Matthew Putman

Member Since: 2009 | Location: New York City | Page Views: 296

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Matthew Putman is a composer, piano player, producer and science professor.

Matthew has a Ph.D in Physics, in addition to being an award winning Poet and composer. He plays free jazz with groundbreaking musicians such as Daniel Carter, and has a solo album called “Perennial”, which is currently available. Matthew lives in Brooklyn New York, and plays internatioanlly, as well as giving lectures on science and music.

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My Jazz Story

I became an adult as a musician when I learned to lose control in 2008. I had played my whole life, and despite doing some improvisations and deconstructions on standards, as well as classical music, I was firmly tethered to the musical voice of others. There was also a fear of failure and risk to fully be in the moment expressing myself. This was until I walked in for an impromptu session with Daniel Carter, Federico Ughi, Damien Richardson and David Moss in 2008 (The Gowanus Recordings). I noticed that the beautiful piano had no music stand. Daniel stood next to me, and just started playing a soothing free improv. I think I started playing, and I looked over at him, with his eyes closed, and closed mine as well. Soon the quintet was playing nonstop for several hours. I had finally thrown away the music of others, and instead combined my voice in that moment with others. I had grown up.