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Matt & Atla DeChamplain

October 11 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

$37.00

TWO SHOWS — 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM — Tickets at (203) 346-2000

Pianist Matt DeChamplain grew up in Wethersfield, Connecticut. During high school Matt attended the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts studying under Jimmy Greene and Dave Santoro. He obtained his bachelors degree from the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at the Hartt School in 2010 and graduated with his masters from the University of Toledo in Ohio in 2012.
Matt has performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival, Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz, Berks Jazz Festival, New York’s JVC Jazz Festival, the Berklee Jazz Festival, the Kennedy Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center and renowned jazz clubs such as the Regatta Bar, Smalls and Yoshi’s. In 2008, Matt was selected for the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Program where he engaged in a two week intensive composition and performance workshop under the instruction of jazz luminaries Dr. Billy Taylor, Nathan Davis and Curtis Fuller culminating in three performances filmed live from the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. That same year he was part of a group lead by bassist Nat Reeves that toured New Ross, Ireland. In 2010, Matt participated as a semifinalist in the Martial Solal Jazz Piano Competition in Paris, France.

Details

Date:
October 11
Time:
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Cost:
$37.00
Event Category:
Website:
www.palacetheaterct.org

Venue

Palace Theater Poli Club
100 East Main St
Waterbury,
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Phone:
203-346-2000
Website:
palacetheater.org

Organizer

New England Arts & Entertainment
Phone:
860-307-2909
Email:
mike@neaae.com
Website:
www.neaae.com