'Ephemeral'
​OUT NOW
Finalist for Aotearoa Music Awards Te Manu Taki Tautito o te Tau | Best Jazz Artist​ 2024
"quite spiritually intense" – The Guardian
​"rich and sonorous tone . . . deliciously woozy chamber music" – ukvibe
​"as daring as it is dreamy" – Qobuz
​"provocative, enjoyably challenging and thoroughly engrossing" – New Zealand Listener​
"spiritedly grooving" – Relix

"The record finds him crafting intricate textures and multi-layered grooves, showcasing his shapeshifting connection to his instrument of choice with an idiosyncratic fusion of improvisatory melodies and dynamic rhythmic impulses" – Jazziz​
Dave Wilson - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Callum Allardice - guitar
Chris Beernink - bass 
Hikurangi Schaverien-Kaa - drums
Amy Brookman - violin
Monique Lapins - violin
Nicholas Hancox - viola
Bennie Sneyd-Utting - cello
Creativity and being part of the natural world, an essay by Dave Wilson reflecting on "speak to me of yesterday and tomorrow (elusive as the dead)" from 'Ephemeral' on the blog of Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne Ecosanctuary, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington.

SLANT 

Dave Wilson - tenor saxophone
Richard Valitutto - piano
​"what is the name of that" from SLANT
inspired by "What is the Name of that Song" by Ornette Coleman
Macedonian Philharmonic, Skopje, Macedonia
​
"-i---e-" from SLANT
"set (zajdi)" from SLANT
"enviros" from ​SLANT

In Passing

Dave Wilson - clarinet, bass clarinet
​Gabe Lavin - oud 
​"Hit the Line" from In Passing 
"No. 9"
UCLA Fowler Museum, Los Angeles, California
"Long Live" from ​In Passing
Featuring Albert Agha, vocals
"Carta Blanca" from In Passing
Featuring Pablo Infante-Amate, riqq

Dave Wilson Quintet

Dave Wilson (saxophone/bass clarinet), Callum Allardice (guitar), Chris Beernink (bass), Hikurangi Schaverien-Kaa (drums), Mike Taylor (trumpet)
​"speak to me of yesterday and tomorrow (elusive as the dead)"
​composed by Dave Wilson
"Liv's Theme"
​composed by Dave Wilson

"Come Forth" for Saxophone and String Quartet​
​by Dave Wilson

​Steve Temme, saxophone, and the Axios String Quartet
Performed at the 2014 Days of Macedonian Music Festival
Skopje, Macedonia

Springs of a Desperate Heart ​
​by Dave Wilson (excerpts)

​Performed by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Jazz Composers Orchestral Institute in cooperation with the American Composers Orchestra Earshot Readings

On the Face Place by CSPS Ensemble

Kiril Kuzmanov (alto saxophone), Dave Wilson (tenor/baritone saxophone), Trajče Velkov (trumpet), Kiril Tufekčievski (bass), Bojan Petkov (guitar), Ratko Dautovski (percussion)
"Missed in the Missed" from On the Face Place
 composed by Dave Wilson
"That One" from On the Face Place
composed by Dave Wilson

Selected Other Projects

Interview and live set with DJ Maci on Jazz FM Macedonia
Dave Wilson, tenor saxophone and flute
"Fiery West" by Rainstorm Brother (Isaac Watters)
Dave Wilson, saxophones
​"Out to Lunch" by Eric Dolphy
Performed by the UCLA Charles Mingus Ensemble (2014)
Freight & Salvage in Berkeley, California
Dave Wilson, tenor saxophone
John Isaac Watters
Parachute Tramps
Dave Wilson, clarinet
Simon Kiselicki Quartet
Levitation
Dave Wilson, alto saxophone
© Dave Wilson 2023