Chris Matarazzo Music

Chris Matarazzo is a writer, musician and composer.

He studied composition with his father, composer and arranger, Joe Matt. His mother, Vivian Matarazzo, (aka Vivian Carol) is a singer, recording artist and pianist. He has worked professionally as a drummer, keyboardist and singer in Philadelphia area bands since his later teens, both in "club" and musical theater settings. He currently studies classical guitar with guitarist and historical intrumentalist, Kathleen Mayes. Chris has written and recorded numerous songs and worked as a session musician for some twenty years. In 1997, he wrote and produced the score to the independent film, the offbeat and darkly comical psychodrama, Surrender Dorothy, written and directed by Kevin DiNovis.

His first complete CD, Hats & Rabbits, on which he wrote, arranged and performed all instruments and lead vocals, is now available. In 2016, he released a collection of instrumental piano pieces, on the CD American Sketches, available on iTunes.