EP 78 - Matt Aronoff (NY Jazz Bassist / Composer)
06/11/22 • 78 min
Matt Aronoff is an in demand NY Jazz Double Bassist. While studying with Jonathan Storck of the NJ Symphony and jazz bassist John Webber, he earned a scholarship to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. While in Pittsburgh, he studied with Pittsburgh Symphony double bassist Anthony Bianco and saxophonist Eric Kloss, both of whom became important mentors, musically and personally. After a brief stint in Spain (while under the tutelage of great Spanish bassist Francisco Fernandez), he returned to the states where he was awarded a scholarship to attend Manhattan School of Music. Upon graduation, he immediately hit the road with his former professor and Grammy-winning vocalist Luciana Souza, . To date, he has had the pleasure of playing, touring or recording with musicians including Fred Hersch, Kenny Werner, Peter Eldridge, New York Voices, Banda Magda, Sara Gazarek, Remy Le Beouf’s Assembly of Shadows, Duchess, Numinous Ensemble, Anat Cohen, Bob Lanzetti and Zack Brock (Snarky Puppy)
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Matt Aronoff is an in demand NY Jazz Double Bassist. While studying with Jonathan Storck of the NJ Symphony and jazz bassist John Webber, he earned a scholarship to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. While in Pittsburgh, he studied with Pittsburgh Symphony double bassist Anthony Bianco and saxophonist Eric Kloss, both of whom became important mentors, musically and personally. After a brief stint in Spain (while under the tutelage of great Spanish bassist Francisco Fernandez), he returned to the states where he was awarded a scholarship to attend Manhattan School of Music. Upon graduation, he immediately hit the road with his former professor and Grammy-winning vocalist Luciana Souza, . To date, he has had the pleasure of playing, touring or recording with musicians including Fred Hersch, Kenny Werner, Peter Eldridge, New York Voices, Banda Magda, Sara Gazarek, Remy Le Beouf’s Assembly of Shadows, Duchess, Numinous Ensemble, Anat Cohen, Bob Lanzetti and Zack Brock (Snarky Puppy)
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Touring bassist and recording artist Eva Gardner. Eva has been an in-demand bassist for the past couple decades.
In 2001 Eva was the original bassist for the band Mars Volta. She later went on to work with Tim Burgess, Veruca Salt and joined the band for the artist Pink in 2007. Eva has also released 2 EPs.... The 2019 release was titled “Chasing Ghosts” and the most recent release is titled “Dark Matter”.
Eva holds a degree in Ethnomusicology and comes from a musical family. Her father (Kim Gardner... whose birth name is Chris Garner) was a founding member of the English 1960s rock group “The Birds”... originally named “The Thunderbirds”, after the moved to Los Angeles, he founded the legendary establishment “Cat & Fiddle”.
In 2001 Eva was the original bassist for the band Mars Volta. She later went on to work with Tim Burgess, Veruca Salt and joined the band for the artist Pink in 2007. Eva has also released 2 EPs.... The 2019 release was titled “Chasing Ghosts” and the most recent release is titled “Dark Matter”.
Eva holds a degree in Ethnomusicology and comes from a musical family. Her father (Kim Gardner... whose birth name is Chris Garner) was a founding member of the English 1960s rock group “The Birds”... originally named “The Thunderbirds”, after the moved to Los Angeles, he founded the legendary establishment “Cat & Fiddle”.
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