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21/06/2022

Congrats Matthew!!

17/06/2022

On tour! If he’s coming to your town, you don’t want to miss it!

Grateful to be sharing music, love & joy in these cities! Come thru!
www.matthewwhitaker.net/tour

10/06/2022

Tune-in alert!

📣TUNE IN to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on socials and YouTube today at 3pm ET / 12pm PT for a special online performance of my arrangement from the ‘About Tomorrow’ documentary!

YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/c/ColbertLateShow

I got to collaborate with some beautiful voices +


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06/04/2022

New York! Go celebrate Matthew Whitaker's big day!

It’s my birthday celebration at Dizzy’s, NY!!! The band + a bunch of friends will be joining me! It’s going to be crazy! Come thru!

TICKETS: https://ticketing.jazz.org/12660/12662

03/04/2022

Happy Birthday Matthew Whitaker!!

Thank you for all the birthday love! I’m so grateful for all of you & for God’s blessings! #21

30/03/2022

What a line-up to be a part of! If you're heading there, be sure to catch Ranky Tanky!

When you think about , you think about jazz ! And if you love both, then run to New Orleans, Louisiana, from the 29th of April to the 8th of May 2022, and take your tickets for New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival !

The lineup will host : KIZABA, CeeLo Green, Lionel Richie, Death Cab for Cutie, Dawn Richard, The War and Treaty, Leyla McCalla, Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys, The Jones Sisters, Akia Nevills, Cyril Neville, The Who, David Shaw, Nelly, Jason Isbell And the 400 Unit, Tank and the Bangas, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Jessica Harvey and The Difference, Lakou Mizik, The Avett Brothers, Charlie Wilson, Randy Newman, John Deacon, Las Cafeteras, Son Rompe Pera, Luke Combs, Billy Strings, New Orleans Suspects, Bettye LaVette, Ranky Tanky, Daria & The Hip Drops, Mikayla Brown, The Black Crowes, Busta Rhymes, Big Freedia, Erica Falls, Chris Isaak, The Revivalists, Stevie Nicks, Lauren Daigle, Erykah Badu, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Melissa Etheridge, David Sandborn, Lena Prima, Norah Jones, Kool & the Gang, Tuba Skinny and many other artists !

All the details right here : https://www.nojazzfest.com/

29/03/2022

"Matthew Whitaker: About Tomorrow" premieres nationwide on his 21st birthday as part of the ALL ARTS Artist in Residence series, beginning Sunday, April 3, on the free ALL ARTS app and AllArts.org/ArtistinResidence. In the New York metro area, the film will also premiere at 8pm ET on the ALL ARTS TV channel (check local listings).

American jazz piano prodigy Matthew Whitaker, who is blind, pursues film composing and musical direction with the help of renowned composers and arrangers John Califra, Susan Jacobs, Zane Mark and Michael McElroy in this documentary film by Steven Tabakin.

16/03/2022

From Bill Monroe & The Blue Grass Boys and Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs & the Foggy Mountain Boys to today's hot pickers like Alison Krauss & Rickie Skaggs, Bluegrass Junction is the place where the music is the star, every Tuesday night from 7-10pm.

07/03/2022

Mega congrats to Matthew Whitaker on scoring his first film! Check out "Starkeisha" streaming now on Hulu!

03/03/2022

01/03/2022

If you're in the Charlotte, NC area, go check them out!

Exciting news! We're playing at the Duke Family Performance Hall at Davidson College on March 3 as a part of their Smith Artist Series.

Tickets are still available at the link below! Hope to see you there.

Tickets: www.etix.com/ticket/p/2429301/ranky-tanky-davidson-duke-family-performance-hall-davidson-college?searchType=venue

01/03/2022

03/02/2022

Tune in tomorrow!

I’m looking forward to joining Real Jazz with Mark Ruffin tomorrow Feb. 4th, 3pm & Midnight EST (12noon & 9pm PST). Tune in!!!

01/02/2022

Catch Matthew Whitaker on tour this Spring!

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13/01/2022

Check out the replay here! Thanks Paste Magazine for having Matthew Whitaker perform today! https://youtu.be/1ancawQlWyY

It’s so amazing to be here! Paste Magazine’s session at Louis Armstrong House Museum
Live at 5pm ET on Paste’s Facebook and Youtube pages.

11/01/2022

Mark your calendar for Wed. and check it out!!

I am very happy to perform a 30-minute studio session for Paste Magazine live from Louis Armstrong House Museum Wednesday, Jan 12 at 5pm ET. View the livestream on Paste's FB and YouTube pages.

https://youtu.be/1ancawQlWyY

07/01/2022

Happy Birthday, Charlton!

Hey y’all! Please help us celebrate Ranky Tanky’s big brother, trumpeter, vocals, narrator, writer, composer, conductor, arranger, driver, acrobat, juggler and most energetic Grammy award winning Charlton Singleton on his birthday today! He also gets the award for the most band superlatives. Please send him lots of love and well wishes today as he celebrates taking another trip around the Sun! Happy Birthday Charlton!

07/01/2022

Hey NYers! Coming to town next week!

Catch our show in the Big Apple during our residency at Blue Note New York 🍎🎺

03/01/2022

Excited to be starting the year with a cover story for Matthew Whitaker in the January issue of SoulVision Magazine! Check it out here!

Celebrity HomeCelebrityMatthew Whitaker: The Great Jazz Hope Matthew Whitaker: The Great Jazz Hope by soulvision December 31, 2021 0 64 Views Photo by Jacob Blickenstaff “The music really speaks for itself.” When 20-year-old jazz prodigy and multi-instrumentalist Matthew Whitaker takes the stage...

18/12/2021

You want to check this out! What a way to kick off the holidays!!

Excited to announce we’re playing two shows in one night for double the fun at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs, NY!

And if you can’t make the show, we’ve got you covered! We’ll also be livestreaming our performance online.

Tickets for both showtimes and the livestream can be purchased at CaffeLena.org.

See you there! 👋🏾

15/12/2021

Check this out! If you've never seen Grammy-winners Ranky Tanky live, here's the next best thing until the time comes again...

Our performance at NPR's Mountain Stage Radio Show will be rebroadcasted starting this Friday on over 270 NPR channels!

Check out 👉🏾 mountainstage.org for more info on airtime and stations.

Photo by: Brian Blauser/Mountain Stage

17/11/2021

Thanks to SiriusXM for adding tracks from Matthew Whitaker's new album, "Connections," to the "Real Jazz with Mark Ruffin" show (Mon-Wed at 12pm) on the Real Jazz Channel! Tune in and let us know if you hear his music!

15/11/2021

Thanks for sharing the love, Bootsy! What an honor for Matthew Whitaker!

I had the pleasure of jamming in a session 2nite with
Matthew Whitaker! This young Man is a God sent Genius. Click here if u r not familiar with him: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cP_o9e1_0QQ (Show him some Love)! Bootsy baby!!!🤩😎

11/11/2021

09/11/2021

Thanks to Inside Edition for the feature about Matthew Whitaker and his new album "Connections." Here's a clip of Matthew playing some "Name That Tune" and you can watch the full segment here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH1N2WzvIx0

08/11/2021

If you're in the Midwest, MI specifically, you definitely want to make a plan to go see the amazing Ranky Tanky!

03/11/2021

Attention GRAMMY voters! The deadline for first round voting is this Friday 11/5, so don't forget to keep Matthew Whitaker in consideration!