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Matt Wilson Quintet: “honey And Salt” at Healdsburg Jazz Festival at Paul Mahder Gallery
Courtesy of Gerry Sanders | Posted on August 29, 2017
Where
Paul Mahder Gallery
Healdsburg Jazz Festival
222 Healdsburg Ave.
Healdsburg, CA
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When
Wed, September 13, 2017
7:00 pm
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Musicians
Matt Wilson
drumsRon Miles
cornetJeff Lederer
woodwindsMartin Wind
bass, acousticDawn Clement
pianoAbout
Acclaimed jazz drummer and Grammy nominee Matt Wilson brings his “unabashed joy to the bandstand” as Healdsburg Jazz presents Wilson’s Honey and Salt on Wednesday, Sept. 13, at the Paul Mahder Gallery. Featuring Wilson with his all-star band — including cornetist Ron Miles, multi-reedist Jeff Lederer, bassist Martin Wind and pianist/vocalist Dawn Clement — the project pays tribute to “the poet of the people,” Carl Sandburg, on the 50th anniversary of the poet’s death.
Few musicians embody the spontaneous energy of jazz quite like Matt Wilson. The New York-based drummer combines buoyant zeal, idiosyncratic style, infectious humor, joyous swing, and an indomitable spirit of surprise, making him one of the most in demand players and educators on the modern jazz scene....