Jeffery Wilson is one of the country’s foremost composers and educators in music, especially in the field of jazz. He studied composition at the Royal College of music with John Lambert and Herbert Howells, later with Aladar Majorossy, Gordon Jacob and Olivier Messiaen.
From 1986 until recently he was visiting lecturer in composition, improvisation and saxophone at the Utrecht Conservatorium. He is a professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama’s Junior School, supervisor on the music faculty of Cambridge University and advisor on matters Jazz and Saxophone for Trinity Guildhall exams.
He has been commissioned by dozens of top artists in both classical and jazz fields, and a growing number of his works are available on CD.
Jeffery Wilson writes about A Good Turn:
"The music here is largely derived from the musical ornament, the turn. This melodic device is given several treatments;…
Jeffery Wilson writes about A Good Turn:
“The music here is largely derived from the musical ornament, the turn. This melodic device is given several treatments; often decorative, more expansive, motivic and expressive. The sketch for this was discovered whilst rummaging through a pile of repertoire belonging to the Sax Quartet, Saxology. I had the honour and pleasure of playing Tenor Sax with that fine ensemble of good friends”.
