Matt Wilson Quartet In Concert: Newport Jazz Festival 2010

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Matt Wilson Quartet at Newport Jazz 2010; credit: Erik Jacobs for NPR
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Set List

  • "Gathering Call"
  • "Some Assembly Required"
  • "Raga"
  • "If I Were A Boy"
  • "Bubbles"
  • "String Quartet No. 19 ["Dissonance" Quartet]" (Mozart)
  • "What Reason Could I Give"
  • "Broken Shadows"
  • "Arts & Crafts"

Drummer Matt Wilson is one of the friendliest guys in jazz, and his music, even at its most complex, reflects that: It's unpretentious and full of easygoing swing. He briought the latest edition of his working band, the Matt Wilson Quartet, to the CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, R.I., along with a set of new arrangements for string quartet and guest vocalist.

Personnel: Matt Wilson, drums; Jeff Lederer, saxophones; Kirk Knuffke, trumpet; Paul Sikivie, bass; Felicia L. Wilson, violin; Skye Steele, violin; Nicole Federici, viola; Alisa Horn, cello; Mary LaRose, vocals.

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