LIVE at Piedmont Piano Company
Matt Jenson’s MIX UP MIX UP
Pianist/keyboardist, singer, composer, arranger Matt Jenson lights up the connection between roots-reggae and soul-jazz with his Mix Up Mix Up band featuring trombonist Jeff Cressman, guitarist Jesse Engel, drummer Reese Bullen, and bassist Rob Ewing. The group presents original compositions and creative re-workings of pop, jazz and reggae anthems by Bob Marley, Duke Ellington, Thelonius Monk, Marvin Gaye, George Gershwin, Chopin and more. Their creative interplay, embedded in the intoxicating riddims of Jamaican reggae in an acoustic jazz setting, gives nourishment to the mind, body and soul. Feel the positive vibrations of the Mix Up Mix Up!
$25 General Admission
We are offering a limited number of tickets to attend this performance in person. Advance purchase is required. COVID-19 SAFETY: All ticket holders must show proof of full vaccination (including a booster, if eligible) and wear a mask while inside the piano store.
Growing up in rural New Hampshire Matt was guided by a deep spiritual connection communicated by the simplicity, beauty and truth of nature. As a child he fell in love with the musical styles of the African diaspora: Jazz, Blues, Afro-Latin and Reggae, leading him to completing a master’s degree in jazz studies at the New England Conservatory of Music (Boston) and many immersive trips to areas where these styles originated, most notably Jamaica (where he now co-leads a musical-tourism trip called “Inside Reggae”) and to a lesser degree, Cuba. Included in Matt’s artistic persona is a deep concern for the socio-political-psychological-spiritual health of humanity and the planet and the desire to help heal and transform through ecstatic groove-oriented music. This, combined with his creative drive, provides the bedrock for nearly all of Matt’s artistic output as a talented keyboardist, singer, composer, arranger and leader of his own bands, The Liquid Revolution and MIX UP MIX UP. He also tours internationally with the reggae powerhouse roots jazz-fusion band, Groundation. mattjenson.com