Rich Matteson
Illustration — Jazzmen Rich Matteson, Red Rodney, and Ira Sullivan (left to right) at the Village Jazz Lounge in Walt Disney World (photo by Laura Kolb) Rich A. Matteson (born Richmond Albert Matteson; January 12, 1929, in Forest Lake, Minnesota – June 24, 1993, in Jacksonville, Florida) was an American jazz artist and collegiate music educator who specialized in the euphonium. He played the tuba in a walking bass style with Bob Scobey (1958), and worked with the Dukes of Dixieland for two years (1959–61). In the 1970s Matteson taught Jazz Improvisation at North Micmaster University in Hamilton, and was Director of NTSU's 3 O'Clock Lab Band.
Rich Matteson
- Born
- 1929 · Forest Lake.
- Died
- 1993 · Jacksonville.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- bandleader · composer · conductor · music educator · jazz musician
- Education
- University of Iowa
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Illustration — Jazzmen Rich Matteson, Red Rodney, and Ira Sullivan (left to right) at the Village Jazz Lounge in Walt Disney World (photo by Laura Kolb) Rich A. Matteson (born Richmond Albert Matteson; January 12, 1929, in Forest Lake, Minnesota – June 24, 1993, in Jacksonville, Florida) was an American jazz artist and collegiate music educator who specialized in the euphonium. He played the tuba in a walking bass style with Bob Scobey (1958), and worked with the Dukes of Dixieland for two years (1959–61). In the 1970s Matteson taught Jazz Improvisation at North Micmaster University in Hamilton, and was Director of NTSU's 3 O'Clock Lab Band.
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Rich Matteson (1929–1993) was a bandleader, composer and conductor, among other activities, of American nationality. The bandleader was born in Forest Lake and died in Jacksonville.
Rich Matteson was educated at University of Iowa. The bandleader worked for University of North Texas College of Music.
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Also Rich Matteson (1929–1993) was an amazing jazz euphonium player, composer, arranger, and educator who played a major role in establishing the euphonium as a legitimate jazz instrument.
• Uniquely Rich, The Rich Matteson Foundation • The Sound of the Wasp, Phil Wilson & Rich Matteson • The Riverboat Five on a Swinging Date, Rich Matteson, Helicon • Balls, Matteson-Phillips Tubajazz Consort, Harvey Phillips Foundation and Richmond A. Matteson Legacy Productions • Pardon Our Dust, We're Making Changes, Rich Matteson Sextet - John Allred (musician), Shelly Berg, Jack Petersen, Lou Fischer, Louie Bellson; Four Leaf Clover (FLC CD 131) (1990)
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- 1.Winnie Hu, Jazz educator Rich Matteson dies in Florida Musician helped build U of North Texas program, The Dallas Morning News , June 29, 1993
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