Originally from London, Alto Saxophonist/Composer Will Vinson moved to New York City in 1999 and has spent most of his adult life there, performing, touring and/or recording with Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ari Hoenig, Linda May Han Oh, Chris Potter, Kurt Elling, Lage Lund, Aaron Parks, and many others. Will has an international reputation as a leader and sideman and has 10 solo CD’s as a leader, the latest being his trio record, Tripwire, featuring Eric Harland and Matt Penman. His releases have variously been described as “impressive” and “coolly restrained” (New York Times), “marvelous" and “challeng[ing] the notion of how jazz is defined in this era.”(Down Beat, which also described Will as one of his instrument’s “most muscular practitioners”), and "exhilarating, cascading... outstanding” (Jazz Times). Will now tours frequently with the supergroup Trio Grande, featuring Nate Wood and Gilad Hekselman. More recently, he has authored 2 books for jazz musicians, tackling his approaches to time and harmony, respectively.