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Matt Wilson Quartet Plus Strings

Iridium, May 19

 

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May 20 to 27

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.)