Matthew Parrish is a sought after performer, arranger, composer, producer and instructor. Matthew’s warmth in his playing and loyalty to delivering heartfelt, passionate works is apparent in every note, every tune, and every interaction with his fellow musicians. Born in central California to hard-working, music-loving parents of four children, Matthew Parrish epitomizes the heart of jazz bass performance and livelihood. Matthew has performed and recorded with many of the top names in jazz.
In addition to seven years of musical interaction, Matt has most recently been spending a lot of touring and concert time with the legendary Houston Person. Domestic highlights include 7 years of performing on The Jazz Cruise.
Matthew has recorded over sixty works, including his debut CD Circles and his most recent recordings with Karine Aguiar, where Matthew was the producer, bassist and arranger (recorded in São Paulo Brazil). An additional recording is in development with Houston.