Thursday, September 15, 2011

Now's the Time: Diana Krall and Anthony Wilson


Diana Krall has quite a band. Regulars at Jardine's will recognize drummer Jeff Hamilton in the embedded video from his annual gigs at the Main Street venue. Bassist Gerald John Clayton performed with The Clayton Brothers at The Gem Theater in 2010. Less familiar but no less significant is guitarist Anthony Wilson. Krall is bringing him to Kansas City this weekend for the grand opening celebration at the Kauffman Center. He also plays a gig with Matt Otto at the Westport Coffee House Theater from 8-10 p.m. on Friday. Wilson will be backed by Matt Otto on tenor sax, Gerald Spaits on bass and Tim Cambron on drums. Here's rough footage of Wilson performing with Otto in California.

6 comments:

  1. Friendly correction:

    John Clayton plays bass. He is the father of Gerald Clayton, pianist.

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  2. So sad to miss Matt and Anthony...that's sure to be one of the best concerts in KC in the near future.

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  3. Great performance! John Clayton is just ridiculously good. Love that Byrdland that AW is playing.

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  4. that IS a rather cool looking guitar. thanks for providing a name to google!

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  5. WBGO recorded Wilson's September 5 concert at the Detroit Jazz Festival. It's available here.

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