Date Venue City July 2, 2008 Montreal Int'l Jazz Festival Salle Gésu MaD Gershwin with special guests Charles Papasoff and Coral Egan Montreal Aug 28, 2008 Luzerne Music Center Chamber Music Series. My trio MaD Fusion performs a selection of our crazy Gershwin song arrangements and our own original music, as well as a movement from Claude Bolling's Suite for Cello and Jazz Trio. Lake Luzerne, NY Sept 27, 2008, 8:30pm Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall World Flute Fest 2008 Benefit concert for In Defense of Animals, featuring a plethora of great world flutists and flutes. I'll be performing Rhapsody in Blue solo, as well as accompanying some of the flutists. New York City Oct 23, 2008 Maison de la Culture Ahuntsic Solo Gershwin I perform my original arrangements of the Concerto in F, Cuban Overture and Rhapsody in Blue Montréal, QC Oct 26, 2008, 3pm St. Marks Church Composers concert; original music by New York composers, including Gene Pritsker, Dan Cooper and myself. New York City Nov 1, 2008, L'Anglicane à Lévis Éclectique With Helmut Lipsky, Karen Young and Vladimir Sidorov, performing original music by all. Lévis, QC Nov 8, 2008, Chapelle Historique du Bon Pasteur Éclectique With Helmut Lipsky, Karen Young and Vladimir Sidorov Montréal Nov 21, 2008 Centennial Theatre Bishop's University Gershwin solo (click on link for details and tickets) Lennoxville, QC Nov 29, 2008, Café-Théàtre Les Beaux Instants Gabriel's Message/L'Ange Gabriel Solo piano: my original arrangements of Christmas songs, in both classical and jazz styles. (from this link, click on "Musique Classique" at the bottom of the page for details and tickets) Sorel-Tracy, QC Dec 7, 2008 Salle Jean-Pierre-Houde, 11am Gabriel's Message/L'Ange Gabriel Châteauguay, QC Dec 27, 2008 Chapel of the Chimes Benefit concert for Christopher Rodriguez. Follow-up to our benefit at Yoshi's for Christopher, who was paralyzed by a stray bullet during his piano lesson in Oakland, Ca. Featuring myself, flutist Carol Alban and a host of other great west coast musicians. Please visit www.myspace.com/benefitconcertinfo for details. Oakland, CA Jan 26, 2009 Centre culturel de Pierrefonds Éclectique. With Helmut Lipsky, Karen Young and Vladimir Sidorov. Original music by Helmut, Karen and myself. Montréal, QC Jan 29, 2009 Théâtre Outrement Éclectique Montréal, QC Jan 31, 2009 Maison de la Culture Pointe aux Trembles Éclectique Pointe aux Trembles, QC Feb 6, 2009 Salle Pauline-Julien Solo Gershwin Ste-Geneviève, QC Feb 12, 2009 Centre des Arts, L'Espace Rona Solo Gershwin St-Hyacinthe, QC Feb 13, 2009 Maison de la Culture Mercier Éclectique Montréal, QC Feb 14, 2009 Maison de la culture et communautaire de Montréal-Nord Éclectique Montréal-Nord, QC Feb 21, 2009 Théàtre de la Ville Solo Gershwin Longueuil, QC Feb 27, 2009 Salle Antony Lessard Solo Gershwin Saint-Jérôme, QC Mar 7, 2009 Complexe culturel Félix-Leclerc Solo Gershwin La Tuque, QC Mar 12, 2009 Maison de la Culture Marie-Uguay Éclectique Montréal, QC Mar 22, 2009 Théàtre Lionel-Groulx Solo Gershwin Ste-Thérèse, QC Mar 27, 2009 Centre Culturel de Beloeil Solo Gershwin Beloeil, QC Mar 28, 2009 Hotel de Ville de Repentigny Solo Gershwin L'Assomption, QC Mar 29, 2009 160, 76e Rue Est Éclectique Charlesbourg, QC Apr 9, 2009 Le Poisson Rouge with Absolute Ensemble. I'll be composer/soloist in my own piano concerto, Undertow, and soloist on composer Gene Pritsker's piano concerto, Reinventions. Both pieces were commissioned by Absolute for their show Bach Rienvented, and are both loosely based on Bach Inventions. New York, NY Apr 29, 2009 Victor Borge Hall (in the Scandinavia House) "Jewish Music" - a celebration of 20th century Jewish Music with MaD Fusion, violinist Ittai Shapira and cellist Mike Block. This concert will feature the world premier of my Jerusalem Trilogy for piano, bass, drums, violin and cello. New York, NY May 1, 2009 La Chapelle Historique du Bon Pasteur Fly Little Sociopath, Fly - with Charles Papasoff, Coral Egan, Mathieu Désy and Sam Harrison. Original compositions to groove and chill to (10 pm). Montreal, QC May 27, 2009 House of Jazz/Maison du Jazz Matt Herskowitz Trio with Mathieu Désy and Kevin Warren. We'll perform my original repertoire, plus my funky Gershwin arrangements and a preview of my upcoming shows, "From Bach to Brubeck" and "Music of rhte Jewish Experience." 1st set starts at 7:30pm. Montreal, QC June 8, 2009 New York Society for Ethical Culture Tribute to Judy Collins benefit concert for the Lyric Chamber Music Society of New York with Judy Collins and special guests, including Matt Herskowitz, David Rozenblatt, Mat Fieldes, Rufus Cappadocia and Amy Speace. Starts at 7pm. For info and tickets click the link below: http://www.lyricny.org/jctribute.pdf New York, NY June 13, 2009 Barrie Jazz and Blues Festival Tribute to Art Tatum Solo piano. I'll perform some of the great master's crazy arrangements, including "Tiger Rag" and Chopin's "Waltz in C# Minor", as well as music of subesquent great pianists directly influenced by Art Tatum. The performace will include a demonstartion of Art Tatum's technique and musical style, and how he influenced an entire generation of jazz pianists. Barrie, ON June 21, 2009 The Segal Centre for Performing Arts, The Studio Theresa Tova and Matt Herskowitz, Dos is Jazz From groove oriented Yiddish arrangements to excerpts from her "Great Women of the Yiddish Theatre" show, award winning actor, singer and writer Theresa Tova reunites with virtuoso pianist Matt Herskowitz and an all star Montreal based Jazz quartet. A "classy, jazzy performer", with a sultry voice, she has gone from the Broadway musical stage to concert and Jazz venues around the world. Tova combines old Yiddish songs with a modern delivery. Click here for tickets (note: scroll down a bit to see our show). Montreal, QC July 6, 2009 Montreal Jazz Festival, Upstairs Jazz Club Matt Herskowitz Trio I'll be playing with my Montreal trio on Upstairs' "Jazz Trio" series in the Jazz Festival. We'll focus on my new compositions from my new and upcoming shows. Montreal, QC August 25, 2009 Bremen Musikfest Absolute Tango Original "tango" music by Absolute Ensemble and invited bandoneon soloist Carel Kraayenhof. The program will include my new piece, Skeleton's Tango, for bandoneon and chamber orchestra. Bremen, Germany September 3, 2009 Singera Yiddish Festival Solo Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue, Concerto in F and Cuban Overture. Warwaw, Poland