Hey to all of Gino fans new and Old....my name is Sandin Wilson.
I am the bassist and background vocalist with Gino Vannelli, and
wanted to say hi and thank you
to all of you for the support you
give Gino Vannelli.........
Sandin Wilson.






Here you can see Sandin Wilson live on stage with Gino Vannelli:
  • Start of the Gino Vannelli "These Are The Days" world tour in Portland, Oregon, USA: Portland 1 and Portland 2...
    January 2006...
  • Live at the Orange Lounge in Toronto, Canada. Hit the Gino Vannelli Orange Lounge picture and see 5 videoclips with a superb live performance...
  • Sandin in Canada, Winter of 2006 with the Gino Vannelli band...
  • Spring of 2006 in New York, Chicago, Detroit and Seattle in the USA.
    Richmond-Vancouver, Calgary in Canada...
  • 10 April 2006: The House of Blues, Chicago, USA...
  • The Summer of 2006 in Québec City and at the Stampede in Calgary, Canada...

    Read the Gino Vannelli and Portland Band tour data web page... 2007: Sandin plays with Gino in Jakarta, Indonesia - Las Vegas, USA - Cape Town, USA and more to come...

    March 2007: Sandin Wilson on tour with Gino Vannelli in Jakarta, Indonesia,
    Las Vegas, USA and Cape Town, South-Africa. Pictures of Sandin Wilson in 3 slideshows 1 - 2 - 3 and everywhere on the Gino Vannelli Las Vegas web page.




  • Sandin Wilson's latest live cd "A Night on the Town" is out and for sale now. Go... buy and enjoy the real jazz with the super strong bass and also possible for the European bassy jazzy music lovers to buy this cd in a very easy way through the internet. We all have the chance to enjoy the music we love in our own living room... We can recommend this great music to the jazz lovers, guitar sound lovers, bass sound lovers and Sandin himself calls it: "Modern music for sophisticated ears". With names as Gino Vannelli and Jimmy Haslip in Sandin's musical world this live cd must be something special for all the Gino Vannelli fans on this planet but absolutely also for Jimmy Haslip fans around this globe. "Night on the Town" is relaxed, easy going, beautiful, wild, heavy, soft and a great musical mix with superb Musicians who live for this music. And let's not forget a voice, yes Sandin Wilson's voice... so listen to this cd and give your own opinion.... Here are a few links where you can order this live cd and to the European music lovers the USA$ has a crazy low exchange rate....


























    Sandin Wilson Group "LIVE"
    "A Night on the Town" 2007

    1. Emit Al
    2. What you won't do for Love
    3. The Zone
    4. Olympus
    5. Sedona
    6. I Wish
    7. A Walk in the Park
    8. September
    9. Top Secret
    10. Animal
    12. No coffee, Thank you

    Sandin Wilson Group is:
    Sandin Wilson- bass/lead vocals
    Carlton Jackson-drums background vocals
    Kerry Movassagh- guitars/background vocals
    Alex Shakeri-keys/synths
    Tim Bryson - saxes
    Paul Mazzio - trumpet/flugelhorn

    Not too bad Huh? I think it is right up your musical alley........ Sandin Wilson

    SANDIN WILSON: Into My World
    01. Fieldtrip
    02. Candlelight
    03. Break the Blueline
    04. Olympus
    05. Sedona
    06. Into My World
    07. Italian Cuisine
    08. I Can't Make You Love Me
    09. Emit Al
    10. Is It You?
    11. A Walk in the Park

    Famous reviewers: Reviewer: Gino Vannelli:
    "Very beautiful production, arrangements, & a great voice too!!"

    Sandin sent this CD to my studio with a phone call from Jimmy Haslip...... I listened to it , and listened again...... "Sandin's CD is one of best Contemporary Jazz/fusion CD's I have heard. Richly produced and emotion filled, it is probably the best debut solo attempt I have heard produced on the West Coast, his beautiful voice, and bass work to compliment it . Very worthy of modern music lovers listen


    Reviewer: Jimmy Haslip:
    Sandin is a monster bassist/vocalist....with a melodic tilt

    was Executive producer on Sandin's CD, and loved working with him on every song. Sandin is a Monster bassist and vocalist and his music is on a very high level, one listen and you will be hooked, Each tune is different from the last, and in a groove that is very listenable from cut to cut........ It was a pleasure working with him, we have become great friends from this experience..... I know you will love his CD, it is simply............... gorgeous..........



    A LETTER FROM SANDIN WILSON: A little info and a short story for people and musicians alike.

    Music Millennium is featuring my new CD " A night on the Town"
    in both stores all thru February , in the windows, and listening stations....if you were thinking about getting one or just listening to the CD go on down in February , take a listen, look around, they have added so many new things in their stores....I am very happy to be working with Terry Currier, and am thankful that he wants to see my music reach more people...

    I unfortunately will also not be able to Perform my "CD release concert at Jimmy Maks" on March 30th. Another date is being set up.

    I will be in Cape town , South Africa performing at the "International al Jazz festival" with Gino Vannelli and Ross Vannelli.
    I will also be performing at the "Java Jazz festival" in Jakarta, Indonesia March 2nd, 3rd and 4th, returning home, and then going down to Las Vegas on March 22nd, 23rd, and 24th to perform at the Sun coast Casino and Hotel.

    more dates with the SWG and Gino to come....

    My band and I will be rehearsing in April to learn a lot of new Tunes from Jaco Pastorious, Brian Bromberg, Robben Ford, Marcus Miller and a couple new tunes I have written....

    "Music is a funny bizness"
    Sandin Wilson Musicians try to "publicize, maximize, enterprise, criticize, downsize, localize, and still try to be fresh and have a creative flow to give the talent we have worked all of our lives to perfect, and share with the music lover.

    Sometimes it feels hopeless, and other times, the sheer joy is given freely between the musician's and listeners. The cold facts are, it is harder and harder to be creative, and make a living in a world when the bottom line is "how much the club can make off of you and your following" for your talent. Some of the most famous musicians in the world have to tour other countries , because in America, there is not enough support, depending on the type of music. The world is still in love with talent, great songs, and incredible musicianship.

    Portland has always been a great spot for musicians, the 70's, 80's and even the 90's, but with free downloading, less clubs to play, more bands willing to play for practically nothing (it is their hobby, and I understand they need a place to play too), and club owners not really caring as much about quality as much as quantity, (of people coming thru their doors) This fact is pushing musicians into playing more weddings, funerals, Bar mitzvahs, circumcisions, kiddy birthdays @ Chuckee Cheese, and any event where they can make some money to keep pursuing their passion... "creating beautiful, rockin music.." that moves people

    Hey, don't get me wrong, I love what I do!! I just feel that times are changing again, as they have every 7 yrs, and we need to find a happy medium as creators of music, not just followers of trends.

    Life is good, check out and support your favorite band or solo artist.. and walk up to them and tell them how much you appreciate what they do!!!.
    Like, Regina K, Alex Shakeri, Kerry Movassagh, Carlton Jackson, Reinhardt Melz, Mel Brown, Dan Balmer, Tom Grant, Barry Aiken, Andy Stokes, Linda Hornbuckle, La Rhonda Steele, Jennifer Batton,(who by the way, played guitar for Michael Jackson for 10 yrs), has a new CD coming out, and now lives here and supports Portland's musicians like no one I have ever seen before)..........the list goes on....
    Peace
    Sandin

    BACK TO: GINO VANNELLI: THE MASTER OF MUSIC!!!

    BACK TO: SANDIN WILSON: The Master of the Bass!!!



    The collector's items:


    Promo CD


    A real Sandin Wilson t-shirt!!!