Calendar
2019 – 20 Dates |
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| Sep 7 | Seattle Vocal Jazz Academy | Bellevue, WA |
| One-day vocal jazz workshop | ||
| Sep 22 | Kansas City Kansas Community College | Kansas City, KS |
| Work with choirs directed by John Stafford and featured performer | ||
| Sep 26 | Matt Recital with the Mattson 2 | Oceanside, CA |
| Matt will present his Finland set in conjunction with twin brothers Jared & Jonathan Mattson | ||
| Oct 4-6 | International Jazz Voice Conference | Helsinki, Finland |
| Presenting featured vocal/piano set at 3rd biannual conference | ||
| Nov 8-9 | Cuesta College Vocal Jazz Festival | San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Clinician and performer at annual vocal jazz festival | ||
| Nov 23 | Arizona All-State Jazz Choir | Scottsdale, AZ |
| Conduct annual All-State Jazz Choir | ||
| Jan 7-10 | 11th Annual JEN Conference | New Orleans, LA |
| Performing with Australian vocalist Michelle Nicolle at annual jazz education conference | ||
| Feb 7-8 | St Thomas More Collegiate Retreat | Vancouver, BC |
| Work with choir directed by Johnson Lui | ||
| Mar 6-7 | Columbia College Jazz Festival | Sonora, CA |
| Clinician and performer at annual vocal jazz festival | ||
| Mar 16-19 | St. Mary’s College | Adelaide, Australia |
| Work with choirs and present concert | ||
| Mar 26-28 | 14th Annual Oceanside Jazz Festival | Oceanside, CA |
| Host annual vocal jazz festival at my school (MiraCosta College) | ||
| Apr 6 | New York Location TBA | New York, NY |
| Staged reading of ‘There Was a Boy’ musical with equity actors | ||
| Apr 25 | Kern County Honor Jazz Choir | Bakersfield,CA |
| Direct all-county jazz choir | ||
| May 31-June 5 | Joe’s Jazz Camp | Atlanta, GA |
| Teaching vocals/piano at high school summer camp | ||
| June 22-27 | The Jazz Harmony Retreat | Creston, IA |
| Teaching at Jeremy Fox’s annual summer workshop for teachers | ||
| Aug 1 | Long Beach Vocal Jazz Academy | Long Beach, CA |
| 5th Annual vocal jazz summer workshop and reading session – first Saturday of August annually | ||
| Aug 8 | Northern California Vocal Jazz Academy | Livermore, CA |
| 3rd Annual vocal jazz summer workshop and reading session – second Saturday of August annually | ||
Featured Performances:
JEN Conference, blue whale, Jazzvox Seattle, Pasadena Jazz Institute, Northern Spirits, Vitello’s, Dizzy’s San Diego, Steamers Bar & Grill
Clinics / Adjudication:
Conferences & All-State Choirs: Jazz Education Network (JEN) Conference, American Choral Director’s Association (ACDA) Conference, International Jazz Voice Conference (Helsinki, Finland), Iowa, Washington & Colorado All-State Jazz Choir Director, CMEA All State Choir Director.
Festival appearances include: Monterey Jazz Festival, Reno Jazz Festival, Eastern Washington Jazz Festival, Fullerton Jazz Festival, Brandon Jazz Festival & Manitoba Choral Association (Manitoba), Kansas City Jazz Summit, Kirkwood Jazz Festival, Canadian Rocky Mountain Festival (Alberta), Cuesta College, Point Loma Vocal Jazz Festival, Columbia College Vocal Jazz Festival