Matt Garrison

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Matt Garrison

Background information
Birth name Matthew Garrison
Born June 2, 1970 (1970-06-02) (age 38)

New York City, New York, United States

Origin New York City, New York, United States
Genre(s) Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician
Instrument(s) Bass
Years active 1993–present
Website www.garrisonjazz.com
Notable instrument(s)
Fodera bass

Matthew Garrison is an American jazz bassist.

Garrison has worked with artists such as Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Chaka Khan, Joe Zawinul, the Saturday Night Live Band, John Scofield, Paul Simon and Joni Mitchell. He is the son of Jimmy Garrison, John Coltrane's bass player, and he is noted for playing his signature series Fodera bass.

Garrison also recognized for having created and developed a pizzicato technique which uses four fingers. He founded his own recording label and production company in 2000 called GarrisonJazz Productions, through which he has released two CDs and a live performance DVD.

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