Saxophonist Jack Wilkins presents an evening of classic jazz music with his all-star quartet featuring Per Danielsson on piano, Charlie Silva on bass and Walt Hubbard on drums. The group will perform the music from the Hank Mobley Soul Station recording – regarded as one of the great jazz records of all time. The group will round out the evening by performing jazz classics from other Hank Mobley recordings and other artists as part of this special concert.
Saxophonist and composer Jack Wilkins is Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of South Florida School of Music where he is Director of the Jazz Studies program. Professor Wilkins was appointed as a 2017-18 Fulbright Scholar to the University of Calgary, as Research Chair in the College of Creative and Performing Arts. As a composer, Jack Wilkins has written music for his own CD projects, as well as for others. He has received attention for his original compositions, especially his latest CD projects: The Rundle Sessions, The Banff Project, and The Blue and Green Project. His unique combination of Jazz, Classical, American roots music and other musical styles in the creation new pieces has garnered positive reviews and audience reaction.
Jack Wilkins has five CD’s out as a leader, including his latest CD - The Rundle Sessions, on Chronograph Records and the The Banff Project, a DVD/CD film and music publication, released on Yaktunes Records. Jack Wilkins is a featured soloist on the critically-acclaimed recordings by Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge, including “Whispers on the Wind” (for which he was nominated as a Grammy award finalist as a performer on the 2017 CD release) and “River Runs: A Concerto for Jazz Guitar, Saxophone and Orchestra”, released in 2013. This CD was also Grammy Award Finalist for that year. Jack’s artistic improvisations and saxophone performances have received very positive reviews and international exposure on a wide range of jazz, classical and eclectic online and traditional radio stations.
Jack Wilkins website: https://www.jackwilkinsjazz.com/
Hank Mobley youtube links… This I Dig of You - Hank Mobley. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp0mqsoT43w
Soul Station - Hank Mobley. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ohyLzAu_qM