Dave Wilson Quartet Album Release, When Even Goes East at the Deer Head Inn!

*Album Release for When Even Goes East (The Dave Wilson Quartet) with the recording super band Friday, May 8th, 7:00-10:00 at the world-famous house of jazz the Deer Head Inn, 5 Main St, Delaware Water Gap, PA 18327. https://deerheadinn.com/

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Music Charge $15 cash, $16 credit card ($20 seat minimum)

***#5 in the JazzWeek top 100 the week of April 30th, rising in the charts once again! (#7 last week, #5 the week before); in the Top 12 for 9 Weeks now!

Earlier on, 3 Songs in the top 10 for Play MPE Worldwide Streaming and Downloads!

When Even Goes East, the 8th recording from the Dave Wilson Quartet, (our first studio album since the 2015 Grammy nominated There Was Never); there are ten tracks in all, a compilation of four original songs penned by Dave (receiving some of the most positive reaction, and a lot of the radio “spins”), and six unique, compelling, and heartfelt arrangements of some of our favorite “Pop” music “New” standards including These Days (Jackson Browne, arr. Dave Wilson), Eyes of the World, (Grateful Dead, arr. Dave Wilson), Adios (Jimmy Webb, arr. Dave Wilson), the Beatles’ The Fool On The Hill (arr. Kirk Reese), Fire (Jimmy Hendrix, arr. Dave Wilson), and Wichita Lineman (Jimmy Webb, arr. Dave Wilson).

Meet the musicians:

Dave Wilson-tenor and soprano saxophone

The Dave Wilson Quartet is a Contemporary Jazz group led by the noted Tenor/Soprano Saxophonist, Educator, and composer to further and bring to fruition the music and vision of Dave Wilson, the artist. Defying categorization, the music is “what sounds good and can communicate with the audience on a deep level…it’s jazz”. Dave Wilson offers high caliber, compelling, contemporary live performances, featuring top notch nationally/internationally or regionally known personnel known for their exciting improvisations, creative individualistic compositions, and unique arrangements of standards. It has a very active performance schedule and is active and adept at presenting themselves on social media.

Dave Wilson has appeared at festivals, concerts, college campuses, and clubs regionally and in New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. These include Musik Fest (Bethlehem, PA), Berks Jazz Fest, Artscape in Baltimore, Central PA Festival of the Arts in State College, PA, Scranton Jazz Festival, First Friday West Chester, Manassas Wine and Jazz Festival. Restaurants/clubs in Central PA include the Belvedere, Log Cabin, Southern Market (Lancaster); Victors, Fig & Barrel (York); Hershey Hotel Iberian Lounge. Jazz Clubs aside from Central PA include Chris’ Jazz Café (Philadelphia), An Die Musik (Baltimore), The Garage and Silvana (NYC).

He has now eight recordings under his own name, (including the latest “When Even Goes East”), all of which have received national airplay and positive reviews from leading jazz publications. Their fourth CD “There Was Never” (ZOHO Music, 2016), reached a high of #18 in the nationwide Jazz Weekly Jazz Radio Countdown, had a great review in Downbeat Magazine, and was placed in nomination for a Grammy in 2016. The fifth “One Night at Chris’” (recorded live at the legendary Chris’ Jazz Cafe) was released in the summer of 2019, achieved “Chartbound” status (Top 50) on jazz radio, and garnered positive reviews. Our sixth recording, released 1/7/2022, titled “Stretching Supreme” (Dave Wilson Music) is a tribute to John Coltrane. It reached a high of #31 in the Jazz Weekly Live Radio charts, garnered impressive reviews, and made noted jazz author Bill Milkowski’s top 12 Coltrane inspired albums in his Substack column-quite an honor!

