LATE NIGHT at the NOTE - Chase Wilkens Trio

Clark Sommers - Bass

Eli Sullivan - Saxophone

Chase Wilkins - Drums

Chicago-based drummer Chase Wilkins brings a straight-ahead, swinging approach to the

music, rooted in tradition but with his own perspective.

Wilkins has shared the stage with the likes of Jeremy Kahn, Clark Sommers, Ron Blake, Reggie

Thomas and Ernest Dawkins. He has played at some of Chicago’s premier venues including The

Jazz Showcase, Evanston SPACE, and Winter’s Jazz Club.

Wilkins has studied with a number of respected Chicago drummers, including Isaiah Spencer,

Charles Heath, George Fludas, and Ernie Adams. He currently attends Northwestern University,

under a full-ride scholarship, where he studies with Willie Jones III and plays in ensembles led

by Derrick Gardner.

Wilkins can be heard on recordings with Alfie Jackson (The Peacocks) and Sam Robinson

(Chasin’ The Dream).