Saxophonist Joe Wilson is a professional New York-based musician who performs solo, in bands, with DJ's, and as a leader for weddings, special events, corporate functions, festivals, and private parties. He has toured internationally, and played/recorded with some of the finest acts around.
Typical service requests include:
-Acoustic saxophone for ceremonies and funeral service.
-Live Dance Party Sax w/ house music and pop DJ’s
-Cocktail Party Jazz (w/ backing band or backing tracks)
-Sideman or featured soloist with wedding / event bands
-Recording Session work (composition, performance, arrangements)
-Ambient Saxophone Soundscapes (for eclectic events; theater/film soundtracks)
Beautiful music, very flexible, and awesome 2nd line all on his own!!
Price Range: $200-$5000
Gig Length: 20 - 300 minutes
Languages: English
When clients hire me, they can expect with someone who responds quickly and thoroughly to all calls, e-mails, and texts; who provides easy-going expert advice during any preparation processes; and who Shows Up to the gig enthusiastic to share in the love of music. These qualities are what I bring to the table for live bands, session work, collaborations, and especially life event parties.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Saxophonist Joe Wilson is a professional New York-based musician who performs as a soloist, bandmate, DJ collaborator, and bandleader for weddings, special occasions, corporate functions, festivals, concerts, and private parties around the world.
An exciting and unique soloist, Joe has been seen and heard on the stages of Lincoln Center, The Brooklyn Bowl, The Jazz Standard, BAM Jazz and Blues Festival, Target’s First Saturday Event Series, and numerous other NYC venues, as well as received invitations to festivals in Orlando, Los Angeles, Berlin, and Sao Paulo. He’s gotten high praises for his playing from the bandmates of James Brown, Lauryn Hill, and Prince, and shared the stage in a supporting role for acts as big as Snoop Dogg, Sublime, The Legendary Wailers, and Grammy winners La Santa Cecilia.
In the studio, Joe has recorded saxophone lines for a production team working under Pink and J Cole, as well as recorded/written/arranged horns for three Ropeadope Records albums with world-touring Karikatura, and the 20 million YouTube view Viral Sensations from India, Maati Baani. He has worked for years with a number of event and entertainment companies in the tri-state area including Platinum Entertainment, A Perfect Blend, Posh Entertainment, CW Productions, and The Heart Bandits.
Joe is experienced and comfortable performing in virtually all musical and cultural situations, and within budgets and venues of all sizes and styles.
He also prides himself in taking communication, preparation, and attention to the specific details of every gig as seriously as the performance itself, if not more so.
Clients have frequently praised his responsiveness, timeliness, and professional willingness address all requests promptly and positively.
If you have any technical concerns or questions, please contact me. I'm comfortable working in nearly all sound conditions-- extremely low-budget to extremely high-budget-- and am happy to share my insights about the cost/benefit breakdown.
