Aug
Bob Marley expert and Berklee academic heads for Moshito ‘09
Professor Matt Jenson is heading to South Africa to take part in the sixth annual Moshito Music Conference and Exhibition.
Jenson will bring his unique insights as assistant professor of piano at Berklee College of Music in Boston as well as his hugely popular performance studies class ‘The Music and Life of Bob Marley’ and his own music experience to Moshito.
Jenson will take part in the discussion around opportunities for South African music in the US.
A pianist, Hammond organist, composer, arranger, singer and educator, Jenson earned a Masters degree in Jazz Composition and performance from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston (1991) before pursuing his talent for soul, blues and rock influenced piano and Hammond organ, working with such greats as Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters, legendary R&B singer Johnny Adams, Mighty Sam McClain, Cyril Lance, Johnny Neel, and Julien Kasper.
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