By: Thomas Cunniffe, Jazzhistoryonline.com SKIP WILKINS QUARTET FEATURING DANIEL WILKINS: “CZECH WISHES” (Newport Line 18-20) Pianist Skip Wilkins splits his time between Pennsylvania and Prague, performing and teaching jazz in both locations. His new album, “Czech Wishes” features a quintet drawn of players from the US and the Czech Republic. Wilkins’ son Daniel plays tenor sax on the … Read More
by Troy Dostert, All About Jazz Although he’s based in Eastern Pennsylvania, where he teaches at Lafayette College, pianist Skip Wilkins spends as much time as he can in the Czech Republic, the source of inspiration for his last two releases. Czech Dreams (New Port Line, 2013) and Czech Wishes, his current project, are not so much about crafting an … Read More
George Harris, Jazz Weekly Pianist and composer Skip Wilkins mixes rich Eastern European themes with modern swing as he features tenor saxist Daniel Wilkins in a bopping band with Miroslav Hioucal/tp-fh, Tomas Baros/b and Marek Urbanek/dr. The front line of horns is bright and crisp as on snappy pieces like the crackling “The Box-Checkers” and … Read More
Dee Dee McNeil, Musical Memoirs Daniel Wilkins has a sweet, husky sound on his tenor saxophone as he opens this CD with a tune titled, “Teacher.”. Daniel and Skip Wilkins have been collaborating musically since 2012, when they released a Cd titled, “Father and Son. Skip is the father and his son, Daniel, is his … Read More
New Port Line Records is proud to release Czech Wishes, the latest recording from pianist and composer Skip Wilkins. The album will be celebrated at the Deer Head Inn in Delaware Water Gap, PA tonight from 5pm-8pm. Inspired by Wilkins’ ten years of traveling, performing and teaching throughout the Czech Republic, Czech Wishes details the love … Read More
Skip Wilkins To Release Thirteenth Album Czech Wishes On March 31st Featuring his son, saxophonist Daniel Wilkins Featuring Daniel Wilkins (tenor saxophone), Miroslav Hloucal (trumpet and flugelhorn), Tomáš Baroš (double bass), and Marek Urbánek (drums) New Port Line Records is proud to announce the release of pianist and composer Skip Wilkins’ latest recording, Czech Wishes. … Read More
