Born in 2001 in Hackensack, NJ, Matthew Whitaker grew up
surrounded by music. His love for playing music first began at the young age of
3 after his grandfather gave him a small Yamaha keyboard. At 9, Matthew began
teaching himself how to play the Hammond B3 organ. Four years later, he became
the youngest artist to be endorsed by Hammond in its 80+ year history. He was
also named a Yamaha Artist at 15, becoming the youngest musician to join the
stellar group of jazz pianists.