As jazz continues to reinvent itself, successful incarnations are taking shape as hybrids between the wild adventure of improvisation and the sophisticated directness of today's pop music - a natural cycle that has produced what some call the Nu-Jazz movement. Enter trumpeter/singer-songwriter Matt Shulman, a staple of the NYC underground jazz scene with a penchant for catchy melodies and an emotional connection with his audience: Matt has been described as "...an amalgamation of Miles Davis and Radiohead...a modern day Chet Baker with a far seeing vision..." (All About Jazz), and "A top drawer trumpeter who also sings like an angel obscured by a storm cloud..." (JazzTimes). With 'FEEL THE SUN' (Jaggo/Universal), the follow-up to his innovative and critically acclaimed debut 'So It Goes', listeners are moved by the crystallization of Matt's fresh approach - a new blend of heartfelt songwriting and genuine musicianship that has industry insiders excited about a potential breakthrough in 2008. //Born into a musical family in a small town in Vermont, Matt started on
violin and piano at ages 3 and 4, then moved to the baritone horn,
eventually finding his way to jazz and his gift as a
trumpeter. Matt received numerous prizes and awards for his music
early on, including winning 1st place in the International Trumpet
Guild Jazz Competition, winning 1st place in the National Jazz Trumpet
Competition, being named a finalist in the Thelonius Monk
International Jazz Trumpet Competition, and winning the Yamaha Young
Performing Artist Award, as well as having earned a
Bachelor's of Music from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and
Master's of Music from New York University, which he attended on
fellowship through the Alberto Vilar Global Fellowship in the
Performing Arts. After moving to New York City Matt made his Carnegie
Hall main stage debut as featured guest soloist with the New York Pops
Orchestra in 2002, and was named Jazz Artist of the Year by the 2003
Independent Music Awards, earning him international acclaim for his highly expressive sound and pioneering approaches. In addition to his rich trumpet tone and
honest vocal delivery, one thing many audiences notice about Matt is
his mastery of multiphonics - what All About Jazz calls "an
other-worldly sound...Matt Shulman is something of a tour de force he
sings, plays, and uses his voice as a muted horn in a solo and duet
with the trumpet..." Matt's spirit of innovation can also be found in his development of the ShulmanSystem, a device he patented for promoting a more efficient and musical approach to the trumpet. //Possessing a rare combination of traditional and progressive
aesthetics, Matt has toured internationally, recorded and/or
collaborated with such diverse artists as Brad Mehldau, Lenny Pickett,
The Jazz Mandolin Project, Robert Sadin, John Medeski from MMW, Kenny
Werner, the Complexions Dance Company, Skitch Henderson, and Nneena
Freelon. His work as a performer has been featured on NBC's Saturday
Night Live, the nationally syndicated presidential race coverage on MSNBC, and as both soloist and
composer at Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts. Classically trained by Mark Gould of the Juilliard School, Matt
has given New York and world premiers of Edward Green's 'Concerto in
C', Marcello Toledo's 'Solitude of the World', Timothy Newman's
'Intervening Rift', and his own 'Works for Trumpet'. //..
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