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Meet Matt Wilson

By Cheryl K. | Situation Fluxus
December 16, 2024
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In this hour, an interview with drummer Matt Wilson. Currently, he's on the road with his Christmas Tree-O bringing joy through zany holiday music to cities and towns in the US and in support of their holiday release Tree Jazz: The Shape of Christmas to Come.

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J.D. Allen "Ave Maria" from A Garland of Holiday Songs (Savant) 4:17

Matt Wilson

drums
b.1964

" data-original-title="" title="">Matt Wilson Christmas Tree-O "Up On the Rooftop" from Tree Jazz: The Shape of Christmas to Come (Palmetto) 3:57

Matt Wilson

drums
b.1964

" data-original-title="" title="">Matt Wilson Christmas Tree-O "Mariah Parusha" from Tree Jazz: The Shape of Christmas to Come (Palmetto) 4:21

Matt Wilson

drums
b.1964

" data-original-title="" title="">Matt Wilson Christmas Tree-O "Do You Hear What I Hear?/Under Pressure " from Tree Jazz: The Shape of Christmas to Come (Palmetto) 3:29

Matt Wilson

drums
b.1964

" data-original-title="" title="">Matt Wilson Christmas Tree-O "Shine Your Light" from Tree Jazz: The Shape of Christmas to Come (Palmetto) 5:13

Matt Wilson

drums
b.1964

" data-original-title="" title="">Matt Wilson Christmas Tree-O "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" from Tree Jazz: The Shape of Christmas to Come (Palmetto) 3:56

Nat King Cole

piano and vocals
1919 - 1965

" data-original-title="" title="">Nat King Cole "A Cradle in Bethlehem" from The Magic of Christmas (Capitol) 3:27

Joy Lapps

various

" data-original-title="" title="">Joy Lapps & Larnell Lewis "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" from The Caribbean Christmas Mixtape Vol. 1 (Joy Lapps & Larnell Lewis) 6:00

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