Matt Jenson
Position
Associate Professor
Affiliated Departments
Telephone
617-747-2835
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Career Highlights
- Keyboardist, composer, arranger, and performing artist with the progressive jazz-fusion reggae band Groundation.
- Creator of the Music and Life of Bob Marley ensemble/class.
- Recorded, performed, and otherwise worked with Judy Mowatt, Rita Marley, Chinna Smith, Ronnie Earl, Mighty Sam McClain, Johnny Adams, Julien Kasper, Cyril Lance, Harrison Stafford, Thaddeus Hogarth, and others.
- Band leader: The Liquid Revolution (original reggae), Rebel-Tumbao (original Afro-Latin compositions and arrangements), Combo Sabroso (Latin and Reggae), Mix Up Mix Up (reggae-jazz), Federator No. 1 (Afrobeat).
- Master's degree in jazz composition from New England Conservatory of Music.
- Studied with Geri Allen, Dave Holland, Ran Blake, and Eddie Palmieri.
- Has taken numerous cultural/musical immersion trips to Jamaica and leads an experiential trip to the island called "Inside Reggae."
- Teaching private piano lessons, Hammond organ labs, Afro-Cuban piano lab and The Music and Life of Bob Marley class/ensemble (at Berklee).
- Conducts clinics, master classes, and coaching ensembles in the San Francisco Bay area, Jamaica, New England, and elsewhere.
- Creator of artofreggae.com and online reggae music educational membership website.
Education
- M.M., New England Conservatory of Music
- B.A., University of New Hampshire
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