More Hot Off The Press...

In case you haven't noticed, things have been getting hot in the kitchen for Matt lately, with plenty of things on multiple burners cookin'. Over in the press section, you can read a mention he received in The Times Record in regards to his recent endorsement as a Yamaha Artist in Education. Also, Matt was mentioned once again at Jazz Times in a piece by Roxana Hadadi. Check it out today!

Matt Receives Endorsement From Yamaha

Matt Fogg is a Yamaha endorsed artist and Educator and prefers to play Yamaha products whenever possible

Matt is extremely pleased to announce that he is the initial recipient of the Yamaha Artists in Education Endorsement.

While it's always great to recommend quality instruments and products to others, it's very humbling to have that praise reciprocated, especially by a company with the reputation and legacy of Yamaha.

Matt would like to personally thank Yamaha and all of their employees for their support and the quality of their keyboards and customer service. It's a pleasure to represent you.

Keyboard Magazine Feature On Matt Fogg? Yeah, We've Got That

Matt Fogg in Keyboard Magazine, January 2007

The full text from Matt's feature in the January 2007 issue of Keyboard Magazine is now available for your online reading pleasure in the press section. But by all means, don't let that stop you from heading down to your local newstand and asking - nay, demanding the latest issue of Keyboard Magazine in all of its papery glory. As soon as we get a direct link to the article on Keyboard Mag's website, we'll have that as well.

Matt Interviewed for Keyboard Magazine

Keyboard Magazine

Matt is very excited to announce he'll be appearing in the January 2007 issue of Keyboard Magazine! This will be Matt's first appearance in this nationally published magazine - the interview is already in the books, so it's just a matter of waiting for the presses rolling.

You can see Keyboard Magazine's website at www.keyboardmag.com, but when it comes time to give it a read pony up the bucks and get yourself a genuine, old-fashioned, dead tree copy at your local newstand.

Congrats again to Matt, and stay tuned for more details.

Jaye Drew and A Moving Train

Jaye Drew and A Moving Train

Matt has been busy cutting new tracks for an upcoming CD with Jaye Drew and A Moving Train, and you can now give 'em a listen by heading over to their page in the media section. Also, you can get a good look at the new photos by Matthew Robbins of Jaye Drew and the lads.

However, you can get a headstart by blocking out Saturday October 14th on your calendar - because that's when you'll be able to hear the whole deal live at The White Heart on Congress Street in Portland, Maine. Stay tuned for more information on the new disc.

In the meantime, you can visit Jaye Drew's corner of the world over at her MySpace page for all the latest information on gigs and her thoughts the world as we know it.

The New CD - You Know You Want It

Morgan, Fogg, & Grimmett - This Is What You Want, 2006

Matt's newest project has arrived, ready for your audible enjoyment.

The disc is entitled This Is What You Want and is a collaboration with vocalist Cheri Gaudet Grimmett and guitarist Scott Morgan that crosses through several musical genres and defies categorization. Comprised of all original material written by the trio, it's a mixture of jazz, pop, rock, gospel, and blues running together and wrapped into a trim package for music lovers of all stripes.

Give it a test drive by going to the CD's new page in the Media section where you'll be able to listen to samples of all twelve songs as well as get your hands on a copy of This Is What You Want through CDBaby.com.

The first review of the new CD is in and very positive, stating: "Fogg colors each track with variations on each particular theme through different textures, as if there was a selection of buttons in front of him to push and engage a mood or atmosphere that was appropriate to the lyrics that Gaudet was singing." If you'd like to read the whole thing, click right about here.

Matt has promised more reviews for the disc will be coming soon... but in the meantime, don't be the last kid on the block to get your copy - jet over to the Media section and check it out!

Praise For Live At The Azure Café

Matthew Fogg and Nicole Hajj - Live at The Azure Café

"Fogg's arranging skills are the equal of his fluid, expert piano style, and this disc of 11 tracks recorded during an intimate performance at Freeport's Azure Café proves these are jazz musicians as talented as any performing today. It's only a matter of time till this disc--and these musicians--break through on a national level"
    - Syl Nathan from Good Times Magazine

"[Fogg] is an exceptionally gifted arranger, capable of making the oldest standards sound contemporary and fresh. The music is highly accessible, rich without being overbearing with a modern sensibility that will appeal to a broad spectrum of listeners."
- Linda Goshay, JazzNow.com

If you haven't heard the newest of the new, check out the Media Section to hear samples from all 11 songs off the latest disc. The album is availabe for purchase through this website, as well as: www.cdfreedom.com, www.towerrecords.com, and wwww.cdbaby.com. If you prefer to make purchases in person, Live At The Azure Café is also available at the Portland, ME location of Borders Books as well as Bull Moose Music in Portland, ME and Portsmouth, NH.

Matthew Fogg