MATTHEW WHITAKER – Live @ Leverkusener Jazztage | Fvll concert (2023)

Matthew Whitaker (born April 3, 2001) is an American jazz pianist. Blind since birth, he has performed at venues including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center and the Apollo Theater, where, at 10, he was the opening performer for Stevie Wonder’s induction into the Apollo Theater’s Hall of Fame.

Whitaker was the subject of Thrive, a 13-minute documentary about “the prodigious talent and irrepressible spirit of a musically precocious 12-year-old blind boy.”

Matthew Whitaker ist bereits mit Anfang 20 ein etablierter Klavier-, Keyboard- und Hammondorgelspieler. Er bewegt sich als Musiker zwischen Jazz, Gospel und Soul und trat unter anderem schon als Support für Gregory Porter auf.

Leverkusener Jazztage is a jazz festival in Germany, held annually in October since 1980. It was established to celebrate the Leverkusen’s birthday, and has become a festival with over 20,000 annual visitors.