This is the first YouTube video from my 2015 trio tour of Japan… it’s a new single called “Go On.” It really was exciting playing in Japan for the second time. And I hope to come back soon! This same…
Blog- September 2015
I’m so excited to have started the fall music season already. There are all sorts of new teaching and performance opportunities already, including a few club dates in Boston and New York (first stop: Cambridge, MA’s Lilypad on Monday, September…
Matt Savage with Bobby Watson- “Big Apple Blues”
Here’s a song from my “Welcome Home” CD Release concert in New York at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The concert was with a special quartet featuring the legendary Bobby Watson on alto sax, who also plays…
Matt Savage with Bobby Watson- “The City Is Alive/Finale”
These two tunes are also from my “Welcome Home” CD Release concert at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York… They are “The City Is Alive” and “Finale,” the last two movements of my “Big Apple Suite.”…
Matt Savage’s Master’s Recital- “Bolero” by Maurice Ravel
Here’s another video from my Master’s degree recital at Manhattan School of Music… it’s a jazz rendition of a 20th-century classical music masterpiece, Maurice Ravel’s “Bolero.” This was recorded on April 10, 2015 in Manhattan School of Music’s Miller Recital…
Blog- May 2015
Blog- May 2015 It’s been such a long journey, but I am now done with my studies at Manhattan School of Music. I am officially a Master of Music in Jazz Piano as of this May. It’s an honor to…
Matt Savage’s Master’s Recital- “Ask Me Now” by Thelonious Monk
Here’s a solo piano version of a jazz standard by one of my all-time favorite jazz pianists. This is “Ask Me Now” by Thelonious Monk. This was recorded on April 10, 2015 during my Master’s degree recital at Manhattan School…
Blog- November 2014
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you are all enjoying the holiday season. It’s been a long time since the last blog, but that’s because lots of cool things have happened recently. This Sunday afternoon, I’ll be performing in Baltimore at…
Matt Savage with Bobby Watson- BeanTown 2013 (“A Bigger Celebration” and “Cherokee”)
This promotional video was recorded live at Boston’s Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival on September 28, 2013. This was a special quartet concert featuring legendary alto saxophonist Bobby Watson alongside my original trio (with Boston musicians John Funkhouser and Steve Silverstein).…
Blog- March 2014
Blog- March 2014 It’s been an exciting second semester for me as a graduate student (Manhattan School of Music) and teacher (the McCarton School). This month I’ve also spent time in New England with family and friends during spring break. …