Matty Harris

Multi-woodwind artist Matty Harris holds B.F.A. and M.F.A. degrees from California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) and performs locally in a plethora of settings, including jazz, rock, world music, improvisation and musical theater. In 2015 he released an LP of his avant-garde large ensemble DOUBLE SEPTET and in 2018 his quartet toured Nepal and played at Jazzmandu: The Kathmandu Jazz Festival. In July 2022 Matty curated the Jazz Mondays residency at Icehouse Minneapolis.
Maintaining a strong studio since 2013, Matty’s students have successfully auditioned for honor bands, all-state, jazz band and upper level bands and lessons include technique, reading music, chord/scale theory and ear training.
Outside of music, Matty enjoys travel, visual art, his dog George, retro furniture and comedy.
CLARINET | BASS CLARINET | SAXOPHONE | MUSIC THEORY
Age Range
9 – 99
Geographic areas served
Matty is not accepting new student at this time. Send us an email if you’d like to be placed on his waiting list!
Rates
- $45.55 / half hour lesson
- $67.30 / 45-minute lesson
- $89 / 60-minute lesson
- $78.70 / 45-minute joint lesson
- $8 more per in home lesson
Cancellation Policy
Lessons cancelled within 24 hours will be considered paid with no makeup guaranteed. Certain exceptions may be made at the discretion of the instructor.
Teaching Philosophy
My love for playing music and performing has shaped my life in magical ways and I hope to share some of that magic with my students. I enjoy helping to perfect my students’ school band music and audition pieces as well as bringing in extra material and music theory that I feel would have been useful to my younger self. I also encourage my students to form bands with their friends, seek out performance opportunities and learn music that they connect with.