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.
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6 comments:

  1. Matt LeiferSeptember 15, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    Friendly correction:

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

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  2. Happy In BagSeptember 15, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    Thanks for the catch.

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  3. MichaelSeptember 15, 2011 at 9:37 PM

    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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  4. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2011 at 11:28 PM

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

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2011 at 10:53 AM

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

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  6. Happy In BagSeptember 22, 2011 at 12:24 PM

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

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