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HUGE PRESS COVERAGE FOR STEVE WILSON 50TH BIRTHDAY EVENTS

Wall Street Journal Feature, NY Times Arts & Leisure Preview, WNYC, New Yorker, Time Out NY, Village Voice, Jazziz.com and More, as STEVE WILSON's 50TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Earns Blockbuster Coverage

WSJ Headline: “The Sideman Becomes the Star"

“Mr. Wilson is essential to this city's jazz landscape"

Acclaimed saxophonist Steve Wilson's career shifted to the next level this past week, as he celebrated his 50th Birthday at New York's Jazz Standard. In a major interview feature preview, America's largest newspaper THE WALL STREET JOURNAL proclaimed, “The Sideman Becomes the Star." The WSJ article, by respected writer Larry Blumenfeld, added, “Mr. Wilson is essential to this city's jazz landscape."

Wilson featured six different bands over six nights, and each set during the birthday week saw lines out the door. The diverse shows each reflected a different stage of Wilson's evolution into what NPR describes as “one of the finest saxophonists in the business."

Media coverage of the Birthday Celebration exceeded anything Wilson has experienced thus far in his career—in addition to The Wall Street Journal feature, below, Wilson was the sole Pop/Jazz event previewed in The New York Times' Arts and Leisure section's 'The Week Ahead' page; The New York Times also ran two Friday Weekend Arts preview columns; Wilson received a WNYC Radio 'Gig Alert'; Time Out NY gave his shows a 'Critic's Pick'; the Village Voice ran a 'Voice Choice' preview and photo; Jazziz Magazine ran a feature preview in their February Digital Edition; HotHouse Magazine ran a cover story interview; The New Yorker ran a 'Goings On About Town' preview, JazzPolice ran a preview, and more.

Wilson will continue to celebrate his 50th Birthday year at these upcoming gigs:

March 5
Chris' Cafe
1421 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Sets @ 8p & 10p
215-568-3131

BAND: Wilsonian's Grain featuring Orrin Evans (p), Ugonna Okegwo (b), Bill Stewart (d)

March 9:
Massry Center for the Arts
The College of St. Rose
Kathleen McManus Picotte Recital Hall | D'Arcy-Brady Stage
1002 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12208

PROGRAM: The Leipzig String Quartet with Steve Wilson and Pete Malinverni: Haydn's The Seven Last Words of Christ.

As part of the College's observance of Ash Wednesday, please join these great artists for an evening of sacred music.

The Seven Last Words of Christ, considered Joseph Haydn's greatest work, have been given various treatments over the years. This version has alto saxophonist Steve Wilson and pianist Pete Malinverni performing improvised interludes that include several of Duke Ellington's sacred works ("Come Sunday," “Solitude," and “Heaven") that break up each of the seven adagio movements, adding a contrasting reverence to the performance.

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