THE GIG

Commotion Predictions

Eric Ryan Anderson

Playlist, April 27

Branford Marsalis Quartet, Feistodon, Steve Kuhn Trio, Tomas Fujiwara & the Hook Up, Congs for Brums

Occupied Man

Willie Davis for the New York Times

Mike Pride's From Bacteria to Boys

Cake Shop, Aug. 17

Don't Lose Yourself

Playlist, July 17

Thomas Dybdahl, Eric Harland,

Terri Lyne Carrington, Erimaj, Ursa Minor

Beat of a Different Drummer

Daniel Barry for The New York Times

Jeff “Tain” Watts 3 / Lewis Nash Quintet

Jan. 18, Jazz Standard / Village Vanguard

Skeletons / Closet

 

Ahem.

Wilsonian Doctrine

 

Photo appears courtesy of Greg Aiello

Matt Wilson, the drummer-bandleader-composer on the cover of the new JazzTimes, just might be the most effortlessly engaging interview subject in jazz. Quick with an anecdote and always up for a laugh, he also takes the time to consider the premise of a question. We sat down a few times this summer; our most in-depth conversation unfolded in his spacious Long Island backyard. (He sent me home with a tomato.)