Immanuel Wilkins (born 1997, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania) is an alto saxophonist, composer, and multidisciplinary artist based in New York. He signed to Blue Note Records and broke through with his debut album Omega (2020), which the New York Times named the #1 jazz album of the year; two further studio albums followed - The 7th Hand (2022) and Blues Blood (2024) - each landing on major year-end lists. His quartet, a working band since 2017, has earned him the DownBeat Critics Poll Alto Saxophonist of the Year title in both 2024 and 2025, a Deutscher Jazz Preis for best international live act, and multiple Grammy nominations.
Wilkins released the first volume of his live trilogy 'Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Live at the Village Vanguard' on Blue Note Records, with Vol. 2 and Vol. 3 following in consecutive months.
Blues Blood received two 2026 Grammy nominations: Best Alternative Jazz Album and Best Jazz Performance (for 'Noble Rise', shared with Lakecia Benjamin and Mark Whitfield).
Wilkins was awarded a 2025 Civitella Ranieri Fellowship, adding to his 2023 Creative Capital Award and 2023 Pew Fellowship.
Wilkins performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam.
Blues Blood, Wilkins' third studio album co-produced by Meshell Ndegeocello and featuring vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, was released on Blue Note Records.
😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.
91concertMon 2.11.Leszek Możdżer / Lars Danielsson
87concertThu 10.12.Avishai Cohen Trio
87concertFri 19.2.Bill Frisell Trio![Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet [18:30]](/images/events/104186-w320.webp)
85concertThu 19.11.Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet [18:30]
84concertWed 21.10.Cécile McLorin Salvant - Oh Snap - Germany 2026
83concertFri 2.10.Aaron Parks and Walter Smith III: Playing the Ballads of and by John Coltrane
83concertSat 14.11.Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves celebrate John Coltrane
83concertThu 19.11.Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves celebrate John Coltrane
83concertFri 27.11.Jeremy Pelt Quintet: 50th Birthday Golden Jubilee Tour
80concertWed 9.12.Wynton Marsalis & Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra - Big Band Holidays
78concertFri 16.4.Lakecia Benjamin & hr-Bigband
77concertSun 8.11.Marcin Kydryński Presents SIESTA on the Road: Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves