Immanuel Wilkins

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Immanuel Wilkins
Born (1997-08-07) August 7, 1997 (age 27)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Genres Jazz
Instruments Alto saxophone
Website immanuelwilkins.com

Immanuel Wilkins (born August 7, 1997) is an American jazz saxophonist. [1] [2]

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Life and work

Wilkins, who is of African American heritage, grew up in the Upper Darby neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He gained his first musical experiences in his community church, which led him to attend jazz courses at the Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts.

In 2009, as a teenager, he had the opportunity to perform the national anthem before the Philadelphia Eagles game.

Wilkins studied at the Juilliard School under Bruce Williams, Steve Wilson, and Joe Temperley.

Wilkins led his own band in the late 2010s, performing his own compositions and performing at jazz clubs and venues such as The Jazz Gallery, Smoke, Jamaica Center of Arts and Smalls. [3]

In 2020, he presented the debut album Omega, which he had recorded with Micah Thomas, Daryl Johns, and Kweku Sumbry. [4] [5]

Wilkins is a member of a quartet with Dezron Douglas, Johnathan Blake, and The Generation Gap and the formations of Philip Dizack and Noam Wiesenberg. He also contributed to Good Vibes' first two albums KingMaker (2019) and Who Are You? (2020), as well as Johnathan Blake's 2021 album, Homeward Bound (2021) and Kalia Vandever's 2022 album, Regrowth.

Discography

As leader

As a sideman

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References

  1. ↑ Conrad, Thomas (August 13, 2020). "Immanuel Wilkins: Omega (Blue Note)". JazzTimes. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Immanuel Wilkins Speaks To Black Experience In America". downbeat.com. December 9, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Immanuel Wilkins profile". SmallsLIVE. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  4. ↑ Kreye, Andrian (December 14, 2020). "Jazzkolumne: Die Jazz-Alben des Jahres 2020". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  5. ↑ londonjazz (August 14, 2020). "Immanuel Wilkins – "Omega"". London Jazz News. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  6. ↑ Adam Sieff (August 14, 2020). "Immanuel Wilkins – "Omega"". London Jazz News. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  7. ↑ Ed Enright (December 9, 2020). "Immanuel Wilkins Speaks to Black Experience in America". Down Beat 12/2020. Retrieved June 15, 2021.

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