New York based composer and multi-instrumentalist, Matthew Jamal has a vast musical palette drawing inspiration from folk, eastern and western classical music, jazz, and gospel. He released his debut EP, Itinerant, in 2020 which featured improvisational music using only the sounds of his double bass and voice. A recent graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, Jamal plays bass, cello, guitar and piano — but bass is his chief instrument.
As part of his residency, Jamal is composing the first movement of a larger work for a symphony orchestra, one of his several musical projects. The movement is tentatively titled “Green Box Suite.”
Take a listen to "Prayers & Palm Oil" as you're enjoying the Green Box Arts Campus, and read more about Matthew in this Gazette article: https://gazette.com/pikespeakcourier/matthew-jamal-first-2022-artist-in-residence-for-green-box-arts/article_3b8f2cea-9bfd-11ec-b67b-6325b8482ffb.html