Jesse Green-piano, son of the renowned trombonist Urbie Green, and a protégé of greats Phil Woods and Dave Liebman, has won numerous jazz piano competitions in his career including first place at the American Pianists Association’s Fourth Biennial Jazz Piano Competition, first place in The Great American Jazz Piano Competition in Jacksonville, Florida, fourth in the world in the largest jazz piano competition – the Martial Solal Jazz Piano Competition held in France. He is a resident of Stroudsburg, PA, has appeared on many records of others and his own, and performs regularly in New York City.

Tony Marino-Bass (Subbing for Evan Gregor)

Bassist Tony Marino is no stranger to the Deer Head Inn!

He studied guitar before switching to acoustic and electric bass in high school to participate in the music curriculum. He began his professional music career as the house bass player at clubs and resorts in the Pocono and Catskill Mountains accompanying a myriad of well-known entertainers. Tony has played with such greats as the late Al Cohn & Zoot Sims, Mose Allison, Phil Woods, Hal Galper, Urbie Green and John Coates Jr. He has collaborated with Ellery Eskelin, Jim Black and Liebman as “Different But The Same.” Tony can also be heard on several “Deer Head Records” releases with Bill Goodwin, Joe Locke and Clarice Assad. His talents have been heard on recordings with Dave Liebman, Bob Dorough, Phil Woods, George Young, Jamey Haddad, Vic Juris, Phil Markowitz, and countless others.Tony is also a new member of the New York String trio with James Emery and Rob Thomas. He performs regularly with Broadway star Betty Buckley and jazz pianist Christian Jacob as well as performing and recording. He values his 30 year musical trip with David Liebman, recording and touring internationally with Dave Liebman’s Groups and currently with “Expansions” and Liebman’s Big Band. His versatility and wide range of musicality has afforded him opportunities to accompany and record with numerous artists from folk to pop to jazz.

Tony has played over 40 engagements as part of the Dave Wilson Quartet and was a vital member of four of the Dave Wilson’s Recordings: Spiral (2010), There Was Never (2016), One Night at Chris’s (2019), and Stretching Supreme (2022).

Daniel Gonzalez-drums, originally from the Bronx, NY, has called Lehigh Valley his home for some time now, and is one of the most in demand drummers in Central PA, all the while performing regularly in the New York area. Dan is a dedicated educator and heads up Percussion Playhouse in the Lehigh Valley. “Percussion Playhouse is committed to enriching lives through music, creativity, and community…Percussion Playhouse Exploration, creativity, drumming, collaboration, and healing through creativity and the arts.”

Reviews for When Even Goes East:

“A collection that feels both reflective and adventurous… that views jazz tradition not as mere preservation but as a living language that can absorb almost anything and reinvent it.”

All About Jazz, by Pierre Giroux

“Dave’s work on saxophone immediately grabs us, creating an alluring atmosphere and taking us in some interesting directions. His saxophone creates a world I want to check out, want to live in for a while. It promises some excitement, some unusual characters, some fun. Dave’s sax work has a beautiful air of melancholy to it at moments, sometimes reaching out, sometimes turning inward.”

Michael Doherty’s Music Log

“On When Even Goes East, the ever-inventive Dave Wilson leads his quartet through a thoughtful blend of originals and reimagined pop tunes, shaping an experience that feels both familiar and freshly personal. Wilson’s tenor and soprano saxophones deliver lyrical depth and an exploratory edge… a recording worthy of repeated listening.”

The Jazz Page by D. Glenn Daniels

“A stylistically varied journey, which ventures from whimsical and barn-burning off-kilter originals to sensual slow burning gems. Wilson’s set of originals and crafty, dynamics-filled re-imaginings of renowned and obscurities by some of the 60’s and 70’s premiere songwriters feature a fresh, vibrant quartet.”

JW Vibe by Jonathan Widran

“Dave Wilson has chosen to rearrange, take apart, and put back together hits by Glen Campbell, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Grateful Dead, Linda Ronstadt and Jackson Browne. With a piano trio behind him, and remembering the lessons taught to him by the legendary sax man Joe Lovano, songs like “Wichita Lineman,” “