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Greta Matassa Quintet

Greta Matassa vocals, Darin Clendenin piano, Mark Ivester drums, Clipper Anderson bass/vocals and Alexey Nikolaev sax.

In the Pacific Northwest, where she built her career, Greta Matassa wins wide acclaim; 7 times, the readers of Earshot, the Seattle jazz magazine, have voted her the best jazz vocalist in the Northwest.

She was inducted into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame in 2014. Jim Wilke, the Seattle jazz maven and host of the syndicated "Jazz After Hours" radio program, praises her versatility. "She has a fearlessness in approaching material, Wilke says, "that makes her like an instrumentalist in a jam session.

Her 40 year career has been a whirlwind of exciting opportunities and experiences. Over the last 20 years she has become established as one of the greatest jazz singers of her time. Working with top jazz musicians in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. In 2016 She was featured with bassist John Claytons group in a centennial tribute to Ella Fitzgerald.
She has recorded 11 CDs. Her laterst release "Portrait" on Origin Records is receiving rave reviews.

"The album (Portrait), closes with Billy Strayhorn's "Lush Life." All members of the quintet support Matassa and one another in what could become known as a definitive vocal version of that masterpiece." ----Rifftides

"Worldly, gentle, bold, dynamic, Favorites From a Long Walk is a gift for the heart. Greta Matassa is one of America's finest singers, and stands firmly among the best in today's jazz." Jazz Review

"Her scatting is as confident, nimble an energetic as Ella's and her phrasing is hip like Nancy Wilson's" Earshot Jazz