Director of Jazz Studies Office

Director of Jazz Studies

 

Office:  M107
ECPA (Music Building)
  
  

SCOTT
TRIPLETT WILSON
 Official website: www.scottwilsonjazz.com

 

Phone: 435-283-7447
   Fax: 435-283-7388
e-mail: scott.wilson@snow.edu

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Jazz History Assignments
Jazz History Listen Guide


Buy Wilson's Ultimate Jazz Tool Kit       Buy Wilson's Ultimate Music Workbook

Scott Wilson is a Gerhard Baier Trumpet Artist, founder of the on-line Jazz Education Store, and current Director of Jazz Studies at Snow College in Utah.  Wilson has diverse international performance credits and has served as Musical Director for Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, Japan; Co-Musical Director for Grand Link World in Qingdao, China; and has been a featured jazz trumpet soloist for Tokyo, Disney Sea and for Universal Studios in Osaka, Japan and Orlando, Florida.  Wilson received a Master Degree in Jazz Studies and a Master Degree in Music Education from the University of North Texas.  At the University of North Texas he served as Adjunct Faculty, taught courses in jazz theory and performed in the internationally acclaimed One O'Clock Lab Band.  Wilson is currently the Artist Director for The Music School in Utah (Downbeat winners in 2006 & 2007).  His jazz theory textbooks, music workbooks and jazz flash cards have been used for the Juilliard Jazz Rhythm Section Workshops, national jazz camps such as Jam Camp, and used by the International Association for Jazz Education for their Teaching Training Institutes.

Scott Wilson has performed and worked with numerous jazz artists including Wayne Bergeron, Roger Ingram, Conrad Herwig, Wycliffe Gordon, Shelly Berg, Steve Smith, Denis DeBlasio, Greg Bissonette, Brian Bromberg, John Beasley, Eric Miyashiro, Claudio Roditi, Ed Calle, Kirk Whalum, Carl Allen, Peter Erskine, Eric Marienthal, Bobby Shew, Slide Hampton, Sam Rivers, Terrell Stafford, Dick Oats, Brandon Fields, Lew Soloff, Ron Blake, Ben Wolfe, Terreon Gully, Geoffrey Keezer, Jeremy Pelt, John Pizzarelli, Chris Slade, Ed Shaughnessy, Robby Ameen, Alex Acuna, Dave Loeb, Tom Warrington, Steve Marcus, Jeff Campbell, Andy Fusco, Baron Browne, Mark Soskin, Jeff Coffin, Chris Buono, Rashawn Ross, Dan Haerle, Neil Slater, Corey Christiansen, Ted Rosenthal, Marvin Stamm, and Fred Hamilton. Currently, Scott Wilson keeps an active international performance schedule and is in demand as a producer, recording artist, consultant, and clinician. His on-line Jazz Education Store is located at:  www.jazzeducationstore.com.

Performance & Clinic Highlights for Scott Wilson's upcoming schedule.

May 11th - 14th 2008 Guest Artist
Mountain View High School, Vancoover, Washington.
Three days of clinics and performances with Mountain View High School.


June 5th-7th  Snow College Flute Festival
Snow College - Ephraim, Utah.
Teaching Jazz Clinics and Jazz Fundamentals. Faculty include:  Linda Chesis (Manhattan School of Music), Elaine Jorgensen (Snow/Juilliard), Dr. Brad Garner (Cincinnati), April Clayton (BYU), and Kristine Parker (Flute clinician and early education specialist). 

June 15th - 21st 2008 Jam Camp 2008 - Guest Artist/Clinician
Park City, Utah 
Largest contemporary music camp in the nation featuring both jazz and rock tracks. Clinic and performances by Chris Slade (ACDC), Wycliffe Gordan, Terreon Gully (Christian McBride), Ron Blake (Saturday Night Live), Rashawn Ross (Dave Mathews), Scott Wilson (Jazz Education Store), John Beasley(Sheryl Crow) , etc

June 26 2008 Manhattan Summer Chamber Music Workshop
Snow College - Ephraim, Utah.
Musicians are coming from all over the world including faculty from the Manhattan School of Music, New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Milan Conservatory, Utah Symphony Orchestra, University of Utah, Brigham Young University, Weber State University, and Snow College.

July 1st – 7th  2008 Singapore Jazz Showcase (July 1-7th) - Guest Artist
Singapore (Limelight Entertainment)
Singapore Jazz Showcase in Singapore

July 30th-August 2nd 2008 Juilliard Rhythm Section Workshop
Snow College, Ephraim, Utah
Benny Green, Carl Allen, Ben Wolfe, Rodney Jones, Corey Christiansen, Rich Dixon and Scott Wilson clinic, coach and perform for students. Awesome workshop for all students and educators.

August 22nd 2008 Performance with Conrad Herwig
Phoenix, Arizona - Tempe Center for the Arts
Wycliffe and Scott perform for Tempe Jazz Series.

September 26th 2008 Performance with Jeff Coffin
Phoenix, Arizona - Tempe Center for the Arts|
Jeff Coffin (Bela-Fleck) and Scott Wilson perform for Tempe Jazz Series.

 October 7th – 14th  2008 Japan Tour (Okiyama Jazz Festival)
Kobe, Okiyama, Kyoto, Osaka, Japan.
Week long tour to Japan for various performances at jazz festivals and jazz clubs.

October 31st 2008 Performance with Benny Green
Phoenix, Arizona - Tempe Center for the Arts
Scott and Benny perform for Tempe Jazz Series.

 

 

Scott Wilson on Electronic Valve Instrument. 
This is a beautiful Hank Mobley tune called "Home At Last."