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“Opus” Makes Editor’s Picks On Downbeat.com

Check out the latest review on the “Editor’s Picks” Section of Downbeat.com!

http://www.downbeat.com/default.asp?sect=editorspicks201005#10

Andrei Matorin is a young, talented violinist, and Opus is his first recording as a leader. Another in the long line of great artists coming out of Berklee College of Music in Boston, Matorin now calls New York City his home. Expect to hear a lot of him there in the coming years. As for Opus, it’s a terrific collection of eight original tracks that show off Matorin as a fine composer as well as improviser. He’s joined on the record by Takeshi Ohbayashi on piano, Luques Curtis on bass and Dan Pugach on drums. The group is tight and modern, but still gives a pleasant nod to the jazz tradition. Matorin and Ohbayashi both play beautifully, especially on the ballad “Coming Home.” Pugach is rock-solid on drums throughout. And Matorin and bassist Curtis give the album’s final track, “Sunday Blues,” a cool ride in what sounds like a Ray Brown-inspired blues. Keep your eyes (and ears) peeled for Andrei Matorin. He’s a contender.

Opus Reviewed!

I’m excited to be able to share some very positive reviews of my debut album with you. You can check them out in the Reviews & Quotes Section!

Watch Performances Live Online

Tonight, Thursday and Friday watch performances online live from the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center. The performances will start exactly at 6pm eastern time and will go until 7pm. To watch follow this link to the Millennium Stage Website.

Enjoy!

Second Selection to Jazz Ahead 2010 Announced!!

I am happy to announce that I have recently been selected to attend Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead Program for a second time.  The last time I applied was in 2008 when I attended for the first time and got a chance to meet and perform with many of tomorrow’s greats in the world of jazz.  I am honored and excited to have been offered this opportunity for a second time and am looking forward to making the most out of it!  Keep an eye out for more information on how to check out the three concerts broadcast live online at the end of the residency!

“The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead, the music residency program for young people, March 15-28, 2010, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. The Jazz Ahead program identifies outstanding, emerging jazz artists in their mid-teens to age thirty, and brings them together under the tutelage of experienced artist-instructors who coach and counsel them, helping to polish their performance, composing and arranging skills.

The two week-long residency program includes daily workshops and rehearsals with established jazz artists, and culminate in three concerts on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, which will be broadcast live over the internet.”