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About Me

Matt Galloway is a young jazz guitarist currently pursuing a Jazz Studies undergraduate degree at the MTSU School of Music. At MTSU, he is priveleged to study with a world renowned faculty including: Paul Abrams, Don Aliquo, Pat Coil, Jamey Simmons, Tommy Giampietro, Cedric Dent and Jim Ferguson. Matt has also studied privately with Shawn Purcell, from the Airmen of Note. During Matt’s Junior year he was inducted into the Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society. He is also a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society, as well as the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society; the nation’s oldest, largest, and most selective all-discipline honor society including members Jimmy Carter, the 39th president, and Ellis Marsalis, the famous jazz vocalist. Currently, Matt plays with the MTSU Jazz Big Band I, the Fourth Line Sextet directed by Jamey Simmons, with Guitarist/Composer Matt Lund, and with the Josh Dunlap quintet.

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Member Since: 2/26/2008
Band Members:
Influences: Pat Martino, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Django Rheinhardt, Andreas Oberg, Marian Petrescu, Bill Evans, Bird, Brownie, Trane, Oscar Peterson, Mccoy Tyner, Joe Henderson, Horace Silver, Lee Morgan, Cannonball Adderley, Chic Corea, Herbie Hancock, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, Jaco Pastorius, Bela Fleck, Victor Wooten, Jeff Coffin, Futureman, Paul Abrams, Don Aliquo, Pat Coil, Jamey Simmons, Tommy Giampietro, Shawn Purcell, Jim Ferguson, Greg Osby, Geri Allen, Hiromi
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Matt was awarded the MTSU Jazz Studies Oustanding Achievement award...

This prestigious award is given to only one student a year, and is personally chosen by the directors of the Jazz Studies program. Matt has won this award for the hard work, dedication,...
Posted by Galloway Jazz on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:28:00 PST

The College Of Liberal Arts at MTSU has awarded Matt for his academic excellence...

As a senior at MTSU, Matt is ranked in the upper tenth percentile, meaning he has GPA greater than 3.75. 
Posted by Galloway Jazz on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:16:00 PST

Matt was recently awarded a scholarship from Jamey Aebersold...

Recently, The MTSU Jazz Ensemble gave a performance at the Jamey Aebersold School of Music at the University of Louisville, Kentucky. For his excellent musicianship, Matt won a scholars...
Posted by Galloway Jazz on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:10:00 PST