Matt Wilson’s Christmas Tree-O
About This Event
At Dizzy's Club, Matt Wilson’s Christmas Tree-O brings drummer Matt Wilson together with saxophonist-composer Jeff Lederer and bassist-composer Paul Sikivie. The trio moves between straight‑ahead swing and open improvisation, favoring ensemble listening, clarity of time and texture, and arrangements that allow real‑time reshaping rather than solo display.
About Matt Wilson’s Christmas Tree-O
At Dizzy’s Club in New York City, drummer Matt Wilson brings his Christmas Tree-O into a live jazz setting shaped for the season. The group—Wilson with Jeff Lederer and Paul Sikivie—treats holiday material as source code, pulling it apart and rebuilding it through improvisation, rhythm, and dry humor. Wilson has long been part of the city’s post-bop and downtown-adjacent ecology, and this project reads as a small ritual within that continuum. The critical point is how lightly the band holds tradition while still respecting its outlines.
About the Artists
Matt Wilson Tree-O
The Matt Wilson Tree-O is a jazz ensemble known for its innovative approach to music, blending traditional jazz elements with contemporary influences.
Jeff Lederer
Jeff Lederer is a jazz saxophonist and composer, known for his contributions to various ensembles and projects within the jazz music scene.
Paul Sikivie
Paul Sikivie is a jazz bassist and composer recognized for his performances and contributions to the jazz genre.
Matt Wilson’s Christmas Tree-O
Matt Wilson’s Christmas Tree-O is drummer Matt Wilson’s small-group project, presented in New York City at Dizzy’s Club. The trio pairs Wilson with saxophonist-composer Jeff Lederer and bassist-composer Paul Sikivie, drawing on their shared work in the Tree-O and related collaborations.
Matt Wilson
Matt Wilson is an American jazz drummer whose work spans straight‑ahead swing and open, free‑leaning improvisation. In New York City he appears at venues including Bar Bayeux and Dizzy’s Club, often in small-group settings that prize close listening.