a0on drums. Confirmed shows are as follows:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">September 5th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Blues Alley\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Washington, D.C.<br \/>\nSeptember 6-9th \u00a0\u00a0 Jazz Standard\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New York City<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These dates are Wilson\u2019s first concerts since the recording of \u2018Sit Back, Relax &amp; Unwind\u2019 (J.M.I. Records) an analog recording, released only on vinyl. \u00a0The album was produced by Wilson and\u00a0Steven Mandel, Music Producer for\u00a0The Tonight Show. Rough Trade called the release\u00a0\u201cMr. Wilson\u2019s definitive artistic statement\u2026\u201d\u00a0and DustyGroove described it as\u00a0\u201cone of the most beautiful records we\u2019ve heard from Steve Wilson\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prior to the September headlining shows, Wilson will perform with Chick Corea at the Detroit Jazz Festival. Then, in October\/early November, he will tour Europe with Billy Childs. Following the Childs tour, Wilson will perform a series of headlining European dates from November 6-19, with his acclaimed\u00a0Wilsonian\u2019s Grain\u00a0Band, featuring\u00a0Uri Caine\u00a0on piano,\u00a0Ugonna Okegwo\u00a0on bass and\u00a0Ulysses Owens Jr\u00a0on drums.\u00a0 More tour details can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stevewilsonmusic.com\/itinerary.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In other news, Wilson recently completed his first tour of China as a bandleader, and the limited run was a huge success. On the Education front, Wilson\u2019s efforts continue to expand: He was recently an Artist in Residence at the Funote Summer Jazz Camp run by faculty members from Shangahi Conservatory. \u00a0He was also Artist in Residence at Michigan State in East Lansing, Michigan, and the visit went so well they asked him back for their Summer Band Festival, which he then attended in June. Wilson continues to serve as the Chair of Jazz Studies at CCNY, and has also just joined the 2019 faculty of Ravinia\u2019s Steans Music Institute in Chicago. He recently recorded an educational video for Open Studio, with release date tba. Other artists who have done these online courses include\u00a0Dianne Reeves, Peter Martin, Geoffrey Keezer, Christian McBride, and more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Steve Wilson was cited\u00a0DownBeat Magazine\u2019s annual Critics\u2019 Poll, in the categories of alto, soprano, and flute.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find out more about Steve Wilson, including updates, sample new tunes, and performance footage on his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stevewilsonmusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>. The site, part of the Jazz Corner family, also includes a streaming audio player, details of Wilson&#8217;s numerous band configurations, and more. You can find Steve on social media on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stevewilsonmusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stevewilsonsax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acclaimed jazz saxophonist Steve Wilson looks forward to an active Autumn and Winter, as he confirms headlining concerts at Blues Alley in Washington D.C. and at Jazz Standard in New York City, as well as collaborations with Billy Childs and Chick Corea, and an expansion of his ongoing educational efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[16028,16026,16023,16024,277,394,16029,7299,16034,1356,16022,3888,16027,1151,16035,16021,103,16032,16033,16031,16025,16030],"class_list":["post-39374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-releases","tag-analog-band","tag-ben-williams","tag-billy-childs","tag-chick-corea","tag-china","tag-concerts","tag-detroit-jazz-festival","tag-european-tour","tag-funote-summer-jazz-camp","tag-jazz","tag-jazz-saxophone","tag-musician","tag-ray-angry","tag-saxophone","tag-shanghai-conservatory","tag-steve-wilson","tag-tour","tag-ugonna-okegwo","tag-ulysses-owens-jr","tag-uri-caine","tag-willie-jones-iii","tag-wilsonians-grain-band"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-af4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10350,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/04\/hypernova-nik-turner\/","url_meta":{"origin":39374,"position":0},"title":"Hypernova &#8211; Nik Turner","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"27\/04\/2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Nik Turner is probably best known as a member of space-rock pioneers, Hawkwind, 10 years of which he spent as frontman.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Releases&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Releases","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/new-releases\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Nik_Turner_2010.jpg?fit=800%2C1067&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Nik_Turner_2010.jpg?fit=800%2C1067&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Nik_Turner_2010.jpg?fit=800%2C1067&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Nik_Turner_2010.jpg?fit=800%2C1067&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14645,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/10\/nik-turner-releases-new-album-space-fusion-odyssey\/","url_meta":{"origin":39374,"position":1},"title":"Nik Turner Releases New Album &#8216;Space Fusion Odyssey&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"19\/10\/2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The legend that is Nik Turner has released a new album, 'Space Fusion Odyssey'. 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