Cape Cod and Worcester, Massachusetts
I'm a freelance bassist, and I also sing. I have my own jazz duo with Rich Falco, jazz director at WPI, and I freelance with different groups. I also lead a jazz duo on Cape Cod, the Crockett-Brown Jazz Duo
I teach music privately -- see my page at the Clemente Music Studio site Clemente Studio and at my own studio near Worcester State College. See Matt Brown Bass Lessons for more information.
Recently, I also have done some cruise ship work; I was contacted by Holland America to work on their ship, the Eurodam, on its maiden voyage.
I also had the good fortune to perform with Ray Price and his Breton band Trouz Bras --that's "Big Noise" (pronounced True Brazz). I also perform top 40, blues and R and B -- whatever comes along. Check out my lessons and articles at this site to get an idea of my approach. Here's are videos of my group; I'm playing my Azola Acoustic Baby Bass. Rich Falco and Matt from operations on Vimeo.
I Love All Kinds of Music
I've always been interested in and played jazz, folk and bluegrass, but now that I play upright, I hope to include much more of these into my schedule. Here's a sample of my upright playing with Trouz Bras, on a song called Jump
I have two main instruments: an Azola 5-string acoustic Baby Bass, an Ibanez Roadstar 500 (a great, great cheap bass!). I'm rather fond of my smallest setup: An Ampeg Portabass 12 and an Eden Traveler amplifier.
Musical Influences
• Rich Falco, Ed Friedland, Steve Swallow, Oliver Nelson, Michael Moore • Charlie Haden, Danu, Lunasa, Planxty, Old Blind Dogs, Steeleye Span, Pentangle, Chuck Rainey, Pat Metheny, Bulgarian Vocal Music • Jaco (natch!), John Scofield, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderly, MJQ.
Favorite Recordings
• Gene Bertoncini and Michael Moore, Skyedance, Petra Hayden and Bill Frissell • John Scofield "Bar Talk", "Loud Jazz", Traut/Rodby, The Duo Life • Jim Hall with Ron Carter, GRP Big Band "All Blues"
