8/2 Matt Stavrakas Late Night Jam Session

Live music is back on stage at The Mad Monkfish! For those who can't make it to the Jazz Baroness Room, Monkfish now streams live all of its performances on their Facebook page. House band plays a set and then invites guests to sit in on this late-night instrumentals jam.

Matt Stavrakas, acoustic bass

Matt Stavrakas is from Medfield, Massachusetts, and began playing the upright bass at age 15.  Matt graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music in 2014, where he studied under Cecil McBee, John McNeil, Dave Holland, and Frank Carlberg, among others. Matt also studied classical technique under Don Palma at NEC, and after graduating from the conservatory continued his studies under Hal Crook. Matt had the privilege of playing with Jerry Bergonzi in the fall of 2014, and has performed regularly with Jerry ever since, including a weekly live stream performance every Wednesday starting in 2020. Matt has performed with other notable musicians including George Garzone, Bob Gullotti, Billy Hart, Kenny Werner, Leo Genevese, and Gilad Hekselmen, and has performed regularly in the Boston scene since 2014.  Matt currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, where he is pursuing a performing career while making trips to Boston for other performances.