Biography
Matt graduated from the Leeds College of Music in 2000. Since then he has been working as a professional musician combining performance, teaching and composition.
As a saxophonist he has recorded sessions for BBC Television and Radio, Channel 4, and Sky Television. He has performed and recorded with a wide range of bands and artists, including:
Jimmy James & The Vagabonds; This Is Seb Clarke; The American Drifters; Jake & Elwood (Blues Brothers); Mad Dog & The Sophisticats; The American Four Tops; The Glenn Miller Tribute Orchestra; The Memphis Belle Orchestra; The Extreme Supremes; Boogie Night Fever; Superfly; The Elvis Collection; Ernest; Paul Judge & The Jackals; Jazzjones; Grounation; Nu-York State; Mambo Jambo; Thirdface; Stevie Williams; Matthew Bourne; Jamil Sheriff; Jamie Taylor; Thom Whitworth.
Matt has been active as an educator since 2000 teaching the saxophone, running bands and leading improvisation workshops. In 2001 he was a founder member of Sunflower Music - a company delivering uniquely effective music therapy workshops.
Currently he teaches the saxophone at Hull University, East Riding College, Pocklington School and is an accredited teacher for
North Lincolnshire Council.
As a composer/producer Matt signed to Lifesound Records in 2006.
P R E S S
"Matt's solo was an early highlight...it's always a pleasure to hear a great musician wail."
Hull Daily Mail (Review of Hull International Jazz Festival, 2004)
"The emotion of the blues shine right through...with Matthew Smith providing the gutsy sax break"
Blues On Stage (December 2002)
As a saxophonist he has recorded sessions for BBC Television and Radio, Channel 4, and Sky Television. He has performed and recorded with a wide range of bands and artists, including:
Jimmy James & The Vagabonds; This Is Seb Clarke; The American Drifters; Jake & Elwood (Blues Brothers); Mad Dog & The Sophisticats; The American Four Tops; The Glenn Miller Tribute Orchestra; The Memphis Belle Orchestra; The Extreme Supremes; Boogie Night Fever; Superfly; The Elvis Collection; Ernest; Paul Judge & The Jackals; Jazzjones; Grounation; Nu-York State; Mambo Jambo; Thirdface; Stevie Williams; Matthew Bourne; Jamil Sheriff; Jamie Taylor; Thom Whitworth.
Matt has been active as an educator since 2000 teaching the saxophone, running bands and leading improvisation workshops. In 2001 he was a founder member of Sunflower Music - a company delivering uniquely effective music therapy workshops.
Currently he teaches the saxophone at Hull University, East Riding College, Pocklington School and is an accredited teacher for
North Lincolnshire Council.
As a composer/producer Matt signed to Lifesound Records in 2006.
P R E S S
"Matt's solo was an early highlight...it's always a pleasure to hear a great musician wail."
Hull Daily Mail (Review of Hull International Jazz Festival, 2004)
"The emotion of the blues shine right through...with Matthew Smith providing the gutsy sax break"
Blues On Stage (December 2002)
saxophonist, composer, educator
