Rich Matteson
Rich Matteson , actually Richmond Albert Matteson, (born January 12, 1929 in Forest Lake (Minnesota) , † June 25, 1993 in Jacksonville (Florida) ) was an American jazz musician and jazz teacher. In addition to the euphonium and tuba , he played bass trumpet , valve trombone , helicon and piano and was a big band leader.
Matteson played in bands in the US Army from 1950 to 1952 and then studied music at the University of Iowa with a bachelor's degree in 1955. He was then a school teacher in Durant (Iowa) . In 1957 he moved to Las Vegas , where he played bass trumpet and tuba in a Dixieland revival band led by Bob Scobey and from 1958 to 1961 with the Dukes of Dixieland ; first recordings with this band and other musicians were made in 1958 on television in the Timex All Star Jazz Show ; that same year he was in the studio with Bob Scobey and performed at Art Ford's Jazz Party . In 1967 he led the Brothers Castro Big Band in Mexico City. From 1973 he taught at the College of Music at the University of North Texas , where he retired in 1992. In 1976 he founded the Matteson-Phillips Tubajazz Consort with tuba player Harvey Phillips (in which the euphonium and tuba were each triple). In the field of jazz, according to Tom Lord , he was involved in 28 recording sessions between 1958 and 1991, most recently with the University Of Florida Jazz Ensemble.
In 1991 he received the Down Beat Lifetime Achievement Award.
Discographic notes
- Rich Matteson / Red Mitchell : Life's a Take (1985), with Stefan Karlsson, Petur Ostlund
- Pardon Our Dust We're Making Changes (1990), with John Allred , Shelly Berg , Jack Petersen, Lou Fischer, Louie Bellson
Web links
- Rich Matteson at Allmusic (English)
- Rich Matteson at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Matteson, Rich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Matteson, Richmond Albert (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician and jazz teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 12, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Forest Lake, Minnesota |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 25, 1993 |
| Place of death | Jacksonville (Florida) |