Jazz guitarist Dan Wilson. He spent the majority of his youth within the church community, where his musical path began and something he has never left behind. 

 

Traces of his major guitar influences – including Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, Joe Pass, and George Benson to name a few – can be discerned through his playing, but his musical identity has been shaped by everything from gospel and blues to traditional jazz, hip-hop and horn players like Sonny Rollins and Joe Henderson.

 

Dan’s career took him on an exploratory journey into foundations laid down by the guitar/organ tradition, eventually leading to an invitation to perform with jazz great Joey DeFranchesco’s trio quartet, with which Dan Wilson went on to earn a GRAMMY Award nomination with and for DeFranchesco’s Project Freedom album.

 

Dan Wilson’s fourth album as a leader, Things Eternal, He takes stock of the lessons learned from each of those rich sources, ensuring that their legacy lives on through him even as some of them pass on. 

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