Matt Peterson - Pianist Jazz Pianist from Warrenville, IL

Multi-award-winning pianist Matt Peterson possesses a mastery of classical, jazz, pop, R&b, and soul. From Chopin to Frank Sinatra to Billy Joel to Stevie Wonder, Matt brings a special attention to detail and creative flair to everything he performs. He possesses a unique enthusiasm and professionalism and his encyclopedic repertoire allows him to meet the specific needs of each event and take song requests. Matt has a Bachelor's Degree in Classical Piano from Wheaton College and a Masters Degree in Jazz Piano from Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music, where he studied under the Artistic Excellence Scholarship. He is the overall winner of the Ben Heppner Concerto Competition with Gershwin's Concerto in F. At Indiana University, Matt studied with David Baker, Luke Gillespie, Steve Houghton, and others, and played in the Brent Wallarab Jazz Ensemble, the top jazz ensemble at the school. In 2013, he was invited with to perform at the Monterey Jazz Festival. In addition to extensive classical and jazz performance experience, he has played for musical theater productions and film scores, as well as for weddings, corporate events, private parties, and receptions. Matt has played regularly at venues and restaurants in Seattle, Chicago, and Bloomington, and Los Angeles. In the summer of 2013, he played piano in the All-American Band at Disneyland under Ron McCurdy, where he played with jazz luminaries such as Gordon Goodwin, Gregg Field, Peter Erskine, Willie Murillo, John Clayton, and Wycliffe Gordon. He currently performs with the Joffrey Ballet Company in Chicago for rehearsals, classes, and shows, where he collaborates with some of the top dancers in the country. He currently lives in the greater Chicagoland IL area where he is an in-demand performer and educator. He looks forward greatly to working with you!

• 1999 | Prince
• 3 Preludes | Gershwin
• 9 to 5 | Dolly Parton
• A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes | Louis Armstrong
• A Foggy Day | George Gershwin
• A Million Dreams | The Greatest Showman
• A Sunday Kind of Love | Etta James
• A Thousand Miles | Vanessa Carlton
• A Thousand Years | Christina Perri
• Adore You | Harry Styles
• Africa | Toto
• Ain't No Mountain High Enough | Marvin Gaye
• All of Me | Billie Holiday
• All of Me | John Legend
• All Too Well | Taylor Swift
• Anyone | Justin Bieber
• Arabesque No. 1 | Debussy
• Arioso | Bach
• As | Stevie Wonder
• At Last | Etta James
• Attention | Charlie Puth
• Autumn Leaves | Nat King Cole
• Ave Maria | Bach/Gounod
• Ave Maria | Schubert
• Bad Habit | Steve Lacy
• Best of My Love | The Emotions
• Best Part | Daniel Caesar
• Beyond the Sea | Bobby Darin
• Blackbird | Beatles
• Blinding Lights | The Weeknd
• Bohemian Rhapsody | Queen
• Cake by the Ocean | DNCE
• Call Me Irresponsible | Michael Buble
• Can You Feel the Love Tonight | Elton John
• Can't Buy me Love | Beatles
• Can't Stop the Feeling | Justin Timberlake
• Can't Take My Eyes off of You | Frankie Valli
• Canon in D | Pachelbel
• Carnival of the Animals - the Swan | Camille Saint-Saëns
• Chameleon | Herbie Hancock
• Cheek to Cheek | Fred Astaire
• Clair de Lune | Debussy
• Clocks | Coldplay
• Crazy Little Thing Called Love | Queen
• Dawn | Dario Marianelli
• Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough | Michael Jackson
• Don't Stop Believin' | Journey
• Don't Stop Me Now | Queen
• Dynamite | BTS
• Electric Love | Børns
• Emily | Bill Evans
• Endless Love | Lionel Richie
• Falling Slowly | Glen Hasard & The Frames
• Feel Like Making Love | Robert Flack
• Feeling Good | Nina Simone
• Gabriel's Oboe | Ennio Morricone
• Georgia on My Mind | Ray Charles
• Get Lucky | Daft Punk
• God Bless the Child | Billie Holiday
• Golden Hour | JVKE
• Good as Hell | Lizzo
• Gymnopedie No. 1 | Satie
• Hallelujah I Love Her So | Ray Charles
• Havana | Camilla Cabello
• Heard it Through the Grapevine | Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
• Heat Waves | Glass Animals
• Here Comes the Sun | The Beatles
• Here There and Everywhere | The Beatles
• Hey Jude | Beatles
• Ho Hey | Lumineers
• How Sweet it is | James Taylor
• Hymne a L'amour | Edith Piaf
• I am Yours | Andy Grammer
• I Choose You | Sara Bareilles
• I Wanna Dance With Somebody | Whitney Houston
