Matt Brewer

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Matt Brewer (born April 20, 1983 in Oklahoma City ) is an American jazz bassist ( double bass , electric bass ) and music teacher.

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Brewer grew up in a musical family in Oklahoma City and Albuquerque , New Mexico ; his father and grandfather are jazz musicians, his mother is a radio DJ. He started playing drums at the age of three, but did not take formal instrumental lessons until he was ten when he switched to bass while attending a summer camp at the Interlochen Center for the Arts . In addition to taking lessons in classical bass with Winston Budrow and Lawrence Hurst , his father introduced him to jazz. At the age of twelve he had his first professional appearances at jazz festivals in the Albuquerque area; After taking classes with Jean-Luc Matton, he attended the Interlochen Arts Academy, where he studied classical bass and jazz performance. In 2000 he had the opportunity to appear in the Grammy Band at the Grammy Awards ceremony .

After graduating from Interlochen Arts Academy, Brewer continued his studies in New York City at the Juilliard School with Rodney Whitaker and Ben Wolfe . He also worked in the groups of Greg Osby , Gonzalo Rubalcaba , Lee Konitz , David Sánchez , Terence Blanchard , Aaron Parks , Yaron Herman , Vic Juris , Adam Rogers and Jeff Tain Watts . He has also performed with his own formations in jazz clubs such as the Jazz Gallery , Fat Cat , Cornelia Street Cafe and the Tribeca Performing Arts Center . In 2006 he presented the solo album Nardis . He was also a member of the Steve Lehman Trio ( Dialect Fluorescent , Pi Recordings 2012) and worked with Lage Lund in 2018 . In 2019 he belongs to the Alex Sipiagin Quintet. In the field of jazz, Brewer took part in 22 recording sessions between 2003 and 2011, except for the aforementioned and others. a. with Shane Endsley , John Escreet , Rudresh Mahanthappa and Ryan Keberle . He teaches at the New School and was a visiting professor at the Banff Center .

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  1. ↑ Tom Lord Jazz Discography
personal data
SURNAME Brewer, Matt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz bassist (double bass, electric bass) and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Oklahoma City