Steve Wilson - Wilsonian's Grain Quartet at The Side Door Jazz Club

STEVE WILSON, Alto & Soprano Saxophones brings his "Wilsonian's Grain" quartet to The Side Door on Saturday May 3rd - 860-434-0886*

Steve Wilson and Wilsonian's Grain premiered at the Kennedy Center Jazz Club on October 17, 2008, and features Orrin Evans on piano, Ugonna Okegwo on bass and Bill Stewart on drums. You can listen to this performance on NPR's JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater, who called Steve "one of the finest saxophonists in the business."

Here are Steve's thoughts on Wilsonian's Grain: Old Socks with New Shoes... "I've had a vast amount of playing experiences over the past ten years, with some of my jazz heroes, and with many, many friends. These last ten years have been fruitful and so rewarding, and had a profound influence on me. Now, I'm really interested in re-examining some of my earlier compositions that had not yet been fully explored on the bandstand, with this new band of old friends. It's like putting on old socks with new shoes." Steve has assembled a quartet of long-time friends who bring their own experiences, and are always at their creative best! The sets will include music from Steve's Criss Cross recordings as well as tunes from Orrin, Bill and Ugonna. Old socks, new shoes......

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STEVE WILSON, Alto & Soprano Saxophones brings his "Wilsonian's Grain" quartet to The Side Door on Saturday May 3rd - 860-434-0886*

Steve Wilson and Wilsonian's Grain premiered at the Kennedy Center Jazz Club on October 17, 2008, and features Orrin Evans on piano, Ugonna Okegwo on bass and Bill Stewart on drums. You can listen to this performance on NPR's JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater, who called Steve "one of the finest saxophonists in the business."

Here are Steve's thoughts on Wilsonian's Grain: Old Socks with New Shoes... "I've had a vast amount of playing experiences over the past ten years, with some of my jazz heroes, and with many, many friends. These last ten years have been fruitful and so rewarding, and had a profound influence on me. Now, I'm really interested in re-examining some of my earlier compositions that had not yet been fully explored on the bandstand, with this new band of old friends. It's like putting on old socks with new shoes." Steve has assembled a quartet of long-time friends who bring their own experiences, and are always at their creative best! The sets will include music from Steve's Criss Cross recordings as well as tunes from Orrin, Bill and Ugonna. Old socks, new shoes...

Hear Wilsonian's Grain Live at the Village Vanguard (March 24, 2010) http://www.npr.org/event/music/125076907/steve-wilson-live-at-the-village-vanguard
*tickets are non refundable - $10min per person not incl. in cover

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