Wycliffe Gordon Honored in Augusta, GA
On August 17, 2007 the City of Augusta declared it Wycliffe Gordon Day by proclamation authorized by Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver. A Tribute for Mr. Gordon was held at the Doubletree Hotel in Augusta. The sold out crowd gathered to salute all the efforts and accomplishments of Mr. Gordon.

Wycliffe Gordon Recognized with the ASCAP Foundation Vanguard Award
On Friday, June 1, 2007 emergent and critically acclaimed trombonist /composer Wycliffe Gordon was presented with The ASCAP Foundation Vanguard Award for his innovative musical activity as a composer, instrumentalist, performer, and educator in the field of Jazz. >>more info

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The Sidney Bechet Society Jam Session Concert
Evan Christopher, et al. | Nagel Heyer 07
There is not enough of this music recorded.
If Wycliffe Gordon is not the best DAMN trombone player performing in jazz today, I will eat my hat. If you do not believe me, just cue up track four on this new Nagel Heyer trip down memory lane and listen to "Basin Street Blues." Gordon provides a seven-minute clinic on the entire history of the trombone, starting from when it evolved from the medieval sackbut to the evening this disc was recorded. His plunger technique is unsurpassed, making conversation with the ghost of Tricky Sam Nanton in Heaven. And that is just Gordon...more (pdf)

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Wycliffe Gordon And Eric Reed | Nagel Heyer
Concerto for Wycliffe…
In classical music, this would be termed a trombone recital. Wycliffe Gordon, arguable the finest trombonist practicing, joins fellow Marsalis alum Eric Reed for an assembly of standards, originals and spirituals. The duet is pentultimately the most spare of formats to play within. This spareness is relieved to a degree by Reed's pungently orchestral approach to the piano. I cite his playing on "The Lord's Prayer," "Precious Lord Take My Hand," and "He Looked Beyond My Fault," where he creates a tsunami of sound welling beneath Gordon's low brass. Gordon even sings (even admirably) on his original "Toast My Bread."....more (pdf)

The Beautiful Soul of Wycliffe Gordon by Ed Berger
An excerpt from the May 2006 issue of Jazz Times
In an art form too often rife with factionalism and stylistic myopia, Wycliffe Gordon is a breath of fresh air. He’ll play with anybody, bringing his commanding technique, sense of history and sheer exuberance to any musical setting. He is equally at home on the stage at Lincoln Center, on the “jazz party” circuit, in repertory bands, touring with the venerable Statesmen of Jazz and even on the fringes of the avant-garde.  Born in Waynesboro, Ga., in 1967, Gordon seems to be of an earlier musical generation in terms of background and outlook: “I grew up in the church, and that experience is just a natural part of my being. My father was a classical musician, but he was also a church pianist and organist, so the singing, the preaching—that’s all a part of how I express myself and how I interpret music.”   A deeply spiritual man, Gordon has grappled with the sacred/secular musical dichotomy. “My family was always supportive of my musical activities, but I did run into some conflict with the old-school way of thought in terms of the church-folk,” he recalls.  Click Here for the complete article!

Wycliffe Gordon joins the Juilliard Jazz Studies Program as a full time professor

Wycliffe wins 2002 Jazz Journalists Association Award for Trombonist of the Year. The Award Ceremony was held on June 19, 2002 at the Jazz Standard in NYC.