The Wil Swindler Quartet

Saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator Wil Swindler returns to the Nocturne stage with his quartet for a dynamic, hard-swinging two month residency! Wil is joined by a tremendous lineup of local musicians: Ben Markley (piano), Matt Smiley (bass), and Dru Heller (drums).

Wil Swindler is a saxophonist, composer, and winner of the 2008 Gil Evans Fellowship, and educator based in the Denver Front Range area. Mr. Swindler holds a B.M. from the University of North Texas and has received commissions from West Point's Jazz Knights, The USAF Falconaires, Denver University, Colorado State University. As a performer, he has played with Toshiko Akiyoshi, Cuong Vu, John Fedchock, Steve Wilson, Bill Warfield, Greg Gisbert, and many others. Wil Swindler is on the music faculty at Colorado State University as Associate Director of Jazz Studies.

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