$12 Cover @ the Door / Start 7:15pm / Doors 7pm / Seated Show
The Matt Savage Quartet returns to the Lilypad with a host of new originals and some ambitious new cover song arrangements. We are looking forward to sharing these intricate harmonies and rhythms with all of you. With original compositions by Tucker Antell, Clay Nordhill, Ryan Loud and Santiago Bosch.
Matt Savage Quartet
Matt Savage, age 27, has had a remarkable 18-year professional career as a jazz musician, bandleader and composer, performing with ensembles of different size and as a solo pianist. He’s played with some of the biggest names in jazz since first labeled a “jazz prodigy” at age 8 – the same year he met and played piano for Dave Brubeck. Matt has performed (on stage and in jam sessions) with artists such as Chick Corea, the Ellington All Stars, Chaka Khan, Wynton Marsalis, Bobby Watson, Clark Terry, Jimmy Heath, Jason Moran, Arturo O’Farrill, John Pizzarelli, Joshua Redman, Terri Lyne Carrington, Jon Faddis, Jerry Bergonzi, Donny McCaslin and the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra. Matt’s encounters with these jazz greats have always resulted in praise. Saxophonist Bobby Watson said it well after he first performed with Matt (age 11) in Kansas City. “It’s not so much that he was a virtuoso; he had chops, but he also had direction and he had language. Where did that come from? . . . I knew it wasn’t a pretend thing, that he was the real thing and he’d be in music for the rest of his life.”
Along the way, Matt’s talent has taken him beyond the jazz world. In 2015 alone, he performed with Stephen Stills, Neil Young and Shawn Colvin at a benefit concert at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. He ended that year performing with Steve Earle and Jackson Browne in New York City.
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Tucker Antell Collective
Tucker Antell is a one-of-a-kind force in contemporary jazz improvisation. As secure as his position is on my short list, I am on his list of long-time fans,” says legendary music man, Hal Crook. Antell is one of the most in-demand saxophonists in the Boston-area, which is no easy feat in a city that is saturated with talent and players. Unable to be pigeon-holed into one genre of music, Antell can do it all, from being a regular face at Jazz clubs and festivals across New England, to bringing his own hard-hitting Blues grooves to local restaurants and brasseries, Antell has created quite a name for himself not only in the area, but worldwide. However, what is more important to him is not how many gigs he plays, but that his sound creates a lasting impression that leaves audiences wanting more.