Will Vinson 'The World Through My Shoes' Quartet
Date: Saturday 21st Jul
Line-up: Will Vinson [alto sax], Lage Lund [guitar], Joe Martin [bass], Adam Cruz [drums]
Originally from London, Alto Saxophonist/Composer Will Vinson moved to New York City in 1999 andhas remained there ever since. Since his arrival, he has appeared and/or recorded with GonzaloRubalcaba, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ari Hoenig, Marcus Gilmore, Mark Turner, Chris Potter, GeoffreyKeezer, Lage Lund, John Benitez, Aaron Parks, and many others. Will is a member of a number of leading New York ensembles, including drummer Ari Hoenig’s PunkBop (Will is featured on Inversations, Bert’s Playground, and Live at Smalls), Lage Lund’s Quintet,Pedro Giraudo’s Mr. Vivo, an Argentine Jazz ensemble with 3 CD’s under its belt, and guitarist/composer Jonathan Kreisberg's Quintet and Quartet (The South Of Everywhere - 2007, Shadowless -2010).Will has an international reputation as a leader and sideman. All About Jazz New York describes Willas playing “with a relentless force”. Thomas Michelsen of Denmark’s Politiken, hails this “veryexciting saxophonist” with a “beautiful, softly modulating tone”, and John Fordham of The Guardiandescribed a "superb solo of rugged leathery sounds turning into mellifluous high notes” with“secure control and storming energy". Time Out London calls will an "exciting young altoist with alethal approach to writing and soloing”.Will has released 4 CD’s as a leader/composer. It’s For You (Sirocco Jazz, 2004) was described as“combining a thoughtful originality of conception with energy and fluidity of execution in very satisfying proportions” (Jazzwise magazine), and “an auspicious debut, an album that is as mature inits conception as it is in its execution” (All About Jazz New York).Will’s second CD, Promises (NineteenEight Records), was described as “impressive” and “coollyrestrained” by Nate Chinen of the New York Times.2010 saw the release of two CD's: The World (Through My Shoes), a live recording was described as"marvelous" by Downbeat and "exhilarating, cascading... outstanding" by Jazz Times. StockholmSyndrome (Criss Cross Records) came out in September 2010. Will has appeared with his own group and as a sideman in the USA, Canada, the UK, France, Germany,Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Portugal, The Netherlands, Belgium, Austria,Switzerland, Australia and Japan. His musical experience has not been limited to Jazz. Will is amember of Rufus Wainwright’s band, which toured for 10 months in 2007/8. He has also performed,arranged and/or recorded with Sufjan Stevens, Sean Lennon, Martha Wainwright, Beth Orton andHarper Simon. Will's saxophone playing is executed with incredible power and dramatic sensitivity, and ischaracterized by his imposing sound and technique; influenced by saxophonists from Cannonball to Chris Potter, he nevertheless brings his own unique approach to every performance. Will's writing,and the playing of his colleagues, combines a great respect for the century-long jazz tradition withexplorations into the rhythmic, harmonic and melodic realms of contemporary forms.
