Coastlines, Quiet - Sam Harris - piano, Steve Cardenas - guitar, Martin Nevin - bass, Michael Davis - drums.
Hope (Texas Skies), Rainfall, A Brother's Love, The Narrow Path, and Riverside - Sam Harris - piano, Martin Nevin - bass, Michael Davis - drums.
"Id" and "East 9th Street" are composed by Ruben Samama and feature Sam Harris - piano, Mike Davis - drums, Ruben Samama - bass, Me - saxophone
Influences
Charlie Parker, Julian "Cannonball" Adderly, John Coltrane, Keith Jarrett, Dewey Redman, Michael Brecker, Charlie Haden, Steve Cardenas, Chris Cheek!!!, Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier, Jorge Rossy, Kurt Rosenwinkel, PAUL MOTIAN!!!, Jack DeJohnette, Palle Danielson, Jon Christensen, Jan Garbarek, Nat Adderly, John Scofield, Chris Potter, Bob Mintzer, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Roy Hargrove, Jaco Pastorious, Clint Strong, Marchel Ivery, Andrew Griffith, Sam Harris!!!, Martin Nevin, Michael Davis, Ruben Samama, ECM, Impulse, Verve, coffee, sunsets, the sky in Texas at any hour of the day but especially at sunset, the beach (especially in Florida and California), Highway One, the Museum of Modern Art in NYC, the train, memories, dreams, hopes, baseball...
Matt Marantz is a saxophonist who lives in New York City and works as a freelance jazz musician. He moved to New York to study at the Manhattan School of Music in 2004 with the likes of teachers such as Garry Dial, Bob Mintzer, John Riley, and Steve Wilson. He now holds a bachelor’s degree in jazz performance on saxophone from that institution.
During his career, Marantz has played with jazz notables such as Dave Brubeck, Christian McBride, Roy Hargrove, Kurt Elling, Chris Potter, Branford Marsalis, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Ingrid Jensen, Frank LoCrasto, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, and Jonathan Batiste. He has performed with various groups at musical venues such as the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., The White House in Washington D.C., The Toledo Jazz Festival, the Monterey Jazz Festival, Jazz Fest in New Orleans, the Detroit Jazz Festival, the Friehofer’s Jazz Festival, the Strathmore Music Festival, the New Hampshire Music Festival, and the 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2008 IAJE conferences. Marantz has also performed at New York City music venues such as Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Cachaca, 55bar, and the Garage.
During his music education career, Marantz has been recognized multiple times in the Downbeat Student Music Awards issue and has won a total of 26 awards from that publication. Matt was named top jazz soloist for four years in a row by Downbeat and was named the co-winner for the top jazz soloist award in 2006 for university level.
Matt can be contacted using the contact info provided at his website: www.mattmarantz.com
Hi Matt!! Man i wish i could see your gig tonight! I'm sure its going to be mind blowing as always! Have a great time buddy and hope to hang/play soon again!!
Hey Matt! AWESOME! And CONGRATS on your being selected as one of six outstanding young jazz musicians for the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance, Class of 2011!! Wow! It's cool that this prestigious full-scholarship, graduate level college program at Loyola University New Orleans will enable you to study for two years with the greatest living jazz masters!! Incredible opportunity! You deserve all of the best success!
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Thanks for the message. Hope all's well with you too. I'm around between the 16th of Feb and the 5th of March. Love to play then. Be in touch and we'll set it up. Best, Z
Hey, Matt! How you been? Sam told me you're still back at home man. Hope everything is going well back there man. We should play when you get back in town-- we'll catch up on things then. Take it easy. -j (m)
nice man! i'm living in the city right now, working in midtown during the week . i'd love to get together and play . maybe we can put together a session one of these weekends?
