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Matt Wiley

Piano/Organ/Keyboards

About Me

I am a music teacher and a musician by trade. The latter is not very conducive to family life but I am definitely a family man.

I'm not sure if music would be considered a hobby for me since it is how I make my living; but what can I say? I love my job! I also enjoy cooking, travelling, and being at home with my girls.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/5/2006
Band Members: Well...since this is my personal page, I guess I'll list a few groups that I play with. Bonus Round, Meteorite, LavaLamp, The Negotiators, OK, Far South Movement, Total Assets, lots of freelance jazz and studio work, among others...but my first love will always be Gospel music.
Influences: Amanda Penick (my amazing piano teacher), Jerry Coker, Dan Haerle, Herbie Hancock, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Larry Goldings, McCoy Tyner, Red Garland, Wynton Kelly, Duke Ellington, Cedar Walton, Tommy Flanagan, Kenny Barron, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, Dave Brubeck, Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery, Lonnie Smith, Wayne Shorter, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Ravel, Debussy, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart, Brad Mehldau, John Medeski, John Scofield, Chris Potter, Chuck Leavell, Bruce Hornsby, Alison Krauss & Union Station, James Taylor, Leon Russell, Allman Brothers, The Police, Steely Dan, Soulive, Ray Charles, Billy Preston, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations (anything MOTOWN/Funk Brothers for that matter), James Brown, Otis Redding, Ben Harper, U2, Radiohead, Coldplay, The Bad Plus...the list goes on & on!
Record Label: I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with that term...
Type of Label: None