| October 22, 2016 • 9:00pm - 9:45pm | Birthday (Adult) |
| April 08, 2016 • 7:00pm - 10:00pm | Birthday (Adult) |
Here is a sample of the songs I like to play:
A Flower is a Lonesome Thing, Billy Strayhorn
A Night in Tunisia, Dizzy Gillespie
Afro Blue, Mongo Santamaria
Agua de Beber, Astrud Gilberto
Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone, Bill Withers
All Blues, Miles Davis
All of Me, Billie Holiday
All the Things You Are, Frank Sinatra
Alone Together, Sun Ra Arkestra
Along Came Betty, Benny Golson
Angel Eyes, Blues Standard
At Last, Etta James
Barbados, Charlie Parker
Beatrice, Sam Rivers
Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen, The Andrews Sisters
Bemsha Swing, Thelonious Monk
Besame Mucho, Mexican Standard
Black Orpheus, Brazilian Standard
Bloomdido, Charlie Parker
Blue Bossa, Joe Henderson
Blue Sky, American Standard
Blue Train, John Coltrane
Blues for Alice, Charlie Parker
Body and Soul, Billie Holiday et al
Bye Bye Blackbird, Ray Henderson
Canteloupe Island, Herbie Hancock
Caravan, Duke Ellington
Chameleon, Herbie Hancock
Chega De Saudade, Joao Gilberto
Corcovado, Astrud Gilberto
Dark Eyes, Russian Folk Song
Desafinado, Stan Getz
Don’t Ask Why, Norah Jones
Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing, Stevie Wonder
Equinox, John Coltrane
Fever, Screamin Jay Hawkins
Fly Me To The Moon, Frank Sinatra
Footprints, Wayne Shorter
Freddie Freeloader, Miles Davis
Freedom Jazz Dance, Eddie Harris
Girl From Ipanema, Stan Getz
God Bless The Child, Billie Holiday
Hava Nagila, Israeli Folk Song
Honeysuckle Rose, Louis Armstrong
I Feel Good, James Brown
I Want You Back, Jackson 5
I Wish, Stevie Wonder)
In a Sentimental Mood, Duke Ellington
In Walked Bud, Thelonious Monk
It Is What It Is, Joe Wilson
It’s Later Than You Think, Kermit Ruffins
Killing Me Softly, Diana Ross/The Fugees
Little sunflower, Freddie Hubbard
Mas que nada, Sergio Mendes
Mercy Mercy Mercy, Cannonball Adderley
Michelle, The Beatles
Minor Swing, Django Reinhardt
Moondance, Van Morrison
Morning, Tito Puente
Mr Magic, Grover Washington
Mr. Bobby, Manu Chao
Mr. Magic, Grover Washington, Jr.
Mr. PC, John Coltrane
My Funny Valentine, Miles Davis
My Little Suede Shoes, Charlie Parker
My Sweet Lorraine, Fats Waller
Naima, John Coltrane
Nica’s Dream, Joe Henderson
Night Dreamer, Wayne Shorter
Night Train, James Brown
Now’s The Time, Charlie Parker
Nuages, Django Reinhardt
Oleo, Sonny Rollins
On The Sunny Side of the Street, Louis Armstrong
One-Note Samba, Frank Sinatra and Astrud Gilberto
Oriental Folk Song, Wayne Shorter
Ornithology, Charlie Parker
Oye Como Va, Santana
People Get Ready, Marvin Gaye
Perdido, Charlie Parker
Poinciana, Ahmad Jamal
Recordame, Joe Henderson
Red Clay, Freddie Hubbard
Round Midnight, Thelonious Monk
Ruby My Dear, Thelonious Monk
Sakura, Japanese Folk Song
Satin Doll, Charlie Parker
Scrapple from the Apple, Charlie Parker
Simon Tov and Mazel Tov, Israeli Folk Song
So What, Miles Davis
Softly as in a Morning Sunrise, Frank Sinatra / Sonny Rollins
Solar, Miles Davis
Song For My Father, Horace Silver
Sonny Moon for Two, Sonny Rollins
Spain, Chick Corea
St Thomas, Sonny Rollins
St. James Infirmary, Louis Armstrong
Stablemates, Benny Golson
Star Eyes, Charlie Parker / Miles Davis
Stardust, Hoagy Carmichael
Stella by Starlight, Rogers and Hammestein
Stir It Up. Bob Marley
Stolen Moments, Oliver Nelson
Summer Time, Gerswhin
Sunny, Bobby Hebb
Sweet Georgia Brown, Louis Armstrong
Take The A Train, Billy Strayhorn
Tenor Madness, Coltrane and Sonny Rollins
The Work Song, Cannonball Adderley
Triste, Antonio Carlos Jobim
Tristeza, Astrud Gilberto
Watermelon Man, Herbie Hancock
Wave, Antonio Carlos Jobim
Well you Needn´t, Thelonious Monk
What a Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong
What’s Going On, Marvin Gaye
Workin’, Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers
Yesterday, The Beatles
You Are So Beautiful, Joe Cocker
Too many to name. . . . but I'll start with Hank Mobley, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, The Beatles, James Blake, Fela Kuti, and Radiohead.
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