Alan Wilkinson

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Alan Wilkinson (born August 22, 1954 in Ilford , London ) is a British jazz and improvisation musician ( soprano , alto , baritone saxophone , bass clarinet , composition ).

Live and act

Wilkinson received trumpet lessons from the age of eight; at the age of twelve he turned to the guitar. He first worked as a visual artist before becoming a professional musician. In 1975 he moved from Manchester to Leeds with the intention of obtaining a degree in art. After graduating, he began playing alto saxophone in the Crow group , which included drummer Paul Hession , with whom he would work frequently in the following years. In 1982 he met musicians such as Peter Brötzmann , Barry Guy , Fred Van Hove , Keith Tippett and Phil Wachsmann at a summer workshop in South Wales .

A little later, Wilkinson was given the opportunity to appear in the London improvisation scene. I.a. he played in a trio with Paul Hession and the pianist Akemi Kuniyoshi ; he also worked on numerous projects with drummer Steve Hubback . In 1983 he performed with Hession at the 10th Free Music Festival in Antwerp and at the Holland Art Initiative in Eindhoven. In the same year he co-founded the Termite Club in Leeds, a venue for experimental music and other art forms. 1985 Wilkinson became a member of the improvisation ensemble Ubiquity Orchestra ; from 1985 to 1988 he played with Steve Noble and Tony Moore , from 1987 to 1989 in a quartet with Willi Kellers , Christoph Winckel and Alex Maguire . In 1988 and 1993 Derek brought Bailey to his Company Week , which also included Steve Noble, Barre Phillips , Ernst Reijseger and Don Byron , Ikue Mori , Robyn Schulkowsky and Phil Minton respectively .

In 1989 Wilkinson formed a trio with bassist Simon H. Fell and Paul Hession, who worked together for a long time. In 1996 the trio recorded with Joe Morris and Derek Bailey at the Termite Festival . In the same year a concert with him, Fell, Brötzmann and Kellers was recorded. In 2000 recordings were made for the Ecstatic Peace! Label. During his career, Wilkinson also played with Hugh Metcalfe , Chris Corsano , Akira Sakata , Thurston Moore and Eddie Prévost ; He is also currently a member of the Norwegian quartet Akode, the trio Wilkinson / John Edwards / Steve Noble , the group of Mark Wastell and the ensemble The Founder Effect . He also runs the flimflam nightclub . In the field of jazz he was involved in 35 recording sessions between 1988 and 2016, most recently with the Emselble construct with Alexander Hawkins and Daniel Spicer .

Discographic note

  • Andrew Cheetham & Alan Wilkinson: The Vortex of Past Time (New Wave of Jazz, 2020)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Warm Sounds (event information). Cafe Oto, September 25, 2018, accessed September 25, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed September 27, 2018)
personal data
SURNAME Wilkinson, Alan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British jazz and improvisation musician
DATE OF BIRTH August 22, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Ilford (London)