Steve Wilson (jazz musician)

infobox musical artist
Name = Steve Wilson
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Origin = Hampton, Virginia, United States
Instrument = Saxophone, Flute
Years_active = 1986-present
Associated_acts = Steve Wilson Quartet, Generations, Lewis Nash
URL = http://www.stevewilsonmusic.com

Steve Wilson (born in Hampton, Virginia) is an American jazz saxophonist and flautist.

As a teenager, he played in various rhythm and blues and funk bands. After a year accompanying singer Stephanie Mills, he attended Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, where he majored in music.

In 1987 he moved to New York, where he established himself as a sideman. He performed with the American Jazz Orchestra, the Mingus Big Band, and the Smithsonian Jazz Orchestra, among others. In 1988 he toured Europe with Lionel Hampton.

Wilson was the subject of a 1996 New York Times profile, "A Sideman's Life". That year he joined the Dave Holland Quintet. From 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Origin sextet.

In 1997 he formed the Steve Wilson Quartet with pianist Bruce Barth, bassist Ed Howard and drummer Adam Cruz. The group has performed together for over a decade and produced two CDs. He also heads a larger ensemble, Generations, which performs jazz classic and original compositions, and he performs in duo with drummer Lewis Nash.

In May 2007 he performed as a soloist for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip during the Jamestown, Virginia quadricentennial .

Wilson is on the faculty at the Manhattan School of Music, State University of New York at Purchase, and Columbia University. He has been an artist-in-residence at the University of North Carolina, Hamilton College, Old Dominion University, and with the CITYFOLK arts program in Dayton, Ohio.

External links

* [http://www.stevewilsonmusic.com Jazz Corner - Steve Wilson]
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=15762 Jazz News - Steve Wilson: Band Leader, Sideman, Historian, Educator, "Jazz Master"]