WORKSHOPS
I am pleased to offer interactive workshops for musicians, both in-person and virtually from my home studio.
Topics include:
- How To Learn Jazz Standards
- The Juicy Notes | Improvising With Guide Tones
- Bop Chops | How to Improvise Over Rhythm Changes
- Melodic Mastery | Secrets of Lyrical Improv
- Jazz at the Movies | Jazz & Film
- Word Jazz | Jazz & Poetry
- Syncopated Rhythm | Jazz & Dance
- Seeing Jazz | Jazz & Visual Art
- Music In The Digital Age | Business
- The Secret Language of Bossa Nova
- The Next Level: Transcription, Composed Solos, and Deep Listening



TESTIMONIALS
Yours was truly one of the all-time best clinics here. You really reached those kids. Thanks again. —Keith Oxman, Director of Jazz Studies, East High School | Denver CO
Your workshop knocked me out. I love that you talk so enthusiastically about tone, warmth and heart. So cool that you do so with your relationship with Art as the platform. Wonderful. —John Clayton, Legendary Bassist, Bandleader & Educator | Los Angeles CA
Dmitri Matheny's Melodic Mastery workshop was overwhelmingly well-received by students of all skill levels. He presented the material in ways that challenged students to commit to the music and develop as creative improvisers. Dmitri is a first-rate teaching artist and any student of jazz or music in general would benefit from his workshops.
—Christopher Finet, Director of Jazz Studies, Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff AZ
Thank you for participating as a lecturer in the Thelonious Monk Institute Jazz Colony at Jazz Aspen Snowmass. Your presentation received an overwhelmingly positive response. The students were very enlightened by the information you shared. —Daniel Seeff, Director of Special Projects, Thelonious Monk Institute | Washington DC
When assembling the faculty to teach at Stanford Jazz Workshop, we try to achieve a balance between two types of musicians: those who are inspirational performing artists with good communication skills, and those who are highly skilled teachers who play jazz well. Dmitri Matheny is one of those rare individuals who excels both on the bandstand and in the classroom. —Jim Nadel, Director, Stanford Jazz Workshop | Stanford CA
As a performer, composer and educator, Dmitri's talents are at the highest level, and the energy and passion that he brings to the art form of jazz are truly impressive. His skill of relating to audiences of all ages allow him to successfully perform and teach in diverse settings and circumstances. I enthusiastically support and endorse him in his current and future projects. —Ruth A. Felt, President, San Francisco Performances | San Francisco CA
Like many working musicians, Dmitri spends much of his year on the road. However, with the success of his tours and recordings, he has taken care to remain involved in our local community. He organizes concerts for families and in the schools, hosts visiting artists, commissions and premieres new works, teaches, and provides employment and consulting to dozens of local musicians. He is a model artist with a respect for tradition, an entrepreneurial spirit, and an extraordinary commitment to the community. I urge you to support him in his important work. —Randall KIine, Executive Director, SFJAZZ | San Francisco CA
My long term, first hand association with Dmitri as a performer and clinician equips me to address his qualifications. We have jointly participated in projects that have drawn on his stand out experience in performance and in educational contexts. These include my outright invitations for him to perform at such venues as the Telluride, Colorado Jazz Festival, the Stanford Summer Jazz Series, and jazz recordings. Moreover, he has been a guest clinician in jazz education courses I teach and at a recent IAJE Conference. Likewise, we have been involved with program segments of SFJAZZ and the National Jazz Service Organization. Dmitri is an impressive individual whose expertise in music education and dedication to artistic mastery are pertinent to any academic challenge. Beyond his rich profile of repute, Dmitri is a person of high integrity and humanism; he is simply a pleasure and inspiration to experience. —Dr. Herb Wong, International Association for Jazz Education | Manhattan KS
EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES & CONSERVATORIES
American River College | Sacramento CA
Bellevue College | Bellevue WA
Berklee College of Music | Boston MA
Cabrillo College | Aptos CA
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) | Valencia CA
California State University (CSU) Monterey Bay | Seaside CA
Calvin University | Grand Rapids MI
Central Washington University | Ellensburg WA
City College of San Francisco | San Francisco CA
College of San Mateo Jazz Festival | San Mateo CA
Columbia Basin College | Pasco WA
Dartmouth College | Hanover NH
Eastern Oregon University | La Grande OR
Grays Harbor College | Aberdeen WA
Harvard University | Cambridge MA
Hillsdale College | Hillsdale MI
Hope College | Holland MI
Kellogg Community College | Battle Creek MI
Lane Community College | Eugene OR
Lower Columbia College | Longview WA
Loyola University | New Orleans LA
Mount Hood Community College | Gresham OR
Mesa Community College | Mesa AZ
Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff AZ
Peninsula College | Port Angeles WA
Portland State University | Portland OR
Rotterdam Conservatory | Rotterdam Netherlands
Saddleback College | Mission Viejo CA
San Francisco State University | San Francisco CA
Southern Oregon University | Ashland OR
Sonoma State University | Rohnert Park CA
South Mountain Community College | Phoenix AZ
