Kalil Wilson

Kalil Wilson
Kalil Wilson
Background information
Origin	Oakland, California
Genres	Jazz soul classical R&B
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer, voice teacher
Instruments	voice, percussion, piano
Years active	1995–present
Website	www.KalilWilson.com

Kalil Amar Wilson (born 1981) is an American jazz vocalist, composer, arranger, and ethnomusicologist. Wilson began singing as a child with the Oakland Youth Chorus, studied at the UC Berkeley Young Musicians Program, and graduated magna cum laude from the UCLA Music and Ethnomusicology Departments, where he was named the "Distinguished Ethnomusicology Student" of his graduating class. There, renowned jazz guitarist and UCLA music professor Kenny Burrell wrote of Wilson, "A very special young talent with a unique sound that crosses through genres."

Wilson has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic,Los Angeles Opera, the Oakland East Bay Symphony, at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Getty Museum, the Hollywood Bowl, the Aspen Music Festival, the Mendocino Music Festival, and UCLA Live at Royce Hall, among others. Wilson was named winner of the top prize at the Western Regional Auditions of the Metropolitan Opera National Council and competed on the Met stage in New York, For two years he held a fellowship at the Aspen Music Festival and School, where he performed the title role in Benjamin Britten's Albert Herring. The Aspen Times reported, "Wilson brought a silken tenor sound and an engaging and often funny stage presence." Wilson has appeared numerous times with the Oakland East Bay Symphony. After hearing Wilson perform in a master class at Aspen, Renée Fleming said, "Kalil makes me cry."

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