BIOGRAPHY
Athene Wilson performs Jazz, Gospel and R&B in venues around Boston such as The House of Blues, Sculler's Jazz club and others in and around Boston. She has accompanied local artists including, Larry Watson, Andre Ward, Walter Beasley and several other bands.
Ms. Wilson also worked with such renowned artists as Patti Labelle, Natalie Cole and Smokey Robinson as a background singer. Most recently she and her band opened for renowned recording artist Freddie Jackson at the Berklee Performance Center. In addition to her work regionally, Ms. Wilson's multi-faceted vocals have resonated internationally across stages in Germany, France, Japan and the Caribbean. Her singing career began at the tender age of seven in a small Pentecostal church in Jamaica. She sang in several church choirs until her move to Boston where she started her professional singing career.
A fixture on the Boston music scene and three time Boston Urban Music Award winner Athene Wilson, has released her first compact disc, It’s About Time. Produced, recorded and mastered by Felix Mwangi for 12th Note Productions, the CD is a dynamic collection of R&B material mixed with gospel and jazz. Ms. Wilson pours her heart and soul into original tunes such as the poignant “Fire Flies”, the classic standard, “At Last” and the title track, “It’s About Time”.
“It’s About Time” is available from iTunes, Amazon.com, CD Freedom.com and CDBaby.