Matthew Garrison

Matthew Garrison (born June 2, 1970) is an American jazz bassist, son of Jimmy Garrison.

He is noted for playing his signature series Fodera bass and for having created and developed a pizzicato technique which uses four fingers. He founded his own recording label and production company in 2000 called GarrisonJazz Productions, through which he has released two CDs and a live performance DVD.

As leader

 * Matthew Garrison – Matthew Garrison (2001)
 * Matthew Garrison – Matt Garrison Live (2004)
 * Matthew Garrison – Shapeshifter (2004)
 * Matthew Garrison - "ShapeShifter Live 2010 Part 1 - Matthew Garrison Solo" (2010)

As sideman

 * New York Jazz Guerrilla - Method To The Madness *part 1 (1992 / 1998, with Torsten de Winkel, John Arnold, Gary Thomas, Henry Hey)
 * Pat Metheny – Stone Free (1993)
 * Bob Moses – Time Stood Still (1994)
 * Nando Lauria – Points of View (1994)
 * Steve Coleman – The Tao of Mad Phat (1995)
 * Joe Zawinul – My People (1996)
 * Steve Coleman – Def Trance Beat (1997)
 * John McLaughlin – The Heart of Things (1997)
 * Rocco Zifarelli – Lyndon (1998)
 * Harry Sokal – Full Circle (1998)
 * Andy Milne – Forward to Get Back (1998)
 * Jim Beard – Advocate (1999)
 * John McLaughlin – The Heart of Things - "Live in Paris" (2000)
 * Dennis Chambers – Outbreak (2002)
 * Herbie Hancock – Future 2 Future Live  (2002)
 * Anders Mogensen, Niclas Knudsen – Anders Mogensen & Niclas Knudsen feat. Matt Garrison (2002)
 * Revolution Void – Increase the Dosage (2004)
 * World Saxophone Quartet - Experience (2004)
 * Wallace Roney – Prototype (2004)
 * Me'shell Ndegeocello – The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel (2005)
 * Gary Husband's Force Majeure – Live At The Queen Elizabeth Hall, London (2005) - DVD
 * Wallace Roney – Mystical (2005)
 * John McLaughlin – Industrial Zen (2006)
 * Alex Machacek, Jeff Sipe - "Improvision" (2007)
 * Terri Lyne Carrington "More To Say" 2009
 * Gergo Borlai - "M.M.M." (2010)
 * Ranjit Barot - "Bada Boom" (2010)
 * Pino Daniele - "Boogie Boogie Man" (2010)
 * Human Element - "Human Element" (2011)