Songs and Photographs: Anthony Wilson with Joshua Crumbly and Jay Bellerose

This visual and sonic performance by Anthony Wilson with musicians Joshua Crumbly (bass) and Jay Bellerose (drums) was presented at ICA LA on December 7, 2022 to celebrate Wilson's book Songs and Photographs, published by ICA LA Bookshelf Resident Little Steidl.

About Anthony Wilson:
Anthony Wilson is a guitarist and composer known for a wide-ranging body of work that moves effortlessly across genres.

With thirteen albums to his credit, Wilson’s first recording garnered a Grammy nomination for Best Large Ensemble Jazz Recording, and was followed by the critically acclaimed “Goat Hill Junket” and “Adult Themes.” His album “Power of Nine” was included in The New Yorker’s roundup of that year’s top-ten jazz albums. The celebrated “Seasons: Live at the Metropolitan Museum of Art” documents, in music and video, the story of Wilson’s collaboration with master luthier John Monteleone on a suite of music written specifically for Monteleone’s masterpiece “Four Seasons” quartet of guitars. Recent albums “Frogtown,” “Songs and Photographs,” and “The Plan of Paris” combine his deep jazz roots with a growing dedication to the art of songcraft.

The guitarist of choice for singer/pianist Diana Krall for the past two decades, Wilson has also performed live, arranged for, and recorded with a diverse roster of artists that includes Paul McCartney, Willie Nelson, Barbra Streisand, Melody Gardot, Leon Russell, and Aaron Neville, as well as with jazz greats Charles Lloyd, Ron Carter, Bobby Hutcherson, the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, and his father, the legendary trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Gerald Wilson.

About Little Steidl:
With a program devoted to books by contemporary artists and designers, Little Steidl seeks to expand the artistic potential of offset lithography as a creative print medium. The publishing house follows a traditional work model in which all aspects of book development, design, and production, including printing, are carried out in its own bookmaking workshop in Göttingen, Germany.

Little Steidl took part in ICA LA's Bookshelf Residency program, occupying the museum's bookshelves from July 23, 2022–January 15, 2023.