# Matt Wilson (jazz drummer)

Matthew Edward Wilson (born September 27, 1964) is an American jazz drummer.

## Early life and education

Wilson was born in Knoxville, Illinois. He studied percussion at Wichita State University.

## Career

Wilson moved to New York City in 1992, and has worked with Lee Konitz, Cecil McBee, and Dewey Redman. When asked who influenced him as a performer and educator, Matt responds: "There’s not one person I could point to because there’s a lot of them."

## Discography
### As leader

* As Wave Follows Wave (Palmetto, 1996)
* Going Once, Going Twice (Palmetto, 1998)
* Smile (Palmetto, 1999)
* Arts and Crafts (Palmetto, 2001)
* Humidity (Palmetto, 2003)
* Wake Up! (Palmetto, 2005)
* The Scenic Route (Palmetto, 2006)
* That's Gonna Leave a Mark (Palmetto, 2009)
* An Attitude for Gratitude (Palmetto, 2011)
* Gathering Call (Palmetto, 2013)
* Honey and Salt (Palmetto, 2017). Matt Wilson recorded this album with Ron Miles.
* Hug! (Palmetto, 2020)

### As sideman

With Dena DeRose
* I Can See Clearly Now (Sharp Nine, 2000)
* We Won't Forget You (HighNote, 2014)
* United (HighNote, 2016)
With Either/Orchestra
* The Calculus of Pleasure (Accurate, 1992)
* The Brunt (Accurate, 1994)
* Across the Omniverse (Accurate, 1996)
With Fred Hess
* The Long and Short of It (Tapestry, 2004)
* Crossed Paths (Tapestry, 2005)
* How 'Bout Now (Tapestry, 2006)
* In the Grotto (Alison, 2007)
* Single Moment (Alison, 2008)
* Hold On (Dazzle 2009)
With Bill Mays
* Out in PA (No Blooze Music, 1999)
* Summer Sketches (Palmetto, 2001)
* Going Home (Palmetto, 2003)
* Live at Jazz Standard (Palmetto, 2005)
* Live at COTA (No Blooze Music, 2019)
With Ted Nash
* Sidewalk Meeting (Arabesque, 2001)
* La Espada De La Noche (Palmetto, 2005)
* In the Loop (Palmetto, 2006)
* The Mancini Project (Palmetto, 2008)
* Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (Plastic Sax, 2018)
With Mario Pavone
* Remembering Thomas (Knitting Factory, 1999)
* Totem Blues (Knitting Factory, 2000)
* Mythos (Playscape, 2002)
* Boom (Playscape, 2004)
* Trio Arc (Playscape, 2008)
With Denny Zeitlin
* Slick Rock (Maxjazz, 2004)
* In Concert (Sunnyside, 2009)
* Stairway to the Stars (Sunnyside, 2014)
* Wishing On the Moon (Sunnyside, 2018)
* Live at Mezzrow (Sunnyside, 2020)
With others
* Karrin Allyson, Round Midnight (Concord Jazz, 2011)
* Helio Alves, Portrait in Black and White (Reservoir, 2003)
* Jay Anderson, Deepscape (SteepleChase, 2019)
* Steve Beresford, Snodland (Nato, 2011)
* Andy Biskin, Dogmental (GM, 2000)
* Jane Ira Bloom, Mental Weather (Outline, 2008)
* Jane Ira Bloom, Sixteen Sunsets (Outline, 2013)
* Michael Blake, Drift (Intuition, 2000)
* Steve Cardenas, Charlie & Paul (Newvelle, 2018)
* Thomas Chapin, Never Let Me Go (Playscape, 2012)
* Caleb Chapman, A Crescent Christmas Vol 1 (Rlegacy, 2012)
* Allan Chase, Dark Clouds with Silver Linings (Accurate, 1995)
* Alexis Cole, Someday My Prince Will Come (Venus, 2009)
* Georges Delerue, Music from the Films of Francois Truffaut (Nonesuch, 1997)
* Dominique Eade, When the Wind Was Cool (RCA Victor, 1997)
* Marty Ehrlich, A Trumpet in the Morning (New World, 2013)
* Oran Etkin, What's New? Reimaging Benny Goodman (Motema, 2015)
* Jacob Fischer, In New York City (Arbors, 2015)
* Joel Frahm, Sorry, no decaf (Palmetto, 1999)
* Don Friedman, Almost Everything (SteepleChase, 1995)
* Larry Goldings, Quartet (Palmetto, 2006)
* Brad Goode, By Myself (SteepleChase, 2001)
* Charlie Haden, Not in Our Name (Verve, 2005)
* Charlie Haden, Time/Life (Impulse!, 2016)
* Matt Haimovitz, Meeting of the Spirits (Oxingale, 2010)
* Mary Halvorson, Sifter (Relative Pitch, 2013)
* Ron Horton, Subtextures (Fresh Sound, 2003)
* Hank Jones, Alone Together (Edition Longplay, 2012)
* Vic Juris, Pastels (SteepleChase, 1996)
* Frank Kimbrough, Lullabluebye (Palmetto, 2004)
* Frank Kimbrough, Live at Kitano (Palmetto, 2012)
* Lee Konitz, Strings for Holiday (Enja, 1996)
* Lee Konitz, Gong with Wind Suite (SteepleChase, 2002)
* Andy LaVerne, Pianissimo (SteepleChase, 2002)
* David Liebman, Liebman Plays Puccini (Arkadia Jazz 2001)
* Steven Lugerner, For We Have Heard (NoBusiness, 2013)
* Rita Marcotulli, The Very Thought of You (GoFour, 2019)
* Cecil McBee, Unspoken (Palmetto, 1996 [1997])
* John McNeil, East Coast Cool (OmniTone, 2006)
* Myra Melford, The Whole Tree Gone (Firehouse 12, 2010)
* Josh Nelson, Let It Go (Omagatoki, 2007)
* Sam Newsome, The Tender Side of Sammy Straighthorn (SteepleChase, 1998)
* The Herbie Nichols Project, Strange City (Palmetto, 2001)
* Fritz Pauer, New York Meeting (Jive Music, 1998)
* Ken Peplowski, Maybe September (Capri, 2013)
* Ken Peplowski, Enrapture (Capri, 2016)
* Noah Preminger, Before the Rain (Palmetto, 2011)
* Bruno Raberg, Lifelines (OrbisMusic, 2008)
* Dewey Redman, In London (Palmetto, 1997)
* Ken Schaphorst, How to Say Goodbye (JCA, 2016)
* Larry Schneider, Jazz (SteepleChase, 2001)
* Janis Siegel, The Tender Trap (Monarch, 1999)
* Gary Smulyan, Bella Napoli (Capri, 2013)
* Mark Soskin, 17 (TCB, 2001)
* Mark Soskin, Everything Old Is New Again (SteepleChase, 2020)
* Bob Stewart, Connections (Sunnyside, 2014)
* Curtis Stigers, You Inspire Me (Concord Jazz, 2003)
* Curtis Stigers, I Think It's Going to Rain Today (Concord Jazz, 2005)
* Mark Taylor, Circle Squared (Mark Taylor, 2002)
* Joris Teepe & Don Braden, Conversations (Creative Perspective Music, 2016)
* Jeremy Udden, Torchsongs (Fresh Sound, 2006)
* Dawn Upshaw, Dawn Upshaw Sings Rodgers & Hart (Nonesuch, 1996)
* Tom Varner, Second Communion (OmniTone, 2001)