Mathis Picard Solo Piano: Preludes & Fugues - Book I
Mathis Picard Solo Piano: Preludes & Fugues - Book I
Thu 21 November 2024
Stage time / 9:15pm
Doors / 8:45pm
Celebrating the Jazz Clubs
Mathis Picard will be sharing a wide range of solo piano music spanning centuries of composers across all genres, from Bach to Ellington. He will also be premiering a few selections from his latest work:?Preludes & Fugues - Book I.
Mathis Picard is an internationally renowned pianist, composer and producer. Based in New York City and originally from France and Madagascar, Mathis finds his voice by merging his many musical and cultural backgrounds. Named a "rising star" by The Scotsman at the age of 10, Mathis is one of the most prominent rising pianists of his generation. Mathis is an ASCAP Next Generation of Songwriters Recipient, a member of the Montreux Jazz Foundation, and a Juilliard School alumnus where he was mentored by Kenny Barron and has performed all over the globe. London reviewers describe Mathis as a "knockout, as dynamic a personality as he is virtuosic on the keys" (whatsonstage.com), while he has been deemed as "one to watch" by Jazzwise Magazine.
Recently, Mathis' album "Heat Of The Moment" was given a 5-star "glorious" review by The Times, which praised Mathis as a pianist and composer. The 10-track full-length original music album features performances from this generation's very?best artists, including Joel Ross, Melanie Charles, Braxton Cook, Jonathan Pinson, Savannah Harris, Russell Hall, Giveton Gelin and Kyle Poole. Continuing to focus on his compositions, Mathis will be sharing his latest work at the EFG London Jazz Festival: Preludes & Fugues - Book I.
When not leading his own projects, Mathis shares the stage with artists such as Ron Carter, Lillias White, Lee Ritenour, Kindness, Wynton Marsalis, Veronica Swift, Etienne Charles, Christian McBride, Dee Dee Bridgewater and many?more.
Mathis Picard is an internationally renowned pianist, composer and producer. Based in New York City and originally from France and Madagascar, Mathis finds his voice by merging his many musical and cultural backgrounds. Named a "rising star" by The Scotsman at the age of 10, Mathis is one of the most prominent rising pianists of his generation. Mathis is an ASCAP Next Generation of Songwriters Recipient, a member of the Montreux Jazz Foundation, and a Juilliard School alumnus where he was mentored by Kenny Barron and has performed all over the globe. London reviewers describe Mathis as a "knockout, as dynamic a personality as he is virtuosic on the keys" (whatsonstage.com), while he has been deemed as "one to watch" by Jazzwise Magazine.
Recently, Mathis' album "Heat Of The Moment" was given a 5-star "glorious" review by The Times, which praised Mathis as a pianist and composer. The 10-track full-length original music album features performances from this generation's very?best artists, including Joel Ross, Melanie Charles, Braxton Cook, Jonathan Pinson, Savannah Harris, Russell Hall, Giveton Gelin and Kyle Poole. Continuing to focus on his compositions, Mathis will be sharing his latest work at the EFG London Jazz Festival: Preludes & Fugues - Book I.
When not leading his own projects, Mathis shares the stage with artists such as Ron Carter, Lillias White, Lee Ritenour, Kindness, Wynton Marsalis, Veronica Swift, Etienne Charles, Christian McBride, Dee Dee Bridgewater and many?more.
