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Matt Brewer | |
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| Born | April 20, 1983 Oklahoma City |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Composer |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar, double bass |
Matt Brewer (born April 20, 1983) is an American jazz bassist and composer.
Early Life
editBrewer was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He studied at Interlochen Center for the Arts and was a part of the inaugural class at the Juilliard School Jazz Program, where he studied with bassists Rhodney Whitaker and Ben Wolfe.[1][2]
Career
editBrewer has worked with artists such as Gonzalo Rubalcaba[3][4], Greg Osby, Tyshawn Sorey, Terence Blanchard, Vijay Iyer, Eric Harland, Tigran Hamasyan, Ben Wendel, Chris Potter, Lee Konitz, Aaron Parks, Jeff "Tain" Watts, and Antonio Sanchez.[5]
Brewer was the bassist in Terence Blanchard's opera Fire Shut Up in My Bones[6][7], the first opera by a Black composer to be presented by the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, opening the company's 2021-22 season, as well as Terence Blanchard's opera Champion (opera) in 2023.[8][9]
Teaching and Education
editBrewer is currently an adjunct faculty member at The School of Jazz and Contemporary Music[10], The San Francisco Conservatory of Music[11], and at the Temple University Boyer college of music and dance.[12] He has also been a guest artist/teacher at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.[13]
Equipment
editBrewer uses Aguilar amplifiers[14] and Pirastro strings.[15]
Discography
editAs Leader and Co-Leader
edit| Year released | Title | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Mythology | Criss Cross Jazz | with Mark Turner (tenor saxophone), Steve Lehman (alto saxophone), Lage Lund (guitar), David Virelles (piano), Marcus Gilmore (drums); cd[16] |
| 2016 | Unspoken | Criss Cross Jazz | with Ben Wendel (tenor saxophone), Charles Altura (guitar), Aaron Parks (piano), Tyshawn Sorey (drums); cd[17] |
| 2019 | Ganymede | Criss Cross Jazz | Trio, with Mark Shim (tenor saxophone), Damion Reid (drums); cd;[18] |
| 2022 | Volume One | (Independent) | Trio, with Aaron Parks (piano), Eric Harland (drums); digital download[19] |
| 2022 | Volume Two | (Independent) | Trio, with Aaron Parks (piano), Eric Harland (drums); digital download[16][20] |
As sideman
editWith SFJAZZ Collective
- Live: SFJAZZ Center 2018 - The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim (SFJAZZ, 2019)[2CD][21]
- Live: SFJAZZ Center 2019 - Miles Davis 'In A Silent Way' and Sly & The Family Stone 'Stand!' (SFJAZZ, 2020)
- Live: SFJAZZ Center 2021 - New Works Reflecting The Moment (SFJAZZ, 2022)
- SFJAZZ Collective: New Works and Classics Reimagined (SFJAZZ, 2022)
- SFJAZZ Collective: Twenty Year Retrospective Vol. 03 (SFJAZZ, 2024)
With Gonzalo Rubalcaba
With Antonio Sanchez
- New Life (CAM Jazz, 2013)
- Three Times Three (CAM Jazz, 2015)
- The Meridian Suite (CAM Jazz, 2015)
- Lines in the Sand (CAM Jazz, 2019)
With Ben Wendel
- The Seasons (Motema, 2018)
With John Escreet
- Consequences (Posi-Tone Records, 2008)
- Sabotage and Celebration (Whirlwind Recordings, 2013)
With Walter Smith III
- Live in Paris (Space Time, 2009)
With Mike Moreno
- First in Mind (Criss Cross Jazz, 2011)
- Standards From Film (Criss Cross Jazz, 2022)
With Will Vinson
- Live at Smalls (SmallsLIVE, 2013)
- Four Fourty One (Whirlwind Recordings, 2020)
With Alex Sipiagin
- Balance 38-58 (Criss Cross Jazz, 2015)
- Moments Captured (Criss Cross Jazz, 2017)
- Mel's Vision (Criss Cross Jazz, 2023)
With Others
- Logan Richardson, Cerebral Flow (Fresh Sound, 2007)
References
edit- ^ "SF Jazz Collective Spotlight". sfjazz.org. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Jazz on the Road". jazzontheroad.net. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "NY Times: A Pianist Happy to Let Others Do the Driving". nytimes.com. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "A New Band Gives a Pianist a Fresh Context". nytimes.com. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Whirlwind Recordings". whirlwindrecordings.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Historic Met Opera Performance: How SFCM Played a Part". sfcm.edu. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "NPR: Terence Blanchard's Met Opera Debut Is A Singular Achievement And A Shared Success". npr.org. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "NY Classical Review - In Met debut Blanchard's "Champion" proves lightweight in its class". newyorkclassicalreview.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Terence Blanchard's 'Champion' finds conflict in and out of the ring". wrti.org. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "New School Jazz Faculty". Retrieved 19 Sep 2024.
- ^ "SFCM Faculty". Retrieved 19 Sep 2024.
- ^ "Temple University Boyer Jazz Studies Faculty". Retrieved 19 Sep 2024.
- ^ "Chicago Symphony Orchestra Visiting Artists". Retrieved 19 Sep 2024.
- ^ "Volume Two". Aaronparksmusic.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Matt Brewer on Pirastro". pirastro.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Mythology". crisscrossjazz.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Unspoken". crisscrossjazz.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Volume One". crisscrossjazz.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Volume One". Aaronparksmusic.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Volume Two". Aaronparksmusic.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Discography - SFJAZZ". Sfjazz.org. Retrieved 19 Sep 2024.
- ^ "5 Passion Records - Charlie". 5passion.com. Retrieved 19 Sep 2024.
- ^ "5 Passion Records - Turning Point". 5passion.com. Retrieved 19 Sep 2024.
External links
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