Matthew Justin Garrison (born June 2, 1970) is an American

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bassist. Since 2011, he has run ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn, New York, with Fortuna Sung. Described by ''the New York Times'' as "an electric bass virtuoso", he has toured with Herbie Hancock. His 2000 debut album, ''Matthew Garrison'', was described by ''Bass Player'' magazine as having "raised the bar" for electric bass players. In 2010, Garrison toured with R&B singer

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during her Nothing but Love World Tour.

Early life and pre-solo career

The son of Jimmy Garrison (bassist with: Ornette Coleman,

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) and modern dancer Roberta Escamilla Garrison, Matthew spent much of his childhood in

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, Italy. In 1988, he returned to the U.S. to live with his godfather, Jack DeJohnette, with whom he recorded. In 1989, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston on a scholarship and began to play professionally. In 1994, he moved to New York City where he regularly performed and recorded with

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, Ravi Coltrane,

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, Steve Coleman,

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, Chaka Khan, Joni Mitchell, Joe Zawinul, The Saturday Night Live Band,

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, and

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Discography

As leader or co-leader

* ''Matthew Garrison'' (Garrison Jazz, 2000)Matthew Garrison
allaboutjazz.com. Accessed April 10, 2023. * ''Shapeshifter'' (2004) * '' Improvision'' with

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(Abstract Logix, 2007) * ''Shapeshifter Live'' (Garrison Jazz, 2011) * '' In Movement'' with Jack DeJohnette, Ravi Coltrane (ECM, 2016)

As sideman

, '' No One in Particular'' (

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, 2001) *

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, ''More to Say (Real Life Story: Nextgen)'' (E1, 2009) *

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, ''Outbreak'' (ESC, 2002) * Steve Coleman, '' The Tao of Mad Phat'' (Novus, 1993) * Steve Coleman, ''Def Trance Beat'' (BMG Victor, 1995) *

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, ''Boogie Boogie Man'' (RCA, 2010) * Philipp Gerschlauer &

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, ''Mikrojazz!'' (RareNoise, 2017) * Chico Hamilton, ''Trio! Live @ Artpark'' (Joyous Shout, 2008) * Herbie Hancock, ''Future 2 Future Live'' (Columbia, 2002) *

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, ''Us and Them'' (Casa Del Jazz, 2008) * Rita Marcotulli, ''A Pino'' (Casa del Jazz, 2016) *

, '' The Heart of Things'' (Verve, 1997) * John McLaughlin, '' The Heart of Things: Live in Paris'' (Verve, 2000) * John McLaughlin, '' Industrial Zen'' (Verve, 2006) * Andy Milne, ''Forward to Get Back'' (D'Note, 1997) * Bob Moses, ''Time Stood Still'' (Gramavision, 1994) *

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, '' The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel'' (EmArcy, 2005) * Wolfgang Reisinger, ''Refusion'' (EmArcy, 2006) * Revolution Void, ''Increase the Dosage'' (2005) *

Wallace Roney Wallace Roney (May 25, 1960 – March 31, 2020) was an American jazz ( hard bop and post-bop) trumpeter. He has won 1 Grammy award and has two nominations. Roney took lessons from Clark Terry and Dizzy Gillespie and studied with Miles Davis fr ...

, '' Prototype'' (HighNote, 2004) *

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, ''

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'' (Justin Time, 2004) * ''Joe Zawinul, Mark Whitfield, Wallace Roney Quartet'' (Jazz a Go-go, 1995) * Joe Zawinul, '' My People'' (Tone Center, 1996)

References

External links

Matthew Garrison
official website
ShapeShifter Lab
official business website {{DEFAULTSORT:Garrison, Matt 1970 births Living people American jazz bass guitarists American male bass guitarists Guitarists from New York City Jazz musicians from New York (state) 21st-century American bass guitarists 21st-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians The Zawinul Syndicate members