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WATCH: Mathis Picard gives a special solo piano performance in the WBGO/Yamaha Concert Series

Mathis Picard
Erik Bardin
Mathis Picard

Jazz is an art form in and of the moment. Pianist/composer

Mathis Picard made a major pivot in the Yamaha Studio

on September 10th, when at the 11th hour, an evening of

vocal/piano duets, became a solo piano recital.

To say that Mathis rose to the occasion is an understatement:

what transpired was stunning and truly inspirational.

Picard’s unique artistic voice (he recently signed to Yamaha)

merges his diverse musical & cultural backgrounds: originally

from France & Madagascar, now based in New York City.

Erik Bardin

Picard is an ASCAP Next Generation of Songwriters recipient,

a member of the Montreux Jazz Foundation, and a Juilliard

School Alumni under the mentorship of Kenny Barron.

Picard runs The Sound Orchestra, his large-scale ensemble,

whose debut genre-bending EP World Unity came out in 2020.

His first solo piano album, Live at the Museum, in 2022.

Mathis Picard and WBGO host Lezlie Harrison at the Yamaha Studios in NYC
Erik Bardin
Mathis Picard and WBGO host Lezlie Harrison at the Yamaha Studios in NYC

Hosted by WBGO’s own Lezlie Harrison (Come Sunday

& Singers Unlimited), Mathis’s mesmerizing compositions

and unique piano stylings, transported the audience to a

truly magical place.