Matt Holman Trumpeter and composer Matt Holma n has established himself as a creative composer and improviser throughout the United States and internationally. Matt has been the recipient of numerous awards, notably first prize in the 2004 International Trumpet Guild Jazz Competition in Denver, Colorado and second prize in the prestigious 2007 Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Competition in Tucson, Arizona.

Other honors include winning a Downbeat Magazine award as a member of Monk by Five (2004) and second prize in the National Trumpet Competition, Jazz Division (2004). Matt recently performed with renown-pianist Fred Hersch in Chicago (Steppenwolf Theater) and in St Louis (Sheldon Concert Hall) that included vocalists Kurt Elling and Kate McGarry. In 2005, Matt was a selected performer at the International Association for Jazz Education Conference (IAJE) in Long Beach California.

In 2004, Matt traveled to Canada to attend the Banff International Jazz Workshop under the direction of Dave Douglas. There, Matt was able to meet and collaborate with many musicians from all over the world. Soon after this residency, Matt relocated to Chicago to explore music and improvisation with some of the creative musicians from Banff.

Over the years Matt has performed and/or recorded with diverse artists including Fred Hersch, David Baker s IU Jazz Ensemble, the Buselli/Wallarab Jazz Orchestra, the Tucson Jazz Orchestra, the Bloomington Pops Orchestra, Zach Brock, the Chicago Afrobeat Project, Jordan Baskin, Ken Arlen s Music Consultants, the Stone-Bratt Big Band, M13, Matt Ulery s Loom , Bob Newhart, the Lakeshore Brass Quintet, Human Motion, and on the Jerry Springer Show.