Bio

Born in Vancouver, BC to two French Canadian parents, but mostly raised in Ottawa, ON, Matthieu Savard is a young electric and upright bass player currently residing and studying in Toronto, ON.

Matthieu's musical journey started when he was introduced to guitar at the age of eight. On the guitar, he spent his early years exploring many popular genres of music learning both electric and classical guitar. It is at sixteen that he was introduced to Jazz/BAM. Still green to the genre, he chose to pursue a post secondary education at Humber College in order to further explore the music. Nonetheless, at the college, he discovered his natural inclination towards the bass. After re-auditioning and being accepted to the bachelor's degree on electric bass, it is a few month later that he started learning upright bass.

Today, his greatest musical influences and interests remain music rooted in the Jazz/BAM tradition however, Matt plays a variety of music and does not lock his musical collaborations to any genres. Other areas of musical interest include traditional folk/classical music's of varied cultures.

Matthieu holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from Humber College where he earned the Lenny Boyd Memorial Award and the Gordon and Ann Wragg Music Scholarship during his studies. Currently, he is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Jazz Performance at the University of Toronto.

You can regularly hear him playing live with a variety of projects ranging from Jazz, Folk, Rock, to Classical throughout Toronto and southern Ontario.