ALL ABOUT ME-
As the son of the famous dancer, Serena, I grew up immersed in the music of the Middle East. my mother often brought me to the clubs on 8th Ave NYC in the 1960's, such as the Egyptian Gardens, Port Said, Brittania, and Greecian Cave, where later in the 70's, I played the oud 3 nights a week for the belly dancers there. As a teenager, I frequented the Feenjon on McDougal Street, and The Sirocco, where the internationally famous Aris San performed. I fell in love with all the music of the Mid-East that was both popular over there as well as here in the US. I performed for many years at the Figaro, shown in this clip with many great musicians including Avram Pengas of Feenjon fame, Souren Baronian, Elias Sarkar, George Stathos, Raquy Danziger, Maurice Sedacca, Carmine Guida, Ismail Butera, and musicians from Greece and Turkey such as Umut Yasmut. I also performed for years with the great Eddie "The Sheik" Kochak. My big break came in June of 2001, I performed on the Hulya Avsar Show in Istanbul Turkey, which led to traveling to Ankara twice a year to perform promotional music for TUTAP. i am presently on the board of directors of the new york Arabic Orchestra, in conjunction with Belly Dance America. As a musical inventor, I developed a three necked instrument combining a Turkish saz, American guitar, and Arabic oud. I developed and created a unique original kanun (Turkish harp) using modern 3D printing technology. I presently perform with Avram Pengas Monday nights at Turkuaz, 310 West 53rd Street NYC.
As the son of the famous dancer, Serena, I grew up immersed in the music of the Middle East. my mother often brought me to the clubs on 8th Ave NYC in the 1960's, such as the Egyptian Gardens, Port Said, Brittania, and Greecian Cave, where later in the 70's, I played the oud 3 nights a week for the belly dancers there. As a teenager, I frequented the Feenjon on McDougal Street, and The Sirocco, where the internationally famous Aris San performed. I fell in love with all the music of the Mid-East that was both popular over there as well as here in the US. I performed for many years at the Figaro, shown in this clip with many great musicians including Avram Pengas of Feenjon fame, Souren Baronian, Elias Sarkar, George Stathos, Raquy Danziger, Maurice Sedacca, Carmine Guida, Ismail Butera, and musicians from Greece and Turkey such as Umut Yasmut. I also performed for years with the great Eddie "The Sheik" Kochak. My big break came in June of 2001, I performed on the Hulya Avsar Show in Istanbul Turkey, which led to traveling to Ankara twice a year to perform promotional music for TUTAP. i am presently on the board of directors of the new york Arabic Orchestra, in conjunction with Belly Dance America. As a musical inventor, I developed a three necked instrument combining a Turkish saz, American guitar, and Arabic oud. I developed and created a unique original kanun (Turkish harp) using modern 3D printing technology. I presently perform with Avram Pengas Monday nights at Turkuaz, 310 West 53rd Street NYC.
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Other Music and Events of Scott Wilson
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Pandemic Jams...(Double click for full screen)
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GOLDENFEST, Zlatneuste-NYC, January every year...
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My original invention - Original Kanun design
and my combination oud, guitar and Turkish saz-"Baglama-Hydra"
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Scott Wilson at Merkin Hall with the Turkish Choir Ensemble 9/28/2014
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The Elias Ladino EnsembleThe Elias Ladino Ensemble Danny Elias, Scott Wilson, Casey Bond and Maurice Sedacca The Elias Ladino Ensemble has performed the songs of the Sephardic Jews in venues all over the world. Many of the Jews who were expelled from Spain in the Inquisition relocated to the Ottoman Empire. There they lived in insular communities, practicing their religion and speaking the Spanish language that they brought out of Spain. Over the next 450 years this language evolved into the language we call Ladino, a distinct dialect spoken only by Sephardic Jews. Today Ladino is on the verge of extinction. http://www.amazon.com/Ladino-Lives-Authentic-Music-Sephardic/dp/B00006RVH8 |
Goldenfest 2016
NYC Turkish Cultural Center 2014 |
NYC Greek church performance 2014 |
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PUBLICITY
Links to articles about Scott Wilson in Turkish:
http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/diger/139604/ABD_li_muzisyenden___Canim_Turkiyem___klibi.html
http://www.ankarahaber.com/haber/Ankara-Kalesi-nde-tan%C4%B1t%C4%B1m-filmi-cekildi/35930
http://www.medyaloji.net/haber/elektrikli-araclar-bir-an-once-yayginlasmali_5524.html
http://www.ilgazetesi.com.tr/2009/02/16/amerikali-udiden-canim-turkiyem/04588/
http://www.eneger.com/yudum-canim-turkiyem-sarkisi-ve-sozleri/
http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/printnews.aspx?DocID=12033637
http://www.magazinci.com/icerikler/muzik/2012-de-tum-dunya-turkiyeyi-yudum-ile-taniyacak_33180.html
http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/diger/139604/ABD_li_muzisyenden___Canim_Turkiyem___klibi.html
http://www.ankarahaber.com/haber/Ankara-Kalesi-nde-tan%C4%B1t%C4%B1m-filmi-cekildi/35930
http://www.medyaloji.net/haber/elektrikli-araclar-bir-an-once-yayginlasmali_5524.html
http://www.ilgazetesi.com.tr/2009/02/16/amerikali-udiden-canim-turkiyem/04588/
http://www.eneger.com/yudum-canim-turkiyem-sarkisi-ve-sozleri/
http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/printnews.aspx?DocID=12033637
http://www.magazinci.com/icerikler/muzik/2012-de-tum-dunya-turkiyeyi-yudum-ile-taniyacak_33180.html