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lind since birth, Matthew’s talent on the piano is Swift, and country music star Billy Dean in an intimate extraordinary. He began playing at age 3 and now “Evening with Billy Dean” performance. Bat 20 years old, he is one of the hottest names in As we wrap up our performances, we start to look towards the jazz world. He is currently enrolled in the BA Jazz next season. We recently announced Disney Princess The Studies program at Juilliard in New York City. Concert, featuring some of Broadway’s brightest stars in Matthew has extensively toured the United States and an evening of songs, animation, and stories in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall on November 4, 2021. abroad, performing on world-renowned stages. Highlights of this young piano prodigy include serving as the opening Mark your calendars for July 8 when we will announce act when he was just 10 for Stevie Wonder’s induction the full 2021-22 Season lineup. Keep an eye out for some into the Apollo Theater Hall of Fame and recently being additional sneak peeks about what is to come next season. featured on CBS’ 60 Minutes. Thank you for all your continued support throughout this season. This evening is sponsored by Sachs Media, Ron Sachs & Gay Webster-Sachs who have been longtime supporters of Opening Nights. I hope you’ll join me in recognition and thanks for their support of this performance. Three outstanding shows remain this season: bluegrass and Michael Blachly Americana group Old Salt Union, jazz vocalist Veronica Director, Opening Nights at Florida State University
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Matthew Whitaker to the Apollo for FOX TV’s revival of Showtime enrolled in the BA Jazz Studies program at at the Apollo in 2016, where he won the Juilliard in New York City. Continued from pg. 17 audience over with his rendition of Stevie He’s extensively toured the United States and Wonder’s classic “I Wish.” Matthew has been Born in 2001 in Hackensack, New Jersey, abroad, performing on world renowned stages on national and international radio and Matthew Whitaker grew up surrounded by and festivals such as Monterey Jazz Festival, television, including the Today Show music. His love for playing music first began Newport Jazz Festival, Playboy Jazz Festival documentary series “Boys Changing the at the young age of 3, after his grandfather and Telluride Jazz Festival. International World,” Harry Connick Jr Show, TV talk show gave him a small Yamaha keyboard. performance highlights include France, Italy, Ellen and a segment on the most watched news Germany, Indonesia, United Kingdom, At 9, Matthew began teaching himself how magazine on television 60 Minutes. to play the Hammond B3 organ. Four years Australia, Switzerland, Portugal, Japan, Matthew has had years of music instruction, later, he became the youngest artist to be Spain, Morocco and South Korea. currently studying classical piano and drums endorsed by Hammond—in its 80+ year at The Filomen M. D’Agostino Greenberg Matthew has performed with an array of history. He was also named a Yamaha Artist Music School in NYC. It is the only community outstanding musicians: Ray Chew, Christian at 15, becoming the youngest musician to join music school for the blind and visually impaired McBride, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Rhoda Scott, the stellar group of jazz pianists. in the United States. Cameron Carpenter, Regina Carter, Jason In 2010, Matthew was a winning participant He’s previously studied at The Harlem School Moran, Jon Batiste, Cory Henry, Marc Cary, in the “Child Stars of Tomorrow” competition, of the Arts and was a member of both the Jazz Arturo O’Farrill, James Carter, Roy Ayers, D.D. as part of Amateur Night at the Apollo. A year House Big Band and the Organ Messengers Jackson, The New York Pops Orchestra and later, at just 10 years old, he was invited to at Jazz House Kids in Montclair, NJ. Matthew EFG London Jazz Festival at Royal Albert Hall perform at Stevie Wonder’s induction into the also attended the Manhattan School of Music’s in London, where he was a featured soloist Apollo Theater’s Hall of Fame. He returned Precollege Jazz Program. Matthew is currently with their 42-piece big band.
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