Matt Shevitz
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Music
Press
"... forceful tones and bluesy, growling solos..."
— Jeff McCord, DownBeat Magazine - DownBeat Magazine
"...gritty and rowdy sax phrasings..."
— Glenn Astarita, JazzReview.com - JazzReview.com
"Shevitz shines with several audacious solos that threaten to burn down the place."
— Brad Walseth, jazzchicago.net - Jazzchicago.net
Discography
Sam Winch- TBA
Ron Hanes- TBA
5.1 Music, Inc.- Funk Horns, Volume 1
Soulio- Soulio
Musical Magic- Just As You Are
B.S. Brassband- Two for the Show
Don Latarski & Rue de Blues- Eden Hall Sessions
Don Latarski- Natural Instincts; Crescent Records
Don Latarski & Rue de Blues- Eugene Blues
Emerald City Jazz Kings- Puttin’ On The Ritz
Emerald City Jazz Kings- The New Yorkers
Emerald City Jazz Kings- Bixology
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Bio
Originally from Oregon, Matt Shevitz has been living in Chicago, Illinois for the last several years. Throughout his music career he has performed alongside such internationally renowned musicians as Dick Hyman, Bucky Pizzarelli, Eric Lindell, Johnny Frigo, Marvin Stamm, Bill Watrous, Frank Capp, Randy Sandke, Scott Robinson, Ken Peplowski, Byron Stripling, and Frank Wess among others.
Matt has also performed at such festivals and clubs as the Jazz in the Park Festival (in Milwaukee, Wisconsin), the Waterfront Blues Festival (in Portland, Oregon), the Chicago Blues Festival, Lollapalooza, the House of Blues in Chicago, and as a featured artist for Oregon Festival of American Music (in Eugene, Oregon) and the Modlin Center for the Performing Arts (in Richmond, Virginia).
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