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- Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Matt has been playing the saxophone since his days at El Carmelo Elementary School. He left the sunshine of California for the flurries and wintry mix of Northeastern Ohio, where he attended Oberlin College and Consuuhhvatry to study with Gary Bartz and Paul Cohen, among others. After graduating he moved back to the Bay Area and became an active member of the experimental/jazz/noise/whatever scene in Oakland and San Francisco. He's had the pleasure of performing and recording with a lot of different musicians and bands like Timosaurus, Arts & Sciences, Beep!, Graham Connah, Weasel Walter, Peter Evans, Ben Goldberg, genevbaker, 8 Legged Monster, The Jazz Mafia, Zion I, and tUnE-yArDs. He is now spending a good portion of his time living in Brooklyn, with recurrent trips back to Oakland.
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- UPCOMING SHOWS
  
  4/23 .. Duo w/Stuart Popejoy @ Jack, Brooklyn
  
  4/26 .. BVC @ Sycamore, Brooklyn
  
  5/4 ... w/Rafiq Bhatia @ NYC
  
  5/5 ... OptionCopter @ 35 Claver, Brooklyn
  
  6/15 .. BattleTrance @ I-Beam, Brooklyn
  
  PAST SHOWS
  
  **2013**
  
  4/13 .. Solo @ Panoply, Brooklyn
  
  4/13 .. Tin Pan @ Radegast, Brooklyn
  
  4/4 ... w/Shoe-Ins @ Piano's, NYC
  
  3/31 .. w/Lisa Mezzacappa's Bait & Switch@ Shapeshifter Lab, Brooklyn
  
  3/28 .. w/Jake Henry & Andrew Smiley @ Lark Cafe, Brooklyn
  
  3/26 .. w/Ross Hammond & Sameer Gupta@ Sprectrum, NYC
  
  3/10 .. Premature Burial @ Cantina Royal, Brooklyn
  
  3/9 ... BattleTrance @ Douglass Street, Brooklyn
  
  3/2 ... w/Dave Treut @ Grand Victory, Brooklyn
  
  2/28 .. Platinum Vision @ The Gutter, Brooklyn
  
  2/23 .. BattleTrance @ Muchmore's,
  Brooklyn
  
  2/17 .. w/Dave Treut @ Muchmore's, Brooklyn
  
  2/16 .. Platinum Vision @ Warehouse, Queens
  
  2/13 .. w/Dan Peck, Tim Dahl, Marc Edwards @ Cake Shop, NYC
  
  2/4 ... Pat Breiner's Game Piece @ Sycamore, Brooklyn
  
  1/25 .. w/Rafiq Bhatia & Shazad Ismaily @ NYC
  
  1/22 .. w/Tim Dahl & Jason Nazary @ JACK, Brooklyn
  
  1/21 .. Premature Burial @ Sycamore, Brooklyn
  
  1/18 .. Duo w/Ryan Snow @ Spectrum, NYC
  
  1/9 ... w/Dan Peck, Tim Dahl, & Marc Edwards @ JACK, Brooklyn
  
  **2012**
  
  12/16 .. w/Lisa Mezacappa & Jonathan Goldberger @ DTMG, NYC
  
  11/11 .. Electro-Acoustic Ensemble @ Douglass St, Brooklyn
  
  10/16 .. Beaten To Death @ The Cotton Club, NYC
  
  9/22 .. Skeletons Big Band Album Release @ Roulette, Brooklyn
  
  9/20 .. Escape From Society @ Vaudeville Park, Queens
  
  9/14 .. Trio w/Tom Blancarte & Weasel Walter @ JACK, Brooklyn
  
  9/7 ... BVC @ First Fridays, Jersey City
  
  8/30 .. Platinum Vision @ Zebulon, Brooklyn
  
  8/8 - 8/20 tUnE-yArDs Euro Summer Tour II
  
  8/8 ... Terraneo Festival, Sibenik (CR)
  8/10 .. Club Manufaktur, Schorndorf (DE)
  8/11 .. Haldern Pop, Haldern (DE)
  8/12 .. Dockville Festival, Hamburg (DE)
  8/16 .. Pukkelpop, Hasselt (BE)
  8/17 .. Lowlands Festival, Biddinghuizen (NL)
  8/18 .. Summer Sundae, Leicester (UK)
  8/19 .. Green Man, Crickhowell (UK)
  
