Matt Brubeck was born in
Norwalk, Connecticut. The youngest son of legendary jazz pianist
Dave Brubeck, he started playing piano at the age of three. However, when his school orchestra needed a cello player, he took it up. He later studied under
Aldo Parisot at the
Yale School of Music, where he received a Master's degree in cello performance. In 1990 he issued a CD "Really", with David Widelock on Jazzpoint records. In the 1990s, Brubeck founded the
Oranj Symphonette and released two albums on the
Rykodisc label. He also performed with the
Club Foot Orchestra in the mid-1990s. He has arranged music for several films and the music of
Thomas Mapfumo for the
Kronos Quartet, the music of
Nino Rota for
Club Foot Orchestra, and the
Haydn Society orchestra of Boston. ==References==