New York based drummer and bandleader Matt Wilson is the cover story subject of the two leading U.S. jazz magazines for the month of November. The Downbeat article is an interview with fellow drummers and bandleaders Lewis Nash and Jeff "Tain" Watts conducted by Ken Micallef. The JazzTimes piece is an depth look at the world of Matt Wilson written by noted jazz writer Nate Chinen.

Wilson had an extremely busy summer and fall touring with his quartet in support of their 2009 release "That's Gonna Leave a Mark" his eighth album as a leader for Palmetto records. The album features the sonic beauty of his Craviotto kit which features a 14x18 bass drum, 8x12 mounted tom, 14x14 floor tom, 5x10 side snare (mounted to the right of the 8x12) and the "piece de resistance", the 6.5 x 14, 8 lug, thirty degree bearing edge snare drum.

"On this recording you not only HEAR the spectrum of the sound of these masterpiece Craviotto drums you FEEL the sound baby!", exclaims Matt.

"The depth of the Craviotto sound opens up all of the senses. You can see and smell the drum sound. As a matter of fact, you can TASTE the snare drum sound. It was as if Johnny was simmering up a pot of marinara sauce when he made this drum. BON APPETIT CATS!"

In addition, Matt toured with Trio M throughout Canada and Europe and also performed with the John Scofield/Joe Lovano Quartet, Elvis Costello, Joe Lovano and Us Five, Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra, Bobby Hutcherson, Cedar Walton, John Medeski, Greg Osby, Ted Nash, Joey DeFrancesco, Ray Anderson-Marty Ehrlich Quartet, Dena DeRose, Myra Melford, Benny Green, Dave Liebman and many others.

Matt was also artist-in-residence at the Cornish School of the Arts as part of the Earshot Jazz Festival in Seattle and conducted workshops at the University of Washington, University of Colorado, University of Central Washington, Towson State University, Metro State University, Vancouver Jazz Festival, Edmonton Jazz Festival and the Osnabruck Conservatory in Germany. He was also on the faculty of the Stanford Jazz Workshop and continues teaching at Sarah Lawrence College. He is currently writing a book which will explore improvising and creativity for the drumset.

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