• I Will Wait | Mumford & Sons
• I'm in the Mood for Love | Nat King Cole
• I'm Yours | Jason Mraz
• I've Got My Love to Keep me Warm | Irving Berlin
• I've Got the World on a String | Frank Sinatra
• I've Got you Under my Skin | Cole Porter
• If I Ain't Got You | Alicia Keys
• In the Mood | Glenn Miller Orchestra
• Intermezzo in A Major | Brahms
• It's All Right | Jon Batiste
• Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring | Bach
• Jeux D'eau | Ravel
• Jody Grind | Horace Silver
• Just My Imagination | Temptations
• Just the Way You Are | Billy Joel
• Kiss Me | Ed Sheeran
• Kiss Me More | Doja Cat
• La Vie En Rose | Edith Piaf
• Le Comptine (from Amelie) | Yann Tiersen
• Leave the Door Open | Bruno Mars & Anderson Paak
• Les Patineurs | Waldteufel
• Let it Go | Idina Menzel
• Let's Fall in Love | Diana Krall
• Let's Stay Together | Al Green
• Levitating | Dua Lipa
• Liebestraum No. 3 | Liszt
• Lift me Up | Rihanna
• Like Someone in Love | Bill Evans
• Like You Do | Joji
• Linus & Lucy | Vince Guaraldi
• Love on Top | Beyonce
• Love Someone | Lukas Graham
• Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet | Nino Rota
• Lush Life | Zara Larsson
• Main Theme from Beauty and the Beast | Alan Menken
• Make you Feel my Love | Adele
• Maple Leaf Rag | Scott Joplin
• Marry Me | Train
• Meglio Stasera | Michael Buble
• Misty | Erroll Garner
• Moon River | Audrey Hepburn
• Moondance | Van Morrison
• Mr. Blue Sky | ELO
• Mr. Brightside | The Killers
• Music for the Royal Fireworks | Handel
• My Foolish Heart | Bill Evans
• My Funny Valentine | Chet Baker
• My Romance | Bill Evans
• My Universe | Coldplay & BTS
• My Way | Frank Sinatra
• New York New York | Frank Sinatra
• Nocturne in Eb | Chopin
• Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien | Edith Piaf
• Nuvole Bianche | Ludovico Einaudi
• Ocean Eyes | Billie Eilish
• On the Sunny Side of the Street | Frank Sinatra
• One by One | Art Blakey
• Our Love is Here to Stay | Ella Fitzgerald
• Over the Rainbow | Judy Garland
• Panis Angelicus | Franck
• Pennies from Heaven | Louis Armstrong
• Piano Man | Billy Joel
• Raindrops Prelude | Chopin
• Rather Be | Clean Bandit
• River Flows in You | Yiruma
• Rock With You | Michael Jackson
• Saturday in the Park | Chicago
• Scenes from an Italian Restaurant | Billy Joel
• Selections from the Nutcracker | Tchaikovsky
• September | Earth, Wind & Fire
• Shallow | Lady Gaga
• Shape of My Heart | Backstreet Boys
• Shut Up and Dance | Walk the Moon
• Signed, Sealed, Delivered | Stevie Wonder
• Sir Duke | Stevie Wonder
• Sleeping Beauty Waltz | Tchaikovsky
• Something Just Like This | Chainsmokers
• Sonatine | Ravel
• Spain | Chick Corea
• Stand by Me | Ben E King
• Sucker | Jonas Brothers
• Sunday Morning | Maroon 5
• Sunflower | Post Malone
• Sweet Caroline | Neil Diamond
• Sweet Love | Anita Baker
• Take Five | Dave Brubeck
• Take the A Train | Duke Ellington
• Tell me a Bedtime Story | Herbie Hancock
• That's What I Like | Bruno Mars
• The Four Seasons | Vivaldi
• The Girl from Ipanema | Antonio Carlos Jobim
• The Nearness of You | Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
• The Sidewinder | Lee Morgan
• The Very Thought of You | Frank Sinatra
• These Foolish Things | Ella Fitzgerald
• Thinking Bout You | Frank Ocean
• Thinking Out Loud | Ed Sheeran
• This Will Be an Everlasting Love | Natalie Cole
• Till There Was You | Meredith Wilson
• Toccata | Widor
• Traumerei | Schumann
• Try a Little Tenderness | Otis Redding
• Unchained Melody | Righteous Brothers
• Unconditionally | Katy Perry
• Unforgettable | Nat King Cole
• Wagon Wheel | Darius Rucker
• Water Music | Handel
• Wave | Antonio Carlos Jobim
• We Found Love | Rihanna & Calvin Harris
• Wedding March | Mendelssohn
• Well You Needn't | Thelonious Monk
• What a Difference a Day Makes | Dinah Washington
• What a Wonderful World | Louis Armstrong
• When I Fall in Love | Nat King Cole
• Wonder | Shawn Mendes
• Wonderful Tonight | Eric Clapton
• You Are So Beautiful | Joe Cocker
• You are the Best Thing | Ray Lamontagne
• You are the Reason | Calum Scott
• You are the Sunshine of My Love | Stevie Wonder
• You Make Me Feel So Young | Michael Buble
• You make My Dreams | Hall & Oates
• You Send Me | Sam Cooke
• You'll be in My Heart | Phil Collins
• Your Song | Elton John