  7/29 - 8/4 tUnE-yArDs US/Canada Summer Tour
  
  7/29 .. Newport Folk Festival
  7/31 .. La Tulip, Montreal
  8/1 ... Phoenix Theater, Toronto
  8/2 ... Crofoot Ballroom, Pontiac
  8/3 ... House Of Bluez, Chicago
  8/4 ... Lollapalooza
  
  7/26 .. w/Kurt Kottheimer, Mike Coleman & Tim Bulkley @ Freddy's, Brooklyn
  
  7/7 - 7/15 tUnE-yArDs Summer Euro/UK Tour I
  
  7/7 ... Roskilde Festival, Denmark
  7/8 ... Nova Festival, UK
  7/9 ... BBC Radio, London
  7/10 .. The Sage, Gateshead
  7/11 .. Oran Mor, Glasgow
  7/13 .. Latitude Festival, UK
  7/15 .. Vicar Street, Dublin
  
  7/1 ... tUnE-yArDs @ Summerfest, Milwaukee
  
  6/27 .. w/Amanda Palmer @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Brooklyn
  
  6/24 .. John Cage Musicircus @ Roulette, Brooklyn
  
  6/21 .. w/Moppa Elliot & Jon Lundbom @ Beer Table, Brooklyn
  
  tUnE-yArDs Early Summer US Tour
  
  5/26 .. Sasquatch Festival, The Gorge
  5/29 .. Austin City Limits Taping, Austin
  5/30 .. Mohawk, Austin
  6/1 ... Terminal 5, New York City
  6/2 ... Roots Picnic, Philadelphia
  6/3 ... 9:30 Club, DC
  6/5 ... Jefferson Theater, Charlottesville
  6/6 ... The Orange Peel, Ashevile
  6/8 ... Bonnaroo BRO
  6/10 .. Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati
  6/11 .. Wexler Arts Center, Columbus
  6/12 .. Mr. Smalls Theater, Pittsburgh
  6/13 .. Town Ballroom, Buffalo
  6/14 .. Pearl Street Nightclub, Northampton
  6/16 .. Rock The Garden, Minneapolis
  
  5/22 .. Quartet w/Peter Evans, Tom Blancarte, & Weasel Walter @ Zebulon, Brooklyn 9PM
  
  5/7 - 5/13 Arts & Sciences East Coast Tour
  
  5/7 ... Cat In The Cream, Oberlin 8PM
  5/8 ... Jazz Forum @ Klonick Hall, Oberlin 12PM
  5/9 ... Greenline Cafe, Philadelphia 8PM
  5/10 .. The Stone, NYC 10PM
  5/11 .. Undead Fest, 35 Claver St, Brooklyn 9PM
  5/13 .. Ibeam, Brooklyn 9PM
  
  5/2 ... tUnE-yArDs @ Beco 203 SP, São Paulo
  
  5/2 ... tUnE-yArDs @ Niceto Theater, Buenos Aires
  
  4/25 ... Arts & Sciences @ Ewing House, Oakland, 8PM
  
  4/12 - 4/24 tUnE-yArDs Spring Tour
  
  4/12 ... Rio Theater, Santa Cruz
  4/14 ... Coachella, Indio
  4/15 ... Soho, Santa Barbara
  4/17 ... Rialto Theater, Tucson
  4/18 ... House Of Blues, San Diego
  4/21 ... Coachella, Indio
  4/23 ... San Francisco Film Festival
  4/24 ... Fox Theater, Oakland
  
  3/30 ... Truan Savage Album Release @ 58 N 6th, Brooklyn, 8PM
  
  3/28 ... Quartet w/Lisa Mezzacappa, Jonathan Goldberger, & Jeff Davis @ Barbes, Brooklyn 8PM
  
  3/20 ... Trio w/Dan Peck & Brian Osborne @ Secret Project Robot, Brooklyn 9PM
  
  2/12 - 3/13 tUnE-yArDs Springter Europe Tour
  
  2/12 ... Button Factory, Dublin
  2/16 ... Grand Mix, Lille
  2/17 ... Ubu, Rennes
  2/18 ... Maroquinerie, Paris
  2/19 ... La Ciel, Grenoble
  2/20 ... Bad Bonn, Dudingen
  2/22 ... Botanique, Brussles
  2/23 ... Melkweg, Amsterdam
  2/25 ... Bla, Oslo
  2/26 ... Debaser, Malmo
  2/28 ... Festival Kreuzberg, Berlin
  2/29 ... Rote Sonne, Munich
  3/1 .... Palace, St Gallen
  3/2 .... Hiroshima, Turin
  3/3 .... Lanifico, Rome
  3/4 .... Tunnel, Milan
  3/6 .... Locomotiv, Bologna
  3/7 .... Tvornica Kulture, Zagreb
  3/8 .... Menza Pri Koritu, Ljubljana
  3/10 ... Salon, Istanbul
  
