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Dave Mattock

A professional piano, organ and keyboard player living outside Philadelphia PA, Dave Mattock divides his time between running the Mattock School of Music, performing, and teaching. Dave is a member of the faculty at Camden County College, University of Pennsylvania, and Lafayette College, where he teaches piano, theory, music history, music business, jazz ensembles and introductory music classes. His recording career consists of three full length jazz albums under his own name, dozens of recordings as a sideman, and composition credits for TV. Dave can also be found freelancing around Philadelphia in various jazz ensembles, cover bands, wedding bands and studio appearances. Dave received his Bachelors degree in Jazz Performance from Temple University, and his Masters degree in Jazz History and Research at Rutgers University. Dave has been a board member of the performing arts venue the Kennett Flash since 2017, and the President of the board since 2020.

Dave Mattock: Knucklebox

Read "Knucklebox" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
March 8, 2026

Dave Mattock has spent more than two decades quietly building one of Philadelphia's most reliable musical reputations--teaching at Temple, gigging at Ortlieb's, holding down residencies, and releasing records on his own terms. Knucklebox is his fifth album and second with the organ trio Funktap. The title, Mattock has explained, refers to the musical and technical puzzles embedded in the compositions. Fair warning: some of these puzzles do not come with an answer key. Funktap features Mattock on Hammond ...