Matt Nakoa
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SEP
06
2024
Old Saybrook, CT
The Kate
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JUN
01
2024
Bryn Mawr, PA
Bryn Mawr Twilight Series
I Was There
MAY
31
2024
Saratoga Springs, NY
Caffè Lena
I Was There
APR
26
2024
Old Saybrook, CT
The Kate
I Was There
MAR
09
2024
Franklin, MA
Circle Of Friends Coffeehouse
I Was There
FEB
04
2024
Stuart, FL
Lyric Theatre
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Dana
September 7th 2024
Amazing musician! If you get a chance to see this guy, do it. You won’t be disappointed.
Old Saybrook, CT@The Kate
Djambrose
March 11th 2024
Phenomenally talented with a kind and endearing manner. Return soon!
Franklin, MA@Circle Of Friends Coffeehouse
About Matt Nakoa
Matt Nakoa is an award-winning songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. A modern troubadour, he makes his home on the highways and concert stages of America, and appears regularly with folk music icon Tom Rush. The Boston Globe says of Nakoa, “Between his piano chops and heartfelt originals on guitar, he drops jaws.”
Born on a small goat farm in New York State, Nakoa trained to be a concert pianist before accepting a scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music as a vocalist. He developed his dramatic songwriting style with his college alt-rock band, The Fens, and after the band dissolved, he landed in NYC. It was in Manhattanʼs all-night piano bars that Nakoa developed an uncanny ability to command the attention of any audience. His first solo albums, released in 2012 and 2014, garnered multiple songwriting awards, including a win at Kerrville Folk Festivalʼs New Folk Competition.
Nakoaʼs newest album, Casting Shadows, is a spellbinding blend of pop, soul, and classical influences that tells a story of childhood dreams crashing headlong into grownup reality. The Ark of Music magazine proclaims, “What we have here is a truly encouraging sign of what pop could once again become …”
Born on a small goat farm in New York State, Nakoa trained to be a concert pianist before accepting a scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music as a vocalist. He developed his dramatic songwriting style with his college alt-rock band, The Fens, and after the band dissolved, he landed in NYC. It was in Manhattanʼs all-night piano bars that Nakoa developed an uncanny ability to command the attention of any audience. His first solo albums, released in 2012 and 2014, garnered multiple songwriting awards, including a win at Kerrville Folk Festivalʼs New Folk Competition.
Nakoaʼs newest album, Casting Shadows, is a spellbinding blend of pop, soul, and classical influences that tells a story of childhood dreams crashing headlong into grownup reality. The Ark of Music magazine proclaims, “What we have here is a truly encouraging sign of what pop could once again become …”
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Genres:
Contemporary Folk, Pop, Rock, Alternative, Classical, Indie
Hometown:
Smyrna, New York
No upcoming shows
Send a request to Matt Nakoa to play in your city
Request a Show
Similar Artists On Tour
concerts and tour dates
Past
SEP
06
2024
Old Saybrook, CT
The Kate
I Was There
JUN
01
2024
Bryn Mawr, PA
Bryn Mawr Twilight Series
I Was There
MAY
31
2024
Saratoga Springs, NY
Caffè Lena
I Was There
APR
26
2024
Old Saybrook, CT
The Kate
I Was There
MAR
09
2024
Franklin, MA
Circle Of Friends Coffeehouse
I Was There
FEB
04
2024
Stuart, FL
Lyric Theatre
I Was There
Show More Dates
Fan Reviews
Dana
September 7th 2024
Amazing musician! If you get a chance to see this guy, do it. You won’t be disappointed.
Old Saybrook, CT@The Kate
Djambrose
March 11th 2024
Phenomenally talented with a kind and endearing manner. Return soon!
Franklin, MA@Circle Of Friends Coffeehouse
About Matt Nakoa
Matt Nakoa is an award-winning songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. A modern troubadour, he makes his home on the highways and concert stages of America, and appears regularly with folk music icon Tom Rush. The Boston Globe says of Nakoa, “Between his piano chops and heartfelt originals on guitar, he drops jaws.”
Born on a small goat farm in New York State, Nakoa trained to be a concert pianist before accepting a scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music as a vocalist. He developed his dramatic songwriting style with his college alt-rock band, The Fens, and after the band dissolved, he landed in NYC. It was in Manhattanʼs all-night piano bars that Nakoa developed an uncanny ability to command the attention of any audience. His first solo albums, released in 2012 and 2014, garnered multiple songwriting awards, including a win at Kerrville Folk Festivalʼs New Folk Competition.
Nakoaʼs newest album, Casting Shadows, is a spellbinding blend of pop, soul, and classical influences that tells a story of childhood dreams crashing headlong into grownup reality. The Ark of Music magazine proclaims, “What we have here is a truly encouraging sign of what pop could once again become …”
Born on a small goat farm in New York State, Nakoa trained to be a concert pianist before accepting a scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music as a vocalist. He developed his dramatic songwriting style with his college alt-rock band, The Fens, and after the band dissolved, he landed in NYC. It was in Manhattanʼs all-night piano bars that Nakoa developed an uncanny ability to command the attention of any audience. His first solo albums, released in 2012 and 2014, garnered multiple songwriting awards, including a win at Kerrville Folk Festivalʼs New Folk Competition.
Nakoaʼs newest album, Casting Shadows, is a spellbinding blend of pop, soul, and classical influences that tells a story of childhood dreams crashing headlong into grownup reality. The Ark of Music magazine proclaims, “What we have here is a truly encouraging sign of what pop could once again become …”
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Genres:
Contemporary Folk, Pop, Rock, Alternative, Classical, Indie
Hometown:
Smyrna, New York
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