Matt Garrison
| Matthew Justin Garrison | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Matthew Justin Garrison |
| Born |
June 2, 1970 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, sound research, electronic, jazz fusion, world music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Producer, Entrepreneur, Promoter, Founding Member of GarrisonJazz Productions, ShapeShifter Productions LLC, ShapeShifter Lab, ShapeShifter Plus Inc (501c3), FoJeMa Inc. |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, Double bass, Piano, Guitar |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | GarrisonJazz |
| Associated acts | Jimmy Garrison, John Coltrane, Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston, Gary Burton, Joe Zawinul, John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, Jack DeJohnette, Ravi Coltrane, Steve Coleman, Vernon Reid, Pino Daniele, Whitney Houston |
Matthew Justin Garrison (born June 2, 1970)[1] is an American jazz bassist.[2] Since 2011, he has run "ShapeShifter Lab" in Brooklyn, New York, with Fortuna Sung.[3] Described by the New York Times as "an electric bass virtuoso", he has toured with Herbie Hancock and many others.[4]
His 2000 debut album, Matthew Garrison, was described by Bass Player magazine as having "raised the bar" for electric bass players.[5] He is considered one of the most technically gifted jazz musicians of his generation.[6]
In 2010, Garrison toured with R&B singer Whitney Houston during her Nothing but Love World Tour.[7]
Early life and pre-solo career
The son of Jimmy Garrison (bassist with: Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane) and modern dancer Roberta Escamilla Garrison, Matthew spent much of his childhood in Rome, Italy. In 1988, he returned to the States to live with his godmother Lydia DeJohnette and godfather Jack DeJohnette with whom he currently performs and records.[8] In 1989, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston on a full scholarship, and began to play professionally. In 1994, he moved to New York City where he regularly performed and recorded with: Gary Burton, Rashied Ali, Ravi Coltrane, The Gil Evans Orchestra, Steve Coleman, Vernon Reid, Chaka Khan, Joni Mitchell, Joe Zawinul, The Saturday Night Live Band, John McLaughlin, John Scofield, Mike Stern and Wayne Krantz.[9]
Partial Discography
- Torsten de Winkel – Nude descending a Staircase (1993)
- Bob Moses – Time Stood Still (1993)
- Pat Metheny – Stone Free, A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix (1993)
- Steve Coleman The Tao of Mad Phat (Novus, 1993)
- Nando Lauria – Points of View (Narada Equinox 1994)
- Apostolos Anthimos – Days We Can't Forget (2002)
- Joe Zawinul – My People (Escapade, 1996)
- John McLaughlin – The Heart of Things (Verve, 1996)
- Nando Lauria – Novo Brasil (1996)
- Rocco Zifarelli – Lyndon (1998)
- Harry Sokal – Full Circle (1998)
- Andy Milne – Forward to Get Back (1998)
- New York Jazz Guerrilla – Method to the Madness *part 1 (1998)
- Jim Beard – Advocate (1999)
- John McLaughlin – The Heart of Things – "Live in Paris" (2000)
- "Matthew Garrison", 2000[10]
- Spiros Exaras – Phrygianics (2002)
- Dennis Chambers – Outbreak (2002)
- Herbie Hancock – Future 2 Future Live (2002)
- Anders Mogensen, Niclas Knudsen – Anders Mogensen & Niclas Knudsen feat. Matt Garrison (2002)
- Revolution Void – Increase the Dosage (2004)
- Matthew Garrison – Matt Garrison Live (2004)
- Matthew Garrison – Shapeshifter (2004)[11]
- World Saxophone Quartet – Experience (2004)
- Wallace Roney – Prototype (2004)
- John McLaughlin – John McLaughlin Montreux Concerts (2004)
- Me'shell Ndegeocello – The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel (2005)
- Gary Husband – Force Majeure (2005)[12]
- Wallace Roney – Mystikal (2005)
- John McLaughlin – Industrial Zen (2006)
- Alex Machacek, Jeff Sipe – "Improvision" (2007)[13]
- Meshell Ndegeocello – "Papillon", 2007[14]
- Hector Martignon – Refugee (2007)
- Terri Lyne Carrington – More to Say... Real Life Story (2009)
- Matthew Garrison – "Shapeshifter Live", 2010[15]
- Pino Daniele – Boogie Boogie Man (2010)
- Ranjit Barot – Bada Boom (2010)
- Human Element – Human Element (2011)
- Seamus Blake – Superconductor (5Passion, 2015)
- Jack DeJohnette, Ravi Coltrane – In Movement (ECM, 2016)
- Scott Kinsey – Near Life Experience (2016)
- Rita Marcotulli – A Pino (Case Del Jazz, 2016)
- David Fiuczynski *Philipp Gerschlauer – Mikrojazz (RareNoise, 2017)
- Anders Mogensen Niklas Knudsen – Chaos Commander (2018)
- Human Element – You Are In You (2018)
References
- ↑ Gilbert, Mark (2002). "Garrison, Matthew (Justin)". In Barry Kernfeld. The new Grove dictionary of jazz, vol. 2 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. pp. 18–19. ISBN 1561592846.
- ↑ Allmusic
- ↑ Chinen, Nate. "Improvised Music at a Purposeful Home". New York Times.
- ↑ nytimes ShapeShifter
- ↑ Matthew Justin Garrison: ShapeShifter
- ↑ Matthew Garrison: Core Matter
- ↑ Garrison, Remembering Life On The Road With Whitney Houston.NPR Music News
- ↑ www.jackdejohnette.com
- ↑ Matthew Garrison: Born to the Bass | Guitar.com
- ↑ Matthew Garrison: Matthew Garrison
- ↑ Matt Garrison: Shapeshifter
- ↑ Gary Husband @ All About Jazz
- ↑ Alex Machacek/Jeff Sipe/Matthew Garrison: Improvision
- ↑ Meshell Ndegeocello | Natural Fake | A View From the Edge | Culture | The Guardian
- ↑ Matthew Garrison: Shapeshifter Live 2010 Part 1
External links
- Matthew Garrison official website
- ShapeShifter Lab official business website
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