Matt Warnock Jazz Guitar
With Guest Musicians: Jake Valois and Mark Gough
Time & Location
Apr 07, 2024, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The Loft, 75 Huron St, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 5P4, Canada
About the event
MATT WARNOCK is an internationally recognized performance and guitar educator. Matt has performed in concert halls and at jazz festivals in the US, Canada, Brazil, New Zealand, U.K., France, Belgium, Estonia, and Latvia. He's shared the stage with Randy Brecker, Slide Hampton, Stefon Harris, and other legendary jazz musicians.
As well as being an in-demand performer, Matt has been a professor of guitar at Western Illinois University, Leeds Conservatoire, and the University of Chester. He has also held the position of Senior Examiner at the London College of Music (RCM Division).
Currently Matt lives in Sault Ste. Marie, where he runs the #1 jazz guitar site online, www.mwgcourses.com, and spends his time writing and recording original music when he's not hiking with his wife and two pointers. www.mwgcourses.com/
Guitar studies have included certificates and diplomas from: Royal Conservatory of Music, Vanier College, McGill University – BMUS Jazz Guitar Performance, Western Michigan University – MMUS Jazz Performance, and University of Illinois – DMA Jazz Performance
Over 2500 performances have taken him to Canada, United States, Brazil, United Kingdom, Nepal, and New Zealand and he has shared the stage and played with many renowned artists including: Randy Brecker, Slide Hampton, Darmon Meader, (NY Voices), Stefon Harris, and Billy Hart