MAR 27, 2006
h 18:00 – 20:00
Saint Louis
via Urbana, 49/a
Matthew Justin Garrison is an American jazz bassist.
Since 2011 he has directed the ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn, New York, with Fortuna Sung[ Called “an electric bass virtuoso” by the New York Times, he has toured with Herbie Hancock.
His 2000 debut album, Matthew Garrison, was described by Bass Player magazine as “setting a bar” for electric bassists.
In 2010, Matt Garrison toured with R&B singer Whitney Houston on her Nothing but Love World Tour.
The son of Jimmy Garrison (bassist for Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane) and modern dancer Roberta Escamilla Garrison, Matthew spent much of his childhood in Rome, Italy.
In 1988 he returned to the United States to live with his godfather, Jack DeJohnette, with whom he recorded. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston on scholarship and began playing professionally.
Matt Garrison in 1994 moved to New York City where he performed and recorded regularly with Gary Burton, Rashied Ali, Ravi Coltrane, Gil Evans Orchestra, Steve Coleman, Vernon Reid, Chaka Khan, Joni Mitchell, Joe Zawinul, The Saturday Night Live Band, John McLaughlin, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Pino Daniele, and Wayne Krantz.