  2/9 ... tUnE-yArDs American Songbook @ Lincoln Center, NYC
  
  2/8 ... TIMOSAURUS @ Zebulon, Brooklyn
  
  2/5 ... Trio w/Weasel Wlater & Evan Lipson @ The Spotty Dog, Hudson NY
  
  2/4 ... Trio w/Weasel Walter & Evan Lipson @ Hampshire College
  
  1/28 ... Skeletons Big Band @ The Stone, NYC
  
  1/27 ... Trio w/Weasel Walter & Evan Lipson @ Secret Project Robot, NYC
  
  1/26 ... Escape From Society @ Cake Shop, NYC
  
  1/12 - 1/21 tUnE-yArDs LAND DOWN UNDER
  
  1/12 ... King's Arms, Auckland NZ
  1/14 ... Sugar Mountain Festival, Melbourne
  1/15 ... Corner Hotel, Melbourne
  1/17 ... Visy Theater, Brisbane
  1/18 ... Spiegeltent Festival, Sydney
  1/20 ... Beck's Festival Bar, Sydney
  1/21 ... Mona Foma Festival, Hobart TASMANIA
  1/22 ... Turbine Platform, Brisbane
  
  **2011**
  
  12/5 ... w/Weasel Walter & Evan Lipson @ Death By Audio, Brooklyn 9PM
  
  11/2 - 11/23 tUnE-yArDs Fall Tour
  
  11/2 ... Henry Fonda Theater, Los Angeles
  11/3 ... Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix
  11/5 ... Fun Fun Fun Fest, Austin
  11/7 ... Jackpot Saloon, Lawrence
  11/8 ... Off Broadway, St. Louis
  11/9 ... Lincoln Hall, Chicago
  11/10 .. Lincoln Hall, Chicago
  11/11 .. Turner Hall, Milwaukee
  11/12 .. First Avenue, Minneapolis
  11/14 .. WECC, Winnipeg
  11/16 .. Republik, Calgary
  11/18 .. Biltmore, Vancouver
  11/19 .. Sugar Nightclub, Victoria
  11/20 .. Neptune, Seattle
  11/21 .. Wonder Ballroom, Portland
  11/23 .. Regency Theater, San Francisco
  
  10/25/11 ... easy/not easy festival @ Roulette, NYC
  
  10/14 ... tUnE-yArDs @ Iceland Airwaves, Reykjavik
  
  9/19 - 10/9 tUnE-yArDs US/Canada Tour
  
  9/19 ... Le Poisson Rouge, NYC
  9/20 ... Le Poisson Rouge, NYC
  9/21 ... Paradise, Boston
  9/23 ... Pop Montreal
  9/26 ... Lee's Place, Toronto
  9/27 ... Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland
  9/28 ... Rhino's, Bloomington
  9/30 ... Exit/In, Nashville
  10/1 ... Bottletree Cafe, Birmingham
  10/2 ... One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans
  10/4 ... The Basement, Atlanta
  10/5 ... Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
  10/7 ... Ottobar, Baltimore
  10/8 ... Black Cat, DC
  10/9 ... Union Transfer, Philadelphia
  
  9/2-9/16 tUnE-yArDs Europe Tour
  
  9/2 .... End Of The Road, Dorset UK
  9/4 .... Great Open Wide, Vlieland ND
  9/5 .... Studio 672, Cologne DE
  9/7 .... Train, Arhus DK
  9/8 .... Vega, Copenhagen DK
  9/9 .... UT Connewitz, Leipzig DE
  9/10 ... Berlin Festival, Berlin DE
  9/12 ... Olympia (w/Beirut), Paris FR
  9/14 ... AB Club (w/Beirut), Brussels BE
  9/15 ... London UK
  9/16 ... Brixton Academy (w/Beirut), London UK
  
