Matt Savage Trio

How old would you expect a jazz pianist/leader with 12 albums of seriously swinging original music to be?

Matt Savage is only 25. His 12th album dropped in 2016. Once you learn that Matt was a child prodigy, it starts to make sense. He recorded his first album when he was all of 9. And he has been creating and amazing audiences ever since. Born with the profound gifts and challenges of a savant, Matt has received attention from journalists, psychologists, broadcast media and jazz fans alike. He has performed internationally—from Paris to Singapore. And in addition to mastering both jazz and classical repertoire, he has written a river of originals. Hence the 12 albums. ...

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How old would you expect a jazz pianist/leader with 12 albums of seriously swinging original music to be?

Matt Savage is only 25. His 12th album dropped in 2016. Once you learn that Matt was a child prodigy, it starts to make sense. He recorded his first album when he was all of 9. And he has been creating and amazing audiences ever since. Born with the profound gifts and challenges of a savant, Matt has received attention from journalists, psychologists, broadcast media and jazz fans alike. He has performed internationally—from Paris to Singapore. And in addition to mastering both jazz and classical repertoire, he has written a river of originals. Hence the 12 albums.

Matt scored the feature documentary Sound of Redemption: The Frank Morgan Story. He has degrees from Berklee and Manhattan School of Music and now teaches piano in Boston, giving workshops and masterclasses around the world.

Joining Matt here @exuberance are Philadelphia’s own Lee Smith on bass and Larry Marshall on drums.

Plan on joining us.

Matt Savage Trio
8-11 pm Saturday, April 21
1220 N. Mascher St. (steps away from the Girard Ave. El stop) [map]

We contemplate a $25 donation to support the musicians and provide appropriate refreshments.

Click RSVP to this invitation to get on the guest list: https://goo.gl/forms/cEsowGZ17fDyFQLq1

Invitation expires when we reach 70 attendees. Looking forward to seeing you.

Matt Yaple

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@exuberance parties at Matt’s are by invitation only to provide a dignified, comfortable and acoustically ideal setting for worthwhile art and ideas. Cellphones and other devices are to be holstered during the performances. Between sets, conviviality rules.

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