Biography
Matthew Dorko has been writing and playing music since the age of eleven. His first performance experiences were on the streets of Cambridge, Ma and in the French Quarter in New Orleans. His first love was songwriting, but at a certain point his father suggested that he try out for an arts school, where he could study music ,during high school. Dorko was introduced to the Jazz idiom at the New Orleans Center For The Creative Arts, under the expert guidance of legendary Pianist Ellis Marsallis, who enjoyed referring to him as "Cowboy Bob". Later, Dorko was fortunate to be in the Jazz studies program Ellis established at the University of New Orleans. Since returning to The Boston area in the early nineties he has been Playing in restaurants and clubs and private functions around New England while maintaining a brisk schedule of private students.He said this about them; "I owe these students a debt of gratitude… I have learned so much from working with them."
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