[NFBNJ] Fw: Matthew Whitaker - This Sunday on 60 Minutes and More!
joe ruffalo
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Sat Feb 22 03:35:06 UTC 2020
Greetings to all!
Please share with others.
Several years ago, probably when he was 8 years old, Matthew played at the
after the holidays party. A huge success!
See below.
Joe
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From: Matthew Whitaker
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2020 11:48 PM
To: Joseph Ruffalo
Subject: Matthew Whitaker - This Sunday on 60 Minutes and More!
Matthew Whitaker to be Featured on 60 Minutes This Coming Sunday, February
23, 2020! | Thank you for the great response to my second album; Can't See
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MATTHEW WHITAKER
This Sunday on 60 Minutes and More!
Matthew Whitaker to be Featured on 60
Minutes
This Coming Sunday, February 23, 2020!
Thank you for the great response to my
second album; "Now Hear This"! Thank you for all your support. I appreciate
all the radio, tv and print coverage!
"NOW HEAR THIS"
Matthew Whitaker: Piano, Organ, Synth
Dave Stryker: Guitar
Ulysses Owens: Drums
Yunior Terri: Bass Guitar
Sammy Figueroa: Percussion
Marc Cary: Fender Rhodes & Gabrielle Garo:
Flute
Produced by: Brian Bacchus
LISTEN
"A few months ago, during a WBGO 40th
anniversary concert at the Gateway Center, Matthew Whitaker had a large
lunchtime crowd practically eating out of his hands. Whitaker is that kind
of musician".... at 18 he???s already a seasoned pro with a substantial
following..." - Nate Chinen, WBGO
"Matthew Whitaker is only 18, and he???s also
blind, but the musicianship, arrangements, and band leading skills displayed
here would be equally impressive were this album made by someone with five
times the experience." "Now Hear This" - Jeff Tamarkin - JazzTimes Magazine
"With plenty of buzz already behind him,
18-year-old Matthew Whitaker lives up to expectations on "Now Hear This...???
4 Stars Bob Doerschuk - Downbeat Magazine
"Now Hear This"....."Tasty, contemporary
piano jazz that takes second to no one, it's a bold and clear date that give
ears the opening up they sorely need. Killer stuff throughout." - Chris
Spector, Midwest Records
"Whitaker displays his ability to create and
go deep into the funk pocket on this soul jazz tune that finds Hammond and
his top flight band moving between the road house on a Saturday night to the
sanctified church house on a Sunday morning.??? - Soul Tracks
"At 18 years of age, Matthew Whitaker
displays a gravitas and passion on the acoustic piano which mesmerizes.??? -
Something Else!
???...Whittaker has produced an album not to
be missed.??? - Something Else!
"True, he???s a technically strong pianist,
but there???s more than technique here There???s emotion bursting at the seams.???
- Musical Memoirs
"He???s empowered with creativity and
emboldened by the excitement emanating from his inner-action with his
peers.???
- Musical Memoirs
Additionally...
. JazzWeek Charts for 13 weeks. Highest
ranking #9. Ranked #51 in top 100 Jazz for 2019
. #5 on iTunes
. Named one of the 20 best NJ records of the
year for 2019 by 'Making Waves in New Jersey Stage'
. Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award by
ASCAP for original composition; ???Emotions???
Thank you for being on this incredible
journey with me! So much happened in 2019! Other than the album, I went to
my senior prom, graduated high school, began my college career and toured in
the U.S., Europe and Asia! I could not have done it without all of your
support and encouragement!
2020 Tour Dates!
Tickets:
www.matthewwhitaker.net/tour
Washington Performing Arts - Wash., DC
February 29, 2020
Gregory Porter All Rise Tour - Germany
March 2 - 16, 2020
Harlem Late Night Jazz- NY, NY
March 19, 2020
Music & Memories - Hackensack, NJ
April 17, 2020 Exit 0 Festival - Cape May, NJ
April 19, 2020 Celebrities Series - Boston, MA
April 25, 2020???Link Up:
The Orchestra Swings 2020
Carnegie Hall NY, NY
May 19 - 21, 2020 Musical Instrument Museum - Phoenix, AZ May
28, 2020
???Omaha Performing Arts - Omaha, NE
May 30, 2020
#grateful for 2019! Already excited about
2020!
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