Matthew Dorko

Matthew Dorko has been writing and playing music since the age of eleven. His first performance experiences were on the streets of Cambridge, Ma and in the French Quarter in New Orleans. His first love was songwriting, but at a certain point his father suggested that he try out for an arts school, where he could study music ,during high school. Dorko was introduced to the Jazz idiom at the New Orleans Center For The Creative Arts, under the expert guidance of legendary Pianist Ellis Marsallis, who enjoyed referring to him as "Cowboy Bob".