ALBUMNorthern Sunrise (Special Edition) [Remastered]Mika Pohjola, Steve Wilson & Ben Monder
ALBUMInstro MentalPaolo Morena, Steve Wilson & Tim Jackson
ALBUMBlue ShiftRex Richardson & Steve Wilson
ALBUMDuologueSteve Wilson & Lewis Nash
ALBUMA Time of New BeginningsChie Imaizumi, Randy Brecker, Terell Stafford, Greg Gisbert, Gary Smulyan, Scott Robinson, Steve Wilson, Steve Davis, Tamir Hendelman, John Clayton, Mike Abbott, Jeff Hamilton & Paul Romaine
ALBUMSoulful SongSteve Wilson
ALBUMNew LifePeter Leitch New Life Orchestra, Matt Haviland, Dennis James, Jed Levy, Carl Maraghi, Bill Mobley, Dave Pietro, Phil Robson, Max Seigel, Joe Strasser, Yoshi Waki, Steve Wilson & Peter Zak
ALBUMJoined At the HipBuster Williams, Steve Wilson, Carlos McKinney & Ali Muhammad Jackson Jr.
ALBUMOriginationsAvishai Cohen, Chick Corea, Jeff Ballard, Steve Davis, Steve Wilson & Tim Garland
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Artist Biography
Best known as a sideman in Chick Corea's Origins and many other famed jazz ensembles, Steve Wilson developed his fluid style and versatility through years of study, touring and session work with artists like Jon Hendricks, Ellis Marsalis, Don Byron, the Mingus Big Band, Out of the Blue and Frank Foster. By the early '90s, Wilson was stepping out on his own as a leader, issuing a series of albums for the Criss Cross label. By the mid '90s his work began to earn increasing critical praise -- in 1997 and 1998 he was named in a Downbeat critics poll as a "talent deserving wider recognition" for both soprano and alto saxophone. Two projects in the late '90s especially highlighted Wilson's strengths; Avashai Cohen's 1998 album, Adama, was a beautiful exploration of Middle Eastern sensuality that often seemed hung on Wilson's bright and flowing sax lines. His own 1999 project for Concord records, Generations, showed off Wilson's flexibility, by bringing together a multi-generational cast of players, including Ben Riley, Ray Drummond and Mulgrew Miller. Passages appeared the following year. ~ Stacia Proefrock