Thu, Jul 2, 6:00 PM
Join us for this special evening as saxophonist, composer and bandleader Wil Swindler returns with his tremendous quartet ( Ben Markley (piano), Matt Smiley (bass), and Dru Heller (drums) to celebrate the release of their new album, Accumulation - Live at Nocturne . Created in partnership with Nocturne Productions, this special project was recorded live at over the course of a month long residency. We can't wait to celebrate this release alongside Wil and his band! Wil Swindler is a saxophonist, composer, and winner of the 2008 Gil Evans Fellowship, and educator based in the Denver Front Range area. Mr. Swindler holds a B.M. from the University of North Texas and has received commissions from West Point's Jazz Knights, The USAF Falconaires, Denver University, Colorado State University. As a performer, he has played with Toshiko Akiyoshi, Cuong Vu, John Fedchock, Steve Wilson, Bill Warfield, Greg Gisbert, and many others. Wil Swindler is on the music faculty at Colorado State University as Associate Director of Jazz Studies.