Matthew Duvall

Matthew Duvall | I KNOW NOBLE ACCENTS | Eighth Blackbird: Founder, Artistic Director, and Percussionist | AND LUCID INESCAPABLE RHYTHMS | Accomplishments: Four Grammy Awards, the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions, Musical America Ensemble of the Year, and the Chamber Music America Visionary Award | BUT | Initiatives: Eighth Blackbird, Blackbird IV, The Blackbird Creative Lab, The Chicago Artists Workshop, Blackbird Productions, Unexpected Outcomes | I KNOW TOO | Recording catalog: Cedille records, Nonesuch Records, 37d03d | THAT THE BLACKBIRD IS INVOLVED | Education: Interlochen Center for the Arts, Oberlin Conservatory, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Northwestern University | IN WHAT I KNOW 

Matthew proudly endorses Pearl Drums and Adams Musical Instruments, Vic Firth Sticks and Mallets, Zildjian Cymbals, and Black Swamp Percussion Accessories.

Poem: Wallace Stevens, Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird. VIII.