South Puget Sound Community College | Olympia WA
Tacoma Community College | Tacoma WA
University of Arizona | Tucson AZ
University of California | Berkeley CA
University of California | Davis CA
University of California | Monterey Bay CA
University of California | San Francisco CA
University of California | Santa Barbara CA
University of California | Santa Cruz CA
University of California | Los Angeles CA
University of Idaho | Moscow ID
Washington State University | Pullman WA
Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo MI
Western Washington University | Bellingham WA
Western Oregon University | Monmouth OR
West Valley College | Saratoga CA
Yakima Valley College | Yakima WA
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, CONTESTS & CAMPS
Alan Jones Academy of Music | Portland OR
American Music Program | Portland OR
Anacortes Arts Festival | Anacortes WA
Britt Music & Arts Festival | Jacksonville OR
Community Music School | San Francisco CA
Earshot Jazz Festival | Seattle WA
Great Basin Jazz Camp | Ontario OR
Great Western Jazz Camp | Tucson AZ
International Association for Jazz Education | Manhattan KS
Jazz at Lincoln Center Essentially Ellington | Mesa AZ
Jazz in Arizona | Phoenix AZ
Jazz Night School | Seattle WA
Jazzschool | Berkeley CA
La Honda Music Camp | Hayward WA
Living Room Coffee House | Marysville WA
Manieri Foundation Lecture Series | Anacortes WA
Medler Studios | Portland OR
Metropolitan Youth Symphony | Portland OR
Mountain Meadows Community | Ashland OR
Musical Instrument Museum | Phoenix AZ
The Nash | Phoenix AZ
National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences | Santa Monica CA
New Mexico Jazz Workshop | Albuquerque NM
Northwest Big Band Jazz Camp | Stanwood WA
San Francisco Symphony Adventures In Music | San Francisco CA
SCS Jazz Invitational | SeaTac WA
Seattle JazzED | Seattle WA
SFJAZZ | San Francisco CA
Siskiyou Music Project | Ashland OR
Stanford Jazz Workshop | Stanford CA
Telluride Jazz Celebration | Telluride CO
Thelonious Monk Institute Jazz Colony | Snowmass CO
Tucson Jazz Institute | Tucson AZ
Vachon Center for the Arts | Vachon WA
Virtual Voices [online]
Weave Presents | Bainbridge WA
Young Musicians Program | Berkeley CA
Young Sounds of Arizona | Phoenix AZ
HIGH SCHOOLS
Acalanes High School | Lafayette CA
Albany High School | Albany CA
Aragon High School | San Mateo CA
Archbishop Murphy High School | Everett WA
Arizona School For The Arts | Phoenix AZ
Ashland High School | Ashland OR
Auburn High School | Auburn WA
Bainbridge High School | Bainbridge WA
Ballard High School | Seattle WA
Battle Ground High School | Battle Ground WA
Berkley High School | Berkley MI
Bishop O'Dowd High School | Oakland CA
Black Hills High School | Tumwater WA
Bloomfield Hills High School | Bloomfield MI
Bonney Lake High School | Bonney Lake WA
Boyne City High School | Boyne City MI
Brookstone School | Columbus GA
Cedar Park Christian School | Bothell WA
Charles Wright Academy | Tacoma WA
Cholla High School | Tucson AZ
Columbia High School | Burbank WA
Community High School | Ann Arbor MI
Coronado High School | Scottsdale AZ
Cranbrook Schools | Bloomfield Hills MI
Crater High School | Central Point OR
Dearborn High School | Dearborn MI
Desert Mountain High School | Scottsdale AZ
Dow High School | Midland MI
East High School | Denver CO
Eisenhower High School | Shelby MI
Engadine High School | Engadine MI
Escanaba High School | Escanaba MI
Grace Academy | Marysville WA
Grace High School | Grace ID
Greeley Central High School | Greeley CO
Gunn High School | Palo Alto HS
Half Moon Bay High School | Half Moon Bay CA
Hillsdale High School | San Mateo CA
Ilwaco High School | Ilwaco WA
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen MI
Junipero Serra High School | San Mateo CA
Kelso High School | Kelso WA
King Edward's School | Witley England
La Grande High School | La Grande OR
Lakeridge High School | Lake Oswego OR
Lakeside High School | Nine Mile Falls WA
Liberty High School | Peoria AZ
Lincoln High School | Portland OR
Linden High School | Linden MI
Los Gatos Union High School | Los Gatos CA
Mark Morris High School | Longview WA
Miami High School | Miami AZ
Miller Place High School | Miller Place NY
Mills High School | Millbrae CA
Midland High School | Midland MI
Monroe High School | Monroe MI
Newport High School | Bellevue WA
Northland Preparatory Academy | Flagstaff AZ
North Medford High School | Medford OR
Nueva School | Hillsborough CA
Oakland School For The Arts | Oakland CA
Palo Alto High School | Palo Alto CA
Phoenix High School | Phoenix OR
Pioneer High School | Ann Arbor MI
Pope John Paul II High School | Lacey WA
Pueblo City East High School | Pueblo CO
Riordan High School | San Francisco CA
Rio Rico High School | Rio Rico AZ
Sahuarita High School | Sahuarita AZ
San Carlos High School | San Carlos AZ
San Mateo High School | San Mateo CA
Scottsdale Unified School District | Scottsdale AZ
Seattle Christian Schools | Seattle WA
Shelby High School | Shelby MI
South Medford High School | Medford OR
Sunrise Mountain High School | Peoria AZ
Traverse City Central High School | Traverse City MI
Traverse City West High School | Traverse City MI
University High School | San Francisco CA
University Prep | Seattle WA
Woodside High School | Woodside CA
JUNIOR HIGH, MIDDLE & ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Ashland Middle School | Ashland OR
Chinook Middle School | Bellevue WA
Four Peaks School | Fountain Hills AZ
Lincoln Savage Middle School | Grants Pass OR
San Francisco Unified School District (500+ visits) | San Francisco CA
Scenic Middle School | Central Point OR