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Matt Brewer | |
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 Matt Brewer with the Will Vinson Quartet in Rotterdam, September 8, 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | April 20, 1983 Oklahoma City, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Instrument(s) | Double bass, electric bass |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
| Member of | SFJAZZ Collective (2018–p.), Out Of/Into (2024–p.) |
Matthew Brewer (born April 20, 1983) [1] is an American jazz bassist and music educator.
Brewer was born in Oklahoma City, however he grew up Albuquerque, New Mexico. Being that both his father and grandfather were jazz musicians and that his mother was a radio DJ, he was surrounded by music from an early age. Brewer started out playing the drums at age three, however, at the age of ten, when attended an Interlochen Center for the Arts summer program, he switched to bass.
Brewer attended Interlochen Arts Academy High School, and went on to pursue music in college as a student of the Juilliard Jazz Program's inaugural class.
In 2001, Brewer moved to New York to start his music career. He has frequented as a guest lecturer at Banff Centre and currently is an adjunct faculty member at The New School and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Since 2018, Brewer has been a member of the SFJAZZ Collective ensemble. [2]
During his career as a jazz musician, he has played with many artists, including Dave Binney, Gerald Clayton, Steve Coleman, Vijay Iyer, Vic Juris, Lee Konitz, Steve Lehman, Lage Lund, Ben Monder, Greg Osby, Aaron Parks, Adam Rogers, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Antonio Sánchez, Mark Turner, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Ben Wendel, and Dhafer Youssef, among others. [1] [2] [3]
Brewer has recorded three albums as leader. His 2019 trio album, Ganymede, was recorded for the Criss Cross label.