Matt Brewer February 5, 2011

Matt Brewer is the Second Runner-Up of the 2009 Thelonious Monk Competition. He has been gigging professionally since the age of 12, beginning in his native Albuquerque, New Mexico. At the age of 18, Matt was selected as one of two bassists in the inaugural class of the Juilliard Jazz Program. At the age of 19, he began a five year musical/touring relationship with Greg Osby, with whom he recorded a Blue Note Record entitled Channel Three (trio with Jeff "Tain" Watts). Since then he has toured and/or recorded with such artists as Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Greg Osby, Lee Konitz, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Adam Rogers, Terence Blanchard, Aaron Parks, and many others. He currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Official Website: http://www.songkick.com/concerts/7954496-matt-brewer-quintet-at-jazz-gallery?utm_source=1126&utm_medium=partner