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Dan Wilkins
He now resides in Pennsylvania, where he educates and performs, both locally and internationally, often with his father Skip Wilkins. The pair have three albums out – 'Someday', released in 2019 on Deer Head Records, with bassist Tony Marino, and drummer Bill Goodwin; 'Czech Wishes,' also released in 2019 on New Port Line, recorded in the Czech Republic with a cast of young prominent Czech musicians; and 'Father and Son,' released on Steeplechase LookOut, featuring bassist Scott Lee and drummer Jeff Hirshfield.
Wilkins’ most recent project, Horizons Quartet, features a multigenerational cast with pianist/collaborator James Collins, alongside veteran bassist Gene Perla, and Philadelphian drum maestro Byron Landham. The album features 8 of Wilkins’ original compositions, arranged by Wilkins and Collins. The group has performed at Miller Symphony Hall, COTA Jazz Fest, Musikfest, the Deer Head Inn, Chris' Jazz Cafe and the Lafayette Bar, among others.
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Horizons Quartet: Horizons Quartet
by Mike Jurkovic
Quite often it's not so much the music itself that compels you to sit and listen but the feeling the music stirs within. You begin to recall moments from the past that have made you feel of a certain place and time when things were just a bit more either out there or, as in the case of tenor/soprano saxophonist Dan Wilkins debut Horizons Quartet in a bit more safer, steadier space. That's not to imply that the ...
read more"These arrangements are rich with energy and this multi-generational quartet offers us over an hour of exquisite jazz, mostly straight-ahead, well-composed and well-interpreted original music. Arrangers Wilkins and Collins, allow each talent to express themselves vividly for our listening pleasure. The quartet, as a whole, moves like a well-oiled engine, generating power, improvisation and precision that infuses each composition." - Dee Dee McNeil
Primary Instrument
Saxophone
Location
Philadelphia
Willing to teach
Beginner to advanced
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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson