Dan Matrazzo
| Dan Matrazzo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 13, 1959 Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Education | Berklee College of Music |
| Known for | [Keyboard and piano, composer and producer] |
Dr. Dan Matrazzo is a jazz, jam, rock, and fusion American keyboardist and pianist. He started playing piano at the age of three in 1962 and performed classical recitals growing up in Tokyo. His uncle was a very well known big band leader and bassist Ono Mitsuru. Dr Dan was the co-founder and co-producer of the Fiji Mariners featuring Col. Bruce Hampton and Joseph Patrick Moore. He was also a member and composer for legendary Grammy winning blues artist Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown.
Dr Dan's recordings with The Allman Brothers and Widespread Panic are available via various sources on the internet, and the album "Timeless," which he recorded with Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, was nominated for a Grammy Award. Matrazzo's piano can also be found on Brown's album "Real Life."
Dr. Dan has also played shows and/or tours with James Cotton and Taj Mahal,and has appeared on stage with Russell Malone, Lew Soloff, Phish, Blues Traveller, John Scofield, Michael Brecker, Les Claypool, Gov’t Mule, Ween, Lowell Fulson, George Porter Jr., Stanton Moore, Morphine and others. His professional journey began in 1975 as a teenager playing sold-out arenas with Japanese guitarist Hisato "Char" Takenaka. In 1981 Matrazzo was a part of the album Cloudland/Pink Cloud on VAP Records with Nobuki Yoshinaga, Masayoshi Kabe, Hisato "Char" Takenaka. From there he went on touring the US, Europe, Asia and the Mid-east with Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and numerous other musical outfits, including several appearances at all major European Jazz festivals.
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