About

Matt Belzer is a multi-instrumentalist/composer performing as a member of several ensembles and as a successful freelance musician. His works are published on Advance Music, UNC Jazz Press, and his own Matobelu Music.

Research interests

Improvisational performances, music composition (specifically, working in different time-scales and musical representations of metaphor), music transcription and analysis, historical study of jazz performance aspects.

Teaching interests

Jazz Studies, Improvisation, Jazz Theory, Arranging, Composition, Ensembles

Education

  • Other, Jazz and Contemporary MediaEastman School of Music, University of Rochester (1996)
  • Other, Saxophone PerformanceEastman School of Music, University of Rochester (1995)