Very excited to be headlining Herb Alpert’s @vibratogrilljazz in Los Angeles on Thursday, January 20th! ✨ It’s our first show of 2022 before I head back into the studio. I’ll have my 13-piece Vintage Pop Orchestra in tow and there might even be a glittery bomber jacket involved…😏
*One set only* at 7:30pm — a $30 cover goes directly into the pockets of these phenomenal musicians I’m lucky enough to play with! Book your seats today by calling (310) 474-9400 or reserve online via vibratogrilljazz.com / Resy.com
It’s official: “On Melancholy Hill” has passed 1,000,000 streams on Spotify! ✨ I couldn’t have imagined this track would have such an impact when we recorded it several summers ago. It’s a great testament to @damonalbarn and Jamie Hewlett’s incredible music and lyrics, the creativity of my arranger @callumau and the phenomenal musicians who brought it to life. You can watch the full video on YouTube or stream it on Spotify, Apple/iTunes, Tidal, Deezer and Amazon: smarturl.it/MelancholyHill
Thank you all for your incredible support — we have LOTS of new music coming in 2022! 👏🏻
New Concert Date! I'm excited to announce I’ll be headlining Jazzville Palm Springs at Agua Caliente Casino's Cascade Lounge Thursday, November 4th in Downtown Palm Springs! I’ll have my 13-piece Vintage Pop Orchestra in tow to perform one really BIG show at 7pm!
Tickets range from $10-75 and are available for purchase here: smarturl.it/MattForbesPS This series regularly sells out, so grab your seats today! My sincere thanks to Barry Martin (DJ Baz) for inviting us to be a part of his fantastic Fall season!
Super excited to announce I'll be doing my first solo show in over a year and a half, two weeks from today -- Wednesday, September 15th at Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill Jazz. I'll be doing two jam-packed sets from 7pm onwards, featuring all your faves from my albums and some new ones as well. It's a rare chance to see me and my full 13-piece band IN Los Angeles, so would love to see you there!
Reservations are encouraged and can be made by calling (310) 474-9400 or online thru vibratogrilljazz.com/reservations Or come hang at the bar! The $30 cover goes directly into the pockets of these phenomenal musicians, so come support live music!
WOW — and what a year this has been! I am absolutely blown away by the enthusiasm and kindness you’ve shown me and this music. To say the last 9 months have been challenging would be an understatement (!) but to read how many of you have found such solace and joy in my music is the greatest compliment I could ask for 🙏🏻
I am also so grateful that I get to work with such a gifted group of collaborators — namely, the musicians, arrangers and producers who help bring these songs to life. So thank you ALL for coming along this journey with me...I can’t wait to see where it takes us next! 👏🏻
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In a year without gigs, I’m *thrilled* to announce my one and only concert appearance of 2020! I’m grateful to be joining a stellar line-up of vocalists for “Cocktail Hour” — a celebration of ‘Rat Pack’ favorites as part of California Center for the Arts acclaimed Drive-In Concert Series!
I’m SO excited to announce that I will be a Guest DJ on Sirius XM’s “Siriusly Sinatra” (Channel 71) Thanksgiving week! 🎙 Beginning Monday, November 23rd, I’ll be ‘Playing Favorites’ from the artists who have inspired my own music — sharing stories about the songwriters, musicians and arrangers behind these great songs.
A BIG thank you to Brian DeNicola, Charlie Pignone and the Sinatra family for inviting me to be a part of this. The program will air as follows:
Monday 11/23 at 6pm ET (3pm PT) Tuesday 11/24 at 9pm ET (6pm PT) Thursday 11/26 at 9am ET (6am PT) Sat 11/28 at 3pm ET (12pm PT)
You’ll be able to tune in on Sirius XM’s Channel 71 as well as on-demand with their Web Player and the Sirius XM App: siriusxm.com
Want to find all my music in one place? 🤔 Be sure to check out my new Spotify playlist: “This Is Matt Forbes” which features nearly 2 hours of my own music 🙌🏻
You can listen to the full playlist here: smarturl.it/SpotifyMatt Be sure to ‘like’ and follow me so you’re first to hear new music when it drops!
