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Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts in concert featuring Ron Miles (trumpet), Larry Goldings (piano), Martin Wind (bass), and Matt Wilson (drums).
Cornish College of the Arts presents the Seattle Jazz Experience, a two-day youth jazz festival featuring the Cuong Vu Trio (March 14, 2014), Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts (March 15, 2014), and this year's featured composer, National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Bill Holman.
New York-based drummer and Grammy nominee Matt Wilson is one of today's most celebrated jazz artists. He is universally recognized for his musical and melodic drumming style as well as being a gifted composer, bandleader, producer, and teaching artist. Matt's positive energy, sense of humor and ability to explore a broad range of musical settings keeps him in constant demand. In addition, Wilson's dedication to jazz has helped establish him as a beloved world ambassador for the music, on and off the bandstand.
Recently, Matt 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. Matt was named the artist-in-residence at the Litchfield Jazz Festival where he conducted a much-heralded public interview with Dave Brubeck. In 2010, Wilson conducted over 250 outreach programs promoting jazz including an acclaimed Jazz for Young Peoples concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Wilson leads the Matt Wilson Quartet, Arts and Crafts, Christmas Tree-O and the Carl Sandburg Project. Matt is 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. He has performed with many legends of music including Herbie Hancock, Dewey Redman, Andrew Hill, Bobby Hutcherson, Elvis Costello, Cedar Walton, Kenny Barron, John Zorn, Marshall Allen, Wynton Marsalis, Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell and Hank Jones.
Wilson has appeared on 250 recordings as a sideman and has released nine CDs as a leader for Palmetto Records as well as co-leading five additional releases. Matt has been featured on the covers of both DownBeat and JazzTimes magazines, and was for five consecutive years voted the #1 Rising Star Drummer in the DownBeat Critic's Poll. The readers of JazzTimes recently chose him as 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. Matt resides in Baldwin, NY with his wife Felicia, daughter Audrey, and triplet sons Henry, Max, and Ethan.
(This performance is not part of the Passport to the Arts program.)
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LocationThe Playhouse at Seattle Center
201 Mercer St.
Seattle, WA 98109
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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