Matt Chertkoff

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Matt Chertkoff (* around 1985 in Livingston (New Jersey) ) is an American modern jazz musician ( guitar ) .

Live and act

Matt Chertkoff, who comes from a Jewish-Russian emigrant family, grew up in Ridgewood and had music lessons from the age of seven; at eleven he learned to play the guitar. He attended Ridgewood High School in New Jersey and then studied at the University of Miami . Since the mid-2000s he has worked in the New York jazz scene a. a. with Cecil Brooks III ( Hot Dog , 2007), Craig Handy & 2nd Line Smith, with whom he also performed in Germany. Recordings were also made with Adam Scone, Jordan Young ( Jazz Jukebox ) and with the John Colianni Sextet ( I Never Knew , 2018). He also accompanied the singer Joshua Nelson, who sings Jewish songs in gospel style .

Chertkoff was also active as a composer for the film Pisser by Peter Blag (2006). Chertkoff also played in a trio with Kyle Koehler (organ) and Vince Ector ; he has also performed with veterans such as Houston Person and Jimmy Cobb . With his own quartet he also played interpretations of Jewish liturgical and secular melodies . He currently (2019) leads a quintet that includes Craig Handy, Adam Birnbaum , Sean Conly and Chris Beck .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Lois Goldrich: Kosher Jazz '- Local musician reinterprets familiar melodies with his own riffs. Jewish Standard, December 29, 2016, accessed August 29, 2019 .
  2. ↑ BR media library
  3. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed August 1, 2019)
  4. ↑ Matt Chertkoff in the Internet Movie Database (English)
  5. ↑ Matt Chertkoff Quartet. Jewish Standard, August 14, 2017, accessed August 29, 2019 .
  6. ^ Matt Chertkoff, Guitar. Smalls, August 1, 2019, accessed August 4, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Chertkoff, Matt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician (guitar)
DATE OF BIRTH around 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Livingston, New Jersey