A beautiful blur 💜✨
We blinked and our @sfjazz debut came and went! And yet, the glow of the experience echoes in our hearts.
Through all the preparation and lead up to that kind of show, it’s necessary for us to come back to what really matters—the living, breathing nature of our music and the purpose that’s alive in sharing it with you.
We’re so grateful to everyone who made it possible, including our amazing band mates, the SFJAZZ team, Julianna Cressman (marketing!), Hanna Simmons (merch!), Dan Vado (T-shirt pressing!), and the MANY friends and family members who came out to support. Thank you, thank you!
Your encouraging words and energy have been with us, as we’ve been tracking our first album the past few days. We’re really bringing that vibrant, onstage vibe into this recording, and we have all of you to thank for the extra creative fuel. ✨✨✨
SIDE NOTE - if you’re wearing your Heart Matter T-shirt around town… send us a photo, will ya? 😎
#vibraphone #jazz #indieband #vocals #heartmatter #music #bts #livemusic #jazzfusion #modernjazz
The first vibraphone-playing-pedal-bro?
Hi I’m Dillon Vado and my band Heart Matter @heartmattersounds is currently on tour!
While most of our music is very vocal and heart centric, and I take my role as a sensitive accompanist very seriously, I do occasionally like to turn on some pedals and just get absolutely stupid. 🤪🤘🤠 #chromaconsole
We play Wed 4/29 at @royalroomseattle
Thurs 4/30 SOHA, Sanctuary of Healing Arts @soha97370
Friday 5/1 And finally our last stop on the journey, it’s not every day you get to play around the corner from the Marimba One factory, and also such a cherished and amazingly warm venue, the Arcata Playhouse @playhouse.arts
This band is sounding amazing and we’d love to share our music with you 🤘♥️
#bayareamusic #vibraphone #jazzvibes #indieband
Come hear songs that mirror the human experience, as we hit the road with our full band this April!
We’re SO looking forward to sharing music from our forthcoming debut album and playing with our beloved bandmates @schwartzdrums510 and @lukasbrianvesely - it’s always an honor 🩷
Please please please help us spread the word to friends in the PNW. We’d love to meet them!
pic by @kencookmusic
Do people still tune into live streams?
I’m interested in sharing some of my solo looping adventures and will likely do that soon… lemme know if you’re interested!#livestream #soloconcert #vibraphone #electricvibes
This is Heart Matter 🩷
A warm, musical embrace. An invitation to contemplate and rest in vibration. Hearing voices across the Pacific Northwest felt so special, human, and necessary, especially on “Someday we’ll all be free” by Donny Hathaway.
If we can’t break into song together, what are we even doing?!
Special shout out to @royalroomseattle for an unforgettable evening and all the friends who joined in the fun! Thank you for singing along. 🙏
Bay Area, we’re back. 😁 Catch our tour “victory lap” tonight at @theannexsessions in El Cerrito ! We’re playing from 6-8:30 PM.
Many more highlights from tour to come. Sending love and feeling much gratitude in the meantime. 💜
#vibraphone #indieband #heartmatter #vocals #donnyhathaway
Victory Lap! Catch us fresh off of tour for a last minute surprise show at the Annex Sessions in El Cerrito
Prepared Food Annex 10387 San Pablo, ALL AGES!
And free, just be prepared to perhaps give a nice donation to the Sun Jams organization which runs the series.
“Heart Matter is the best band you’ve never heard of in your life”
-John F Kennedy
#heartmatter #elcerrito #bayareamusic #eastbay
We’re back! 🥹🩷
There’s so much to share and reflect on as we return from our first full band tour. Thankfully for today, we don’t have to get a vibraphone into the car and Tetris all of our belongings around it. 😆
And guess what?! You can catch us on Wednesday at The Annex Sessions in El Cerrito from 6-8:30 PM!
Join us for music, hugs, and a lil tour victory lap. We might be a lil tired but when the show is on, HM pops off. 🎉🎊
Needless to say, we are grateful for every person and venue that made this tour possible! As Dillon says, this band is powered by human generosity, which we received in heaps every step of the way. 🙏🩷
Much gratitude all around, especially to our bandmates @lukasbrianvesely and @schwartzdrums510 ✨
After a brief artist-in-residence last week for rehearsing and preparing, we are delighted to return to Sanctuary of Healing Arts (SOHA) in beautiful Philomath, Oregon to perform tonight!
David is the sweetest person and also an incredible musician himself, so he gets what it takes to do what we do and understands that it’s not for the feint of heart. SOHA generously provided accommodations for us on the first leg of our tour and we couldn’t have made a trip this long and arduous without the kind support of David and SOHA. @soha97370
Check out their website for more info, and do make a point to go visit soon! Absolutely gorgeous place to just be.
#retreat #Soha #vibraphone #heartmatter #touringband
The power of 4️⃣
4 musicians. 4 years together. 4 new cities.
There’s a state of readiness we’re finding ourselves in. When we drop the idea that we “should” be further along by now, there’s this aliveness and trust that blossoms.
We are exactly where we need to be. And even with 4 years as a band… this feels like just the beginning.
Come see us in Seattle (tomorrow!!!), Philomath, or Arcata this week! Or send a friend our way!
4/29 - @royalroomseattle
4/30 - @soha97370 - Philomath
5/1 - @playhouse.arts - Arcata
The time we’re spending together on tour feels priceless. Not just on stage, but being together sharing meals, taking adventures, and really getting to know one another.
This is what makes the journey and “the wait” all worthwhile. We made it here. 🩷🥲
Thanks to @jazzstationeugene for having us and @ramiholmes for the video! 🙏✨
#vibraphone #indieband #vocals #heartmatter #tour
Seattle here we come! 🩷🌲✨
We spent a lovely few days at the Sanctuary of Healing Arts (SoHA) and played our first show at @jazzstationeugene … now heading north.
The warm welcome has been palpable at each stop on the journey. It is so uplifting to meet new folks on the road and to feel that our music is resonating. 🥲
We even got our very first fan art by @mollr.art !!!! Isn’t it so cute?!
We look forward to continuing and playing at @royalroomseattle this Wednesday 4/29! Send a friend our way? [more dates below!] 🙂🙏🙏🙏
4/29 - @royalroomseattle
4/30 - @soha97370
5/1 - @playhouse.arts
Come for the vibes, stay for the pedals 😎
We’re so excited to play in Eugene, OR for the very first time this Thursday 4/23! Join us at @jazzstationeugene
Not a rehearsal goes by where we’re not adding subtle enhancements to our original songs. With four years of playing together on the books, our bond and musical sensibilities just get stronger… Heart Matter seems to have a voice of its very own, expressed through us.
It’s an energizing thread of inspiration that continues to guide us forward. ✨✨✨
Hope to see new and familiar faces, as we kick off our first-ever full band tour! 💜 Save your seat now.
#pedalboard #vibraphone #indieband #vocals #eugeneoregon
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