Scott Wilson is currently the
Director of Jazz Studies at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah. Wilson is an alumnus of the
world renowned University of North Texas where he taught courses in jazz
theory and composed for & performed in the internationally
acclaimed One O'Clock Lab Band. He
is also the founder of the on-line Jazz Education Store. Scott
Wilson's jazz theory text books
and jazz flash cards have been used by the International Association
for Jazz Education for their
Teacher Training
Institutes.
Wilson
has diverse international performance credits and has served as
Musical Director
for Universal Studios Japan
in Osaka, Japan; Musical Director for Grand Link World in Qingdao,
China; and has
been a featured jazz trumpet
soloist for Walt Disney in Tokyo, Japan. Wilson
has performed and worked with numerous jazz artists
including Wayne Bergeron,
Eric Miyashiro and Roger Ingram,
Conrad Herwig, Wycliffe Gordan,
Shelly Berg, Steve Smith,
Denis Deblasio, Greg Bissonette, Brian
Bromberg, John Beasley, Carl Allen,
Peter Erskine, Eric Marienthal,
Bobby Shew, Slide Hampton, Sam
Rivers, Terrell Stafford,
Dick Oats, Brandon Fields, Lew Soloff, Ron Blake,
Ben Wolfe, Terreon Gully,
John Pizzerelli, Chris Slade, Ed
Shaughnessy, Dave Loeb, Tom Warrington,
Steve Marcus, Jeff Campbell,
Andy Fusco, Baron Browne, Mark
Soskin, Jeff Coffin, Chris Buono, Rashawn Ross,
Dan Haerle, Bruce Paulson,
Neil Slater, Corey
Christiansen, Ted Rosenthal, Marvin
Stamm, Fred Hamilton, and Horace Silver.
Scott also has played
and recorded with MINDWALK, an original 5-piece music ensemble whose
Contemporary Jazz sound includes elements of Funk, Rock, Hip-Hop, and
Latin. From their latest CD release, the track "Kings For Carly" has
been selected by Jazziz Magazine to garnish their nationally distributed
jazz compilation CD. Mindwalk has opened concerts for such diverse
artists as Spyro Gyra, Acoustic Alchemy, Jon Secada, The Rippingtons,
Richard Elliott, Joan Osbourne, BB King, The Yellowjackets, Steve Morse
Band, Less Than Jake, Maceo Parker, Steve Reid & Bamboo Forest, House of
Dreams, Steel Pulse, Widespread Panic, Herbie Hancock & the
Headhunters,Col. Bruce Hampton, Kenny Wayne Shepard, The Roots, Sister
Hazel, Daryle Singeltary, Les Dudek, Aquarium Rescue Unit, and Bela
Fleck & the Flecktones.
Scott
keeps an active international performance schedule and is in demand as a
producer, recording artist,
consultant, and clinician.
Scott has written two
excellent books: "The Ultimate Jazz
Tool Kit" and "The Ultimate Music Workbook located
here!
To purchase Scott's Big Band Charts
visit
here!
Check out Scott's
YouTube video
here!
Scott Wilson's Mp3 samples below!
Live trumpet solo clip |
Footprints
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Live trumpet solo clip |
So What
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Live trumpet solo clip |
Stella
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Scott's trumpet solo from the fusion group Mindwalk
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Eleanor Rigby
To purchase Mindwalk CD visit
here!
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Scott Wilson's Big Band
Compositions
(Recorded by the University of
North Texas One O'clock Lab Band 1995)
To purchase Scott's Big Band Charts
visit
here! |
In The
Swamp
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The Santa Maria
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In Retrospect
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These charts and many more available!
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For more information about
Scott Wilson visit::
www.snow.edu/music/ScottWilson.htm
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