is thrilled to present an exclusive video lesson from American jazz virtuoso Dan Wilson. We have six fully transcribed musical examples that showcase a broad range of melodic ideas, concepts and approaches and a range of lines outlining the II-V-I sequence, V7-I resolutions, altered and symmetrical diminished scales, all executed with flawless articulation and a classic jazz tone. Dan is considered to be one of the shining stars from the current crop of jazz artists active on the scene today, much lauded by guitarist and composer extraordinaire, Pat Metheny – who dubbed him “one of the brightest new talents on the instrument today” – and greatly championed by the superstar double bassist, Christian McBride.
Wilson’s musical journey began performing in the Ohio church community, before studying at Hiram College. This developed into recordings and performances with artists such as Joe McBride, Joey DeFrancesco, Russell Malone, Jeff Hamilton, David Sanborn and many more. Wilson received a Grammy award nomination for his collaboration with DeFrancesco in 2017, and this flurry of activity led on to the natural conclusion of him releasing his first solo album as a bandleader in 2012, with .
Three other releases have followed since; these are, , , and his most recent, the incredible . Dan has flawless technical command, a beautiful tone and intelligent and inventive melodic and harmonic ideas. His arrangements and compositions are both rooted in the foundations of jazz, bu.