Dan Wilkins at The New Leaf Club

The musical journey of Dan Wilkins started at home, playing with his father, pianist Skip Wilkins. First taken by the haunting ballads of Stan Getz and Dexter Gordon, Wilkins naturally took to the tenor saxophone. Teachings of David and Caris Liebman, proved invaluable to his continuous musical pursuit. While attending the Manhattan School of Music, Dan studied with saxophonists, Steve Wilson and Rich Perry, and pianists Garry Dial and Phil Markowitz.

Throughout his tenure at MSM, Wilkins worked and toured with the collaborative group COLONY, performing around the New York area at 92nd St Y Tribeca, Cornelia St. Cafe, and the Iridium Jazz Club, among others. In October 2012, Wilkins was featured as Artist of the Month at the Deer Head Inn in Delaware Water Gap. Internationally, Wilkins has been performing at clubs and festivals around the Czech Republic, Germany, and Greece and educating at summer Festivals such as the Czech Jazz Workshop 2012 and 2013, and the Kryoneri Jazz Workshop 2013. ...

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The musical journey of Dan Wilkins started at home, playing with his father, pianist Skip Wilkins. First taken by the haunting ballads of Stan Getz and Dexter Gordon, Wilkins naturally took to the tenor saxophone. Teachings of David and Caris Liebman, proved invaluable to his continuous musical pursuit. While attending the Manhattan School of Music, Dan studied with saxophonists, Steve Wilson and Rich Perry, and pianists Garry Dial and Phil Markowitz.

Throughout his tenure at MSM, Wilkins worked and toured with the collaborative group COLONY, performing around the New York area at 92nd St Y Tribeca, Cornelia St. Cafe, and the Iridium Jazz Club, among others. In October 2012, Wilkins was featured as Artist of the Month at the Deer Head Inn in Delaware Water Gap. Internationally, Wilkins has been performing at clubs and festivals around the Czech Republic, Germany, and Greece and educating at summer Festivals such as the Czech Jazz Workshop 2012 and 2013, and the Kryoneri Jazz Workshop 2013.

The “Father and Son,” CD, which was released on Steeplechase Look Out in 2011, features lyrical compositions by Skip Wilkins. The two are complimented by bassist Scott Lee and drummer Jeff Hirshfield. The quartet performs on stages such as the Deer Head Inn, the COTA Festival in Delaware Water Gap, and Lafayette College's Williams Center for the Arts.Wilkins believes in the power of spiritual rejuvenation and healing through the arts, and studies and practices neuro-muscular bodywork in Bethlehem, PA.

Jazz Bridge, an award-winning nonprofit dedicated to assisting Greater Philadelphia Metro area jazz and blues musicians and vocalists in times of crisis, sponsors these neighborhood concerts throughout the region to keep the sound of Philadelphia alive.

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