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Matt Berkeley

Pianist/Keyboardist/Composer/Educator

About Me

Matt Berkeley currently plays keyboards with Joe Bagale, Wisdom, Disappear Incompletely and others, as well as leading his own group. Since joining the Bay Area music scene in 2002 he has toured with Wisdom, Will Bernard, Shimshai, The Speakers and Reorchestra. He has performed as a leader, side-man and guest with a variety of genres including funk, soul, hip-hop, jazz, rock, folk, blues and Afro-Cuban.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/12/2005
Band Website: mattberkeley.com
Influences: The Beatles, Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, The Police, Aretha Franklin, The Band, Richard Tee, Billy Preston, Cornell Dupree, James Jamerson, NWA, Digital Underground, Too Short, The Roots, Horace Silver, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul, Bob Dylan, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Berkeley High School, Oberlin College, Wendall Logan, Neal Creque, James Brown, Prince, Fela Kuti, Miles Davis.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Wisdom blazin the West Coast with Steel Pulse

Hey beautiful people... I gotta figure out how to get some pics onto my blog, because we've been some beautiful places on this tour.  Photos forthcoming???  After blazing the House of Blues ...
Posted by Matt Berkeley on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:05:00 PST

Wisdom opens for Steel Pulse this month! - September 17, 2007

Wisdom and the Wisdom Creations Band will open several shows for reggae greats Steel Pulse on their upcoming West Coast run. We will open for Steel Pulse in Santa Cruz, Ventura, Anaheim and West Holly...
Posted by Matt Berkeley on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:17:00 PST

Steel Pulse: reggae heroes

Thanks so much to Steel Pulse for having Wisdom open up the sold-out show at The Fillmore on Saturday! Wisdom was joined by the Wisdom Creations Band, DJ Cocheze and Seasunz...and we all had a blast....
Posted by Matt Berkeley on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 11:27:00 PST

Blogger?

Maybe I should blog...start blogging, ya know?Well...I'd like to use this opportunity to say "Go Warriors!". It's been an exciting postseason run. Otherwise, your entertainment options will also inc...
Posted by Matt Berkeley on Sat, 12 May 2007 02:16:00 PST