“It’s good to know where you come from.
It makes you what you are today.
It’s DNA. It’s in your blood.”
—Alexander McQueen
In 1984 I was at boarding school in Michigan when my father called from Arizona to…
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OF LATE I THINK OF SANTA CRUZ 
memoria praeteritorum bonorum
As we approach the first anniversary of this damndemic, I grow ever wistful for my old life on the road.
My propensity for rosy retrospection is well-documented, but I’m often surprised by where the waves…
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FAME! PART 3 — MORE FAMOUS THAN YOU
The old man was right. Fame is folly. The music business is no meritocracy. But sometimes the good guys do win.
I’m gratified by the success of many of my friends and former schoolmates, now making names for themselves…
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
MORNING CUP OF JAZZ
Warm thanks to KCSM for yesterday's interview on "Morning Cup of Jazz," and the wonderful hang with my friends Alisa Clancy and Clifford Brown, Jr. In case you missed it, listen here.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
November 1, 1987
New Voice Jazz Sextet
Ryles Inman Square
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Dmitri Matheny, flugelhorn
Mark Gross, alto saxophone
Jack Wright, tenor saxophone
Mitch Hampton, piano
Peter Herbert, bass
Hans Schuman,…Read more
New Voice Jazz Sextet
Ryles Inman Square
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Dmitri Matheny, flugelhorn
Mark Gross, alto saxophone
Jack Wright, tenor saxophone
Mitch Hampton, piano
Peter Herbert, bass
Hans Schuman,…Read more
IN THE NEWS
Arizona Daily Star
October 25, 2012
Jazz Noir Inspired By Crime Shows
By Chuck Graham
Known for his warm tone, soaring lyricism and masterful technique, flugelhorn artist Dmitri Matheny will go searching for poignant moments of jazz noir...…Read more
IN THE NEWS
Tucson Weekly
October 24, 2012
Sax Under A Streetlight: Crime Scenes | Jazz Noir With Dmitri Matheny
By Mariana Dale
As a teenager living in Tucson in the late 1970s, it was hard to nurture dreams of…Read more
October 24, 2012
Sax Under A Streetlight: Crime Scenes | Jazz Noir With Dmitri Matheny
By Mariana Dale
As a teenager living in Tucson in the late 1970s, it was hard to nurture dreams of…Read more
SOUND OF THE FLUGELHORN
In case you missed it, here's my recent radio interview,
discussing the Sound of the Flugelhorn with Blaise Lantana
on the Phoenix NPR affiliate KJZZ 91.5 FM.
