“Whatever you do, don’t let the opportunity pass you by to catch these cats live.”
JF Rote, Graffiti Magazine
Pianist Jenny Wilson’s jazz trio performs a wide variety of jazz repertoire, in the classic piano trio setting. The trio is enhanced by “Jenny’s rich vocals” and flute. The threesome aims for a strong artistic interaction based on musical communication in the moment. Influenced by artists such as Shirley Horn, Diana Krall and Bill Evans, the trio combines older standards, contemporary jazz, pop tunes and originals into a set of creative and spontaneous arrangements. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, the Jenny Wilson Trio performs regularly at clubs, restaurants and festivals in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Jenny Wilson was born in Queens, New York in 1958. She began her musical training with her father who was a jazz guitarist. She went on to study piano, dance, flute and guitar. She has worked in theater and as a performing musician since the age of 12. Her formal training includes studies with jazz pianist Art Lande, a Bachelors Degree in Flute performance, studies at the Winterthur Konservatorium in Switzerland, and a Master of Music degree in jazz studies from West Virginia University. She has recorded three CD’s and one LP on her label, Jentomusic. Jenny Wilson has performed with musicians in Europe and New England and has made her home in West Virginia since 1999.
Jenny’s husband, Nathan Wilson performs regularly with Pittsburgh’s avant garde theater group, Squonk Opera. He has performed and recorded with Squonk nationwide and abroad in Korea, Germany and Belgium. They will appear in 2008 at Charleston West Virginia’s FestivAll. Drummer Mic Fries has a degree in applied percussion from West Virginia University and was a member of the Armed Forces band in Annapolis, Maryland.