Wilkins’ Village Vanguard set
Immanuel Wilkins’s three‑volume live album from the Village Vanguard is drawing praise this week for its quartet chemistry — the social post noting strong listener engagement (1,188 views, 27 likes). (x.com)
Vol. 1 of Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Live At The Village Vanguard is due March 20 on LP, CD and digital, with Vol. 2 arriving digitally April 17 and Vol. 3 on May 15, according to the Blue Note announcement. (bluenote.com) Blue Note describes the project as Wilkins’s first-ever live album and a three‑volume document released on the label; the press release also identifies Wilkins as Grammy‑nominated. (bluenote.com) The music was recorded over two nights at the Village Vanguard in May 2025 and features pianist Micah Thomas, bassist Ryoma Takenaga and drummer Kweku Sumbry alongside Wilkins. (jazzmessengers.com) Vol. 1’s track list is “WARRIORS,” “COMPOSITION II,” “CHARANAM” and “ETERNAL,” with “Charanam” presented as the quartet’s take on an Alice Coltrane devotional from her 1981 record Turiya Sings and liner notes written by Tina M. Campt. (bluenote.com) Early coverage has highlighted the quartet’s interplay and intensity—Glide’s review called the Vol. 1 performance revelatory—and JazzTimes published a March 18 feature in which Wilkins discusses his decision to stagger the three releases and reflects on the sessions being recorded about a year earlier. (glidemagazine.com)
