The Royal Room (Live) Mathis Picard

• 1 Careless Thoughts (Live At The Royal Room, Seattle) 11:29
• 2 Look At All Those Trees (Live At The Royal Room, Seattle) 06:34
• 3 The Space Between Breath (Live At The Royal Room, Seattle) 10:20
• 4 Is This Love (Live At The Royal Room, Seattle) 04:43
• 5 Prana (Live At The Royal Room, Seattle) 11:07
• 6 A Dopo (Live At The Royal Room, Seattle) 10:17
• 7 Life Gets Easier (Live At The Royal Room, Seattle) 06:51
• Total Runtime 01:01:21

Info for The Royal Room (Live)

Coming off the heels of pianist/composer Mathis Picard’s new album Heat Of The Moment on La Reserve records, the Mathis Picard Trio (where Picard is joined by Jonathan Pinson on drums and Parker McAllister on bass) make their Seattle debut with a night of music rooted in Picard’s research on the connections between healing and presence. Inviting both the trio and listener on a unique musical journey, Heat of the Moment calls upon Picard’s experiences on the road, personal meditation practice, and dearest musical collaborations to provide both a balm and a sonic road map to facing the greatest challenge of our times – healing planet Earth.

Mathis Picard, born May 30th, 1995, is a French-Malagasy pianist, composer, producer, and bandleader who currently resides in New York City. Rooted in the tradition of live acoustic performance while incorporating the latest technology, Mathis creates his own musical style that is influenced by his multinational background. Mathis, who began playing the piano at the age of 3, was immediately passionate about music’s healing quality and now focuses on sharing that passion globally. Mathis currently leads a solo project, a trio project and his orchestra, “The Sound Orchestra”. Mathis has had the honor of working with artists such as Ron Carter, Lillias White, Wynton Marsalis, Christian McBride, Lee Ritenour, Daniel J Watts, DJ Kindness, Braxton Cook, Veronica Swift, Etienne Charles, Cyrille Aimee & more.

Mathis Picard, piano
Jonathan Pinson, drums
Parker McAllister, bass

Mathis Picard
is a New York City–based pianist, composer and producer whose work bridges jazz, classical, and global influences shaped by his French and Malagasy heritage.

He has shared the stage with artists including Ron Carter, Wynton Marsalis, Christian McBride, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Veronica Swift, Lee Ritenour, Etienne Charles, Lillias White, and Kindness. Alongside these collaborations, Picard has developed a distinct voice as a bandleader and recording artist.

Mathis’ most recent studio album ‘Heat of the Moment’ has received 5* reviews from The Times among others and features Joel Ross, Melanie Charles, Braxton Cook, Giveton Gelin among others.

An ASCAP Next Generation of Songwriters recipient, member of the Montreux Jazz Foundation, and alumnus of The Juilliard School under the mentorship of Kenny Barron, Mathis began building international recognition early. At age 10, he was named a “rising star” by The Scotsman and became the youngest finalist at the Montreux Jazz Piano Competition.

Mathis leads The Sound Orchestra (formerly M.S.O), a large-scale ensemble that has performed at venues including NuBlu and Dizzy’s Club in New York City and Black Cat in San Francisco. The group’s debut EP, ‘World Unity’ (Outside In Music, 2020) introduced his genre-crossing compositional approach to a wider audience.

As a solo artist, Mathis released ‘Live at the Museum’ (2022), recorded before a live audience at the National Jazz Museum of Harlem. The album presents a program of original music shaped by his varied musical upbringing and formal classical foundation. During a 2022 U.S. solo tour, he recorded ‘Live at Blue Llama’, followed by the release of his fugue ‘Mysticism of Money in D Minor’ in partnership with NPR Live Sessions and WRTI 90.1 for International Jazz Day. That same year, he served as resident artist at Umbria Jazz Festival.

Mathis’ musical training began at age four in Pittsburgh and continued through the Pittsburgh Suzuki Academy, the Conservatoire of Fontainebleau, the Centre de Musique Didier Lockwood, and Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester. While in the U.K., he composed ‘Akire’ for jazz trio and orchestra, commissioned by the Northern Chamber Orchestra, and was included in the North West Real Book for his composition “Why Don’t You See?”

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