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Matt Garrison - Saxophone

With confidence, lyricism, and a tonality that is suffused in warmth, saxophonist Matt Garrison fervently pursues the art-form of jazz as reflected in his own words, "I like to think that I am a translator of sorts. A jazz musician, in my opinion, is supposed to interpret the world around them and convert those situations and feelings into music." This is the essence of Garrison's voice and music. Born on May 20th, 1979 in Poughkeepsie, New York, Matthew Gordon Garrison grew up in a household that was absent of the sounds of Miles, Coltrane, and other jazz musicians; instead the music of Doo Wop, 1960s rock and roll, and 1980s contemporary tunes found precedence. Though Garrison's parents weren't musicians, he attributes his creativity and imagination to his mother (a superb quilter and crafts maker) and his technical and mathematical gifts to his father (a skilled draftsman and CADAM designer) as the core ingredients in his acumen as a jazz artist. After taking an early interest in the saxophone in school, the spark was ignited, as well as some minor obstacles, as Garrison remembers humorously, "I started to get into trouble with some of my teachers for changing some of the music in the concert band while playing

Album

Benergy

Label: Sleep Walk Sounds
Released: 2025
Track listing: 74 Leonard Street; Mountain Road; Cacao Knibb; Dub 215; Hot Drop; A Negative Peace' 87 to 90; Daily Deluge; Whataboutism; The Desire To Hide

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74 Leonard Street

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Label: Sleep Walk Sounds
Released: 2025
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Blood Songs

Label: D Clef Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: The Madness Within; Trajectory; Mom's Song; Modern Man; Force; Interrupted; Parental Units; The More I See You; Hospital Room Blues.

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Matt Garrison - Saxophone: Blood Songs

Read "Blood Songs" reviewed by Edward Blanco


Presenting a primarily original repertoire of sparkling modern jazz, New York saxophonist Matt Garrison follows up his critically acclaimed debut, Familiar Places (DCLEF, 2011), with Blood Songs, an audacious musical tribute to his loving parents. With the exception of producer/trombonist Michael Dease, Garrison assembles a new all-star list of players, including veterans like saxophonist Eric Alexander ...


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