  8/14 ... tUnE-yArDs @ Outside Lands, San Francisco
  
  8/12 ... tUnE-yArDs @ Rickshaw Stop, San
  Francisco
  
  7/31 ... tUnE-yArDs @ 2nd St Festival, Philadelphia
  
  7/15 ... tUnE-yArDs @ Pitchfork Festival, Chicago
  
  7/14 ... tUnE-yArDs @ Hudson River Rocks, NYC
  
  7/3 ... Ted Brinkley's Hornblower Cruise @ The Jazzschool, Berkeley
  
  6/26 ... tUnE-yArDs @ Soda Bar, San Diego
  
  6/25 ... tUnE-yArDs @ The Troubador, Los Angeles
  
  6/24 ... Arts & Sciences @ Kapowski House, Oakland
  
  5/28-6/17 tUnE-yArDs Europe Tour
  
  5/28 ... Primavera Sound Festival, Barcelona
  5/30 ... Ground Zero, Lyon
  5/31 ... Le Trinitaires, Metz
  6/2 .... Cafe de la Danse, Paris
  6/3 .... AB Club, Brussels
  6/4 .... Uebel & Gefaehrlich, Hamburg
  6/5 .... Magnet, Berlin
  6/6 .... Upstairs @ Paradiso, Amsterdam
  6/8 .... Scala, London
  6/11 ... Art Rock @ Petit Theatre de la Passerelle
  6/13 ... Deaf Institute, Manchester
  6/14 ... The Tunnels, Aberdeen
  6/15 ... Captain's Rest, Glasgow
  6/17 ... Whelans, Dublin
  6/18 ... Georgian Theater, Stockton
  6/19 ... Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
  6/20 ... Fleece, Bristol
  
  4/26-5/22 tUnE-yArDs US/Canada Tour
  
  4/26 ... Great American Music Hall, San Francisco
  4/28 ... Doug Fir, Portland
  4/29 ... Crocodile, Seattle
  4/30 ... Biltmore, Vancouver
  5/2 .... VAC, Boise
  5/3 .... Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City
  5/4 .... Hi Dive, Denver
  5/6 .... Jackpot, Kansas City
  5/7 .... Slowdown, Omaha
  5/8 .... Cedar Culture Club, Minneapolis
  5/10 ... Lincoln Hall, Chicago
  5/11 ... Crofoot, Detroit
  5/12 ... Horseshoe, Toronto
  5/13 ... La Sala, Montreal
  5/15 ... Flywheel, Easthampton
  5/16 ... Brighton Music Hall, Boston
  5/17 ... Daniel Street, New Haven
  5/19 ... Red Palace, DC
  5/20 ... Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia
  5/21 ... Music Hall Of Billyburg, Brooklyn
  
  4/9 8 Legged Monster @ Club Deluxe, San Francisco
  
  3/31 Matt Nelson Quartet @ SOM Bar, San Francisco
  
  3/24-3/30 Arts & Sciences Northwest Tour
  
  3/24 ... The Wandering Goat, Eugene 9PM ($5-10)
  3/26 ... Egan's, Seattle 7PM ($10)
  3/27 ... Crow Bar, Portland 9PM (Free)
  3/30 ... Viracocha, San Francisco 8PM ($10)
  
  3/22 w/Graham Connah @ Revolution Cafe, San Francisco
  
  3/15-3/20 tUnE-yArDs @ SXSW, Austin
  
  3/16 ... Terrorbird Show
  3/17 ... NPR Show
  3/17 ... Pitchfork Show
  3/18 ... Other Music Show
  3/19 ... MOG Show
  
  3/7 w/Matt Mottel @ Zebulon, Brooklyn
  
  2/16 Skeletons Big Band @ Issue Project Room, Brooklyn
  
  **2010**
  
  12/16 .. w/Marc Edwards, Weasel Walter @ Silent Barn, Brooklyn
  
  12/13 .. Quartet w/Peter Evans, Tom Blancarte, Weasel Walteezy @ University Of The Streets, NYC
  
  11/12 .. ****Pony @ Totally Intense Fractal Mindgaze Hut, Oakland .... THIS WAS PROBABLY THE BEST SHOW OF ALL OF EM
  
  11/7 .. Graham Connah Hornblower Cruise @ The Jazz School, Berkeley
  
  10/14 .. Permanent Wave Ensemble @ Amnesia, San Francisco
  
  9/17 .. Jazz Mafia @ Monterey Jazz Festival
  
  8/7 ... Jazz Mafia @ Newport Jazz Festival
  
  8/1 ... tUnE-yArDs @ Central Park Summer Stage, NYC
  
  6/27 .. Jazz Mafia @ Montreal Jazz Festival
  
  6/13 .. Jazz Mafia @ Playboy Jazz festival, Hollywood
  
  6/1 ... R&B Free-Jazz Gospel Supreme 80 @ Oasis, Oakland
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