My new single “Not For Me” is HERE! 🎸 Written by Bobby Darin in 1963, its message feels timelier than ever in these strange, isolating times... Recorded at Capitol Records in Hollywood, the track features 43 incredible (!) musicians and was co-produced with 5x GRAMMY winner Nicholai Baxter (@lalaland)
I’m excited to share this new Spotify playlist I curated: “Vintage Pop: Crooners & Jazzers” 🎙 It’s 6+ hours of my favorite vocal jazz, swing and traditional pop — from Frank, Nat and Ella to @harryconnickjr, @michaelbuble and @katedmonson ✨ It’s a celebration of those artists who continue to inspire my own music. These are challenging times, but I hope these songs might lift your spirits in the same way they’ve lifted mine 🖤
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My new single “You’re Nobody Til Somebody Loves You” is OUT today! 🎺 I had the pleasure of co-producing this with my good pal, 5x GRAMMY-winner Nicholai Baxter (@lalaland) Featuring a cheeky new arrangement by Callum Au, recorded by this incredible band at Capitol Records in Hollywood!🎙
Happy Valentine’s Day! 💘 My new single “Too Marvelous For Words” is here! 🎺 Recorded at @capitolstudios in Hollywood — we took a rare, *previously-unrecorded* @sinatra chart by Chico O’Farrill and gave it a modern twist 55 years later! ✨ Co-produced by 5x Grammy-winner Nicholai Baxter (@lalaland) — you can download/stream the track NOW on Spotify, Apple/iTunes and all major music platforms worldwide. You can also watch the FULL music video on YouTube (below).
The new single is here! 🎸 Our modern reimagining of “Nature Boy” with a 43-piece orchestra officially drops today! 🎻 Arranged by Callum Au, the track was inspired by @bazluhrmann’s masterpiece ‘Moulin Rouge!’ and the music of French composer, Erik Satie🌛 Co-produced by 5x GRAMMY winner Nicholai Baxter (@lalaland) it continues our celebration of @natkingcolemusic and was recorded at “the house that Nat built” @capitolstudios 🎙 Check out the FULL video on YouTube or stream/download it on Spotify and all major music platforms (link in bio!)
It’s officially here! 😁 My new single “Smile” is available NOW on Spotify, Apple/iTunes and all major music platforms worldwide (see link in bio!) We wanted to celebrate @natkingcolemusic’s centennial by transforming this ballad (heard in @jokermovie) into a finger-snapping swinger in the tradition of ‘Mack the Knife’ and Nat’s ‘L-O-V-E’ 🎺 Arranged by Callum Au and co-produced by 5x GRAMMY winner Nicholai Baxter (@lalaland) we recorded this at Capitol Studios with 13 incredible musicians! 🎷 I hope you all enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it! ☺️ xx
🎸 It’s officially release day! 🙌🏻 My new single ‘Mad About You’ is now available on Spotify, Apple/iTunes and all major music platforms! 😆 Co-produced by 5x GRAMMY winner Nicholai Baxter (A Star Is Born) and arranged by Callum Au, the track reimagines the Hooverphonic classic with a 43-piece orchestra 🎺🎻
I am SO excited to reveal that on November 15th — the first of my six brand-new singles, ‘Mad About You’ will drop on ALL music platforms worldwide! 🎸 Co-produced by 5x GRAMMY-winner Nicholai Baxter (A Star Is Born), written by @hooverphonicoff and recorded at @capitolstudios with a 43-piece orchestra — it’s the biggest and boldest track we’ve ever attempted and I cannot wait to share it with you 😆
The best news? You can pre-order the track TODAY on iTunes 🙌🏻 Thank you all for your continued support — it means the world! xx
The life of any session (in this case, our Willie Nelson Vol. II sessions at Capitol)
Devastated to learn of the passing of a dear colleague, Ed Cherney. Ed was a gentle genius and as you can see from this candid, the life (!) of any session. As an engineer, no one could make you sound better. As a human, no one could make you laugh harder. He was a legend of our industry (seriously, Google him — you’ll be astounded) — and I feel so lucky to have worked with him on two of the Willie Nelson ‘Sinatra’ records. (We were set to do a third.)
Thank you, Ed for your kindness and for always making everyone feel like they belonged at the grown-ups table 🙌🏻 You will be missed, sir. . . . #edcherney#rip#legend#recordingengineer
📸 At our final mix session with the Great Nicholai Baxter: my co-producer on these six new singles. You’ve heard Nick’s incredible work on my last album — as well as on ‘La La Land’ & ‘A Star Is Born’✨ — so I’ve been incredibly lucky to have his GRAMMY award-winning talents back on this one! 🙏🏻
We began working on these over 5 months ago but we’re finally in the home stretch...so the wait won’t be too much longer! 😙 Thank you all for your continued support — it means the world! xx . . . #vintagepop#grateful#mixengineer
So pumped to say we passed 30,000 followers this weekend on Instagram! 🤩 Thank you all for coming along this exciting, musical ride with me — I’m so grateful for all your kind comments, shoutouts, video views, streams and downloads...you guys ROCK! 👏🏻👏🏻
We make so much of this music in a creative bubble — so it’s a thrill to discover so many people actually enjoying it 😄 I truly believe that ‘the best is yet to come!’👌🏻#staytuned
One of the thrills of performing live is getting to meet fans after the show 🙌🏻 But it’s especially inspiring to meet those fans who are also carrying on the traditions of this great music — like my talented sax-playing pal @nataliesuv 🎷🎶 So here’s to the next great generation of jazz talents! 👏🏻 . . . #vintagepop#jazzsaxophone#bigbandjazz#bigbandmusic#swingmusic#jazzmusicians
