Since 2011, he has run ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn, New York, with Fortuna Sung.[3] Described by the New York Times as "an electric bass virtuoso", he has toured with Herbie Hancock.[3]
His 2000 debut album, Matthew Garrison, was described by Bass Player magazine as having "raised the bar" for electric bass players.[4][5]
In 2010, Garrison toured with R&B singer Whitney Houston during her Nothing but Love World Tour.[6]
Early life and pre-solo career
The son of jazz bassist Jimmy Garrison and modern dancer Roberta Escamilla Garrison, Matthew spent much of his childhood in Rome, Italy. In 1988, he returned to the U.S. to live with his godfather, Jack DeJohnette, with whom he recorded.[7]
↑ Gilbert, Mark (2002). "Garrison, Matthew (Justin)". In Barry Kernfeld (ed.). The new Grove dictionary of jazz, vol. 2 (2nded.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries. pp.18–19. ISBN1561592846.
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