Matt Renzi - The Cave (2005)

A San Francisco native, tenor saxophonist/clarinetist Matt Renzi was born into a musical family. His father is principal flautist with the San Francisco Symphony and his grandfather was principal oboist with Toscaninis NBC Symphony. He received a BA in performance from Berklee College of Music and studied with George Garzone, John Handy, Joe Henderson and South Indian Vocalist R.A. Ramamani.

Matt has appeared at festivals and venues throughout North America as well as Europe, Japan, Israel, India, Singapore and Angola. Of note is his work with Dialogue, a band led by legendary bassist, Herbie Lewis. He can be heard on a variety of recordings including the award winning Lines and Ballads for Fresh Sound Records. Matt has also performed and recorded with Marc Johnson, Michael Formanek, Eddie Marshall, Tommy Campbell, Eberhard Weber, and Matt Garrison. The Cave is his new recording for Fresh Sound Records. It features David Ambrosio on bass, and Russ Meissner on drums.

The music on this recording represents a four-year span of experiences living in Japan, Italy, New York, and India.

- Matt Renzi