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Mathis Picard, solo
Stride, Swing, Preludes & Fugues
Internationally acclaimed French-Malagasy pianist Mathis Picard returns to the piano store for an exciting evening of solo piano music. Stride, Swing, Preludes & Fugues connects the dots of different piano compositions across musical eras, painting a full picture of the history of the piano. Showcasing sounds from Harlem Stride and American Swing to European classical music, Picard will also share selections from his latest original work, “Preludes & Fugues: Book I,” a set of 12 compositions that reinterprets one of solo piano’s most beloved compositional formats.
$25 General Admission
We are offering a limited number of tickets to attend this performance in person. Advance purchase is recommended. Masking is encouraged but not required.
MATHIS PICARD
Mathis Picard is an internationally renowned pianist, composer and producer. Based in New York City and originally from France & Madagascar, Mathis finds his voice by merging his many musical and cultural backgrounds. Named a “rising star” by The Scotsmen paper at the age of 10, Mathis is now one of the most prominent rising voices on the piano of his generation today. Picard is an ASCAP Next Generation of Songwriters Recipient, a member of the Montreux Jazz Foundation, a Juilliard School Alumni under the mentorship of 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 is deemed as “one to watch” by Jazzwise Magazine.
A bandleader in his own right, Picard runs The Sound Orchestra (formally known as M.S.O), his large-scale ensemble which has performed on both coasts of The United States, from NuBlu and Dizzy’s Club in New York City to Black Cat in San Francisco. Their debut genre-bending EP “World Unity” came out in 2020 on Outside In Music Records which put him on the map as “a fascinating name to follow in any context” (All About Jazz). As a solo artist, Picard then released his first solo piano album, ”Live at the Museum” (Winter 2022) for which he was praised as having a “brilliant classical technique and a vivid imagination” (Downbeat). Recorded with a live audience at the National Jazz Museum of Harlem in New York City, this work is a sonic journey through which Mathis explores the museum of his own varried musical upbringing.
Recently, Picard’s album “Heat Of The Moment”, was given a 5-star “glorious” review from the The Times, praising Mathis as a pianist and composer. The 10-track full-length original music album feature performances from this new generation’s top leading voices in jazz.Continuing to focus on his compositions, Mathis will be sharing his latest work at the London Jazz Festival, Preludes & Fugues: Book 1.
When not leading his own projects, Picard has shared the musical stage with artists such as Ron Carter, Lillias White, Lee Ritenour, Kindness, Wynton Marsalis, Veronica Swift, Etienne Charles, Christian McBride, Dee Dee Bridgewater & more. mathispicard.com