Matt Hoormann

A versatile and respected performer and educator, Dr. Matt Hoormann is a tenor and bass trombonist who is always pushing and stretching toward new and creative performance. 2019 saw the release of Hoormann's first album, Somniloquy.Dr. Hoormann received both a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Music from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of California Los Angeles. Performances have led Matt to much of the United States as well as parts of England and France.Some of the notable artists and ensembles Matt has had the opportunity to perform with are: the Boston Brass, the San Diego Symphony Pops Orchestra featuring Lou Rawls, Debbie Boone, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, The Saint Louis Low Brass Collective featuring members of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, the Vinny Golia Large Ensemble, Doc Severinsen, Louis Bellson, Pat Sheridan, Sam Pilafian, Mike Vax, Paul McKee, Bill Perkins, Kim Richmond, Clay Jenkins, Scott Whitfield, Jens Lindemann, Bill Reichenbach, Alex Iles, James Miller, Gary Hobbs, Stockton Helbing, and Allen Vizzutti. Matt has also been featured as a soloist with the Alton Symphony Orchestra and been part of three tours as the civilian- assist bass trombonist with the United States Air Force Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble.

Dr. Hoormann is a member of the National Association of Music Educators, the Missouri Music Educators Association, the International Trombone Association, the Jazz Education Network, the Missouri Association for Jazz Education, and the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors.Online at www.matthoormann.com