Immanuel Wilkins Quartet at Jazz Coterie at The Howard

Voted #1 Rising Star Saxophonist by DownBeat Magazine.

Jazz Coterie presents the Immanuel Wilkins Quartet at The Howard in Oshkosh. Featuring Immanuel Wilkins on saxophone, Micah Thomas on piano, Rick Rosato on bass, and Kweku Sumbry on drums.

New York based Wilkins plays with gorgeous tone and phrasing. And his quartet both pushes and follows him, galloping into the musical adventure.

“An alto saxophonist with this really exceptionally expressive style, you hear so much emotion in his playing.” — National Public Radio

At just 24, Immanuel uses his music to explore elements of critical thought, spirituality, and the Black experience. He has a compositional direction grounded in history, while shining a light into the unknown. Wilkins and his bandmates reveal their collective truth by peeling themselves back, layer by layer, movement by movement. “The goal of what we’re all trying to get to is nothingness, where the music can flow freely through us,” says Wilkins....

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Voted #1 Rising Star Saxophonist by DownBeat Magazine.

Jazz Coterie presents the Immanuel Wilkins Quartet at The Howard in Oshkosh. Featuring Immanuel Wilkins on saxophone, Micah Thomas on piano, Rick Rosato on bass, and Kweku Sumbry on drums.

New York based Wilkins plays with gorgeous tone and phrasing. And his quartet both pushes and follows him, galloping into the musical adventure.

“An alto saxophonist with this really exceptionally expressive style, you hear so much emotion in his playing.” — National Public Radio

At just 24, Immanuel uses his music to explore elements of critical thought, spirituality, and the Black experience. He has a compositional direction grounded in history, while shining a light into the unknown. Wilkins and his bandmates reveal their collective truth by peeling themselves back, layer by layer, movement by movement. “The goal of what we’re all trying to get to is nothingness, where the music can flow freely through us,” says Wilkins.

Wilkins' is a Blue Note recording artist whose debut album was named the #1 Jazz Album of by The New York Times.

“Blues-based, gospel-infused, intellectually considered music that secures his quartet’s commanding status on the scene.” — The New York Times

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