Jenny Wilson Trio

Jenny Wilson Trio July 11 in Camden Amphitheatre

The Jenny Wilson Jazz Trio returns to the Camden Amphitheatre on July 11 to perform for the Summer Music Series of the Camden Public Library. The series is free and the concerts begin at 7:00 pm. Bring blankets or chairs for seating; if the weather turns wet the concert will move indoors.

Wilson attended the Community School in Camden in 1973, and says, “I was just amazed at Maine and didn’t want to leave. I lived in Maine until I graduated from USM (music major) and traveled to Switzerland where I lived for 13 years.”  Jenny Wilson is now becoming one of West Virginia’s notable jazz pianists and composers. The Trio boasts fresh original music in addition to arrangements of favorite jazz standards. Their successful New England tour in 2012 is a testament to their growing development as one of the more unique and enjoyable jazz trios on the scene today.

For those being introduced to the Jenny Wilson Trio they will be interested to know that the band is a family. Jenny’s husband, Nathan Wilson, is a seasoned world traveling bassist. The trio’s drummer is Evan Lintz, Jenny’s son. He is currently 20 years old and has been playing with the group for 5 years. Nathan recently appeared in front of 14 million viewers on national television with Pittsburgh’s Squonk Opera. Evan, currently a junior at WVU, also plays drums with Jam-Band Fletcher’s Grove and performs with Squonk Opera.

The Summer Music Series is hosted by the Camden Public Library and underwritten by The First and Allen Insurance & Financial. Concerts in the series include:
July 25 — The Midcoast Brass Quintet
August 1 — Cindy Kallet and Grey Larsen – folk, traditional favorites
August 8 — Pollock String Quartet, Alumni of the Eastman School of Music
August 15 — Simons & Goodwin — folk & popular acoustic

More about Jenny Wilson and the trio

After touring and teaching in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, Jenny earned her Master of Music Degree from West Virginia University in 2002 and she continues to compose, perform, and record with her current trio in Morgantown, WV. Jenny and Nathan are presently teachers and clinicians for the WV Jazz Society and have been presenting music programs for youth throughout the state since 2004.

Latest CD
In 2012 the Jenny Wilson Trio produced and released What She Sang in Winter, their first CD of all-original jazz compositions. “What She Sang in Winter is a recording propelled by pianist Jenny Wilson’s soulful touch, thoughtful writing, and joyous approach to all things jazz. Her confident playing enhances the beauty in each of her eight compositions. Lilting, bouncing, contemplative, or downright swinging, Jenny, son Evan Lintz on drums and husband Nathan Wilson on bass turn in a performance that’s both magical and memorable. Music played by a trio that sounds like, well, family.” — Robin Meloy Goldsby, author of Piano Girl, Rhythm, and Waltz of the Asparagus Peo