OVERVIEW
Over the years D.S. Wilson has worked with Grammy-nominated artists and producers and has played and released music in various genres including rock, pop and blues, but today, he is laser-focused on combining his past with his present and bringing forth a wonderful evolution to the smooth jazz realm.
After his first solo effort (soft rock album Save Me in 2008), his 2018 album Stella Rose has become the launching pad for his solo career in contemporary jazz and was followed in early 2021 by the exciting album Saxuality.
Several advance singles from the album were picked up by multiple notable Spotify playlists such as the “New Jazz” playlist by curator Mariano Lorenzo who said “Excellent track, with great handling of the speed and power of the track. With quality and feeling but with power and rhythm. The saxophone is the most outstanding but perfectly accompanied by the rest. Clearly it does not have a single musical style but it is a great fusion of many.”
Wilson is currently working on his next album project that is slated for release in early 2023. The first two singles from the upcoming album “Skyline” have landed Wilson in the Top 100 Smooth Jazz charts on SmoothJazz.com. Following the first two singles, Wilson worked with top producer Adam Hawley on additional songs for the upcoming album, some of which will be released in the summer and fall of 2022.
ABOUT
D.S. Wilson is an American jazz musician, composer, producer and performer currently living in Chicago. Wilson’s sound primarily features the saxophone and blurs the lines between jazz, funk, rock, pop and blues, with smooth and memorable sax melodies on top of funky drum & bass rhythms and tasteful guitars and keyboards. Listening to Wilson’s music, one can hear influences from the likes of David Sanborn, Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Steely Dan and Dave Matthews.
“Bright energies and a bold drive promise to captivate those adventurous fans of Jazz and Funk flavorings, with skillful performances…serving to pique listener interests towards all current and future works from the creative mind of D.S. Wilson” says Jon W of RadioAirplay.com.
Having just completed his second album “Saxuality”, Wilson is supporting the May 2021 album release with regional performances, while already beginning work on a third smooth jazz album.