Japan Tour (Blog- September 2012)

Matt Savage and Shota Ishikawa in Japan 2012

Hi everyone!  I’m back from my trip to Japan and have two special concerts I’m playing on September 21 and 22 at the Monterey Jazz Festival.   I’m co-leading the Berklee Monterey Sextet with alto saxophonist Erena Terakubo.  The other band

Blog- August 2012

Blog- August 2012 This summer has already been one of the best summers I’ve ever had.  I’ve already had gigs in Maine and Spain that basically became full-blown vacations.  I just had a private gig at a beautiful house in

Spain Trip (Blog- July 2012)

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This was my very first gig in Europe! I’m already excited for August, because I have three cool gigs then.  There’s a private party in New Hampshire (with a quartet that includes two faculty from Berklee), a solo piano concert

Blog- June 2012

Blog- June 2012 I am now officially a graduate of Berklee College of Music.  Time has flown so fast.  Wow.  It’s truly a great honor to have graduated from a school as prestigious as Berklee.  But I still have one

Blog- April 2012

It’s been a very busy time for me (possibly the busiest period of my life so far). I’ve had some really cool gigs and radio appearances, and I just added a bunch of new tour dates for the summer and

Blog- January 2012

Wow, it’s 2012 already… I can’t believe I’m turning 20 this year! I’ve got two concerts and two radio interviews coming up. And they’re all major events… On Wednesday, February 1st is my big Boston concert. It’s with bassist John