Matt Silver
Matt Silver is a writer and broadcaster who has been performing, in one way or another, since his grandparents told him as a toddler that singing "Sunrise, Sunset" in rooms full of strangers was the cool thing to do.
His love of jazz comes from his father, Ken, an accomplished clarinetist, bandleader, and educator, who's passed on his extensive knowledge of the Real Book and an abiding love for jazz tunes with Broadway origins.
In addition to writing for WRTI's Arts Desk, Matt can frequently be heard hosting on the jazz side, whistling Gershwin or Bernstein with gusto, or trying to replicate the sounds of Stan Getz and Larry McKenna on his saxophone, which he's found is a good deal harder than it looks.
He is a proud member of that group of hardy souls who got their start at WRTI hosting Jazz through the Night.
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Here is the third of three stories highlighting a cross-section of some of the incredible bassists to have come out of Philly. -
Here is the second of three stories highlighting a cross-section of some of the incredible bass players to have come out of Philly. -
Here is the first of three stories highlighting a cross-section of some of the incredible bass players to have come out of Philly.
