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- Greta Matassa is an American jazz vocalist who has been a mainstay on Seattle's jazz stages for many years.
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In the Pacific Northwest, where she built her career, Greta Matassa wins wide acclaim; 8 times, the readers of Earshot, the Seattle jazz magazine, have voted her the best jazz vocalist in the Northwest, including 2021! She was inducted into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame in 2014.
Greta has been a dominate fixture on Northwest stages for decades and with more recent touring, including sold out dates at New York’s Dizzy’s Club, and tours of Russia, Singapore, Hawaii, and Japan, Greta’s sound is continually reaching new audiences.
Greta Matassa is a Seattle-based jazz singer who evidently has a strong following and some valid credentials from the prestigious Earshot Magazine. This publication named Matassa as Best Female Jazz Vocalist for multiple years in the Pacific Northwest area.
Several years in the making, vocalist Greta Matassa’s 6th recording for Origin is a loving assemblage of her quintet’s best material in recent years. A documentation of the work she and her wonderful band have developed on stage over countless performances, and dedicated to her late father James Goehle.
Greta Matassa has been one of the most talented vocalists in jazz over the course of her forty year career. Her dynamic range and musician's approach to jazz vocals sets her apart from most. She has an innate sense much like that of a horn player, with a pure instrument that allows her to freely interpret, and interact with her bandmates.
In the Pacific Northwest, where she built her career, Greta Matassa wins wide acclaim; four times, the readers of Earshot, the Seattle jazz magazine, have voted her the best jazz vocalist in the Northwest.
Sep 2, 2019 · One of the Pacific Northwest’s truly great jazz musicians, singer Greta Matassa is back with her first album in way too long, Portrait (see below).
