Rich A. Matteson (born Richmond Albert Matteson; January 12, 1929, in Forest Lake, Minnesota – June 24, 1993, in Jacksonville, Florida) was an American jazz artist and collegiate music educator who specialized in the euphonium. He played the tuba in a walking bass style with Bob Scobey (1958), and worked with the Dukes of Dixieland for two years (1959–61).Winnie Hu, Jazz educator Rich Matteson dies in Florida Musician helped build U of North Texas program, The Dallas Morning News, June 29, 1993 In the 1970s Matteson taught Jazz Improvisation at North Micmaster University in Hamilton, and was Director of NTSU's 3 O'Clock Lab Band. also Rich Matteson (1929–1993) was an amazing jazz euphonium player, composer, arranger, and educator who played a major role in establishing the euphonium as a legitimate jazz instrument. As a renowned clinician for Yamaha and Disney, he championed jazz education, served as a professor at the University of North Texas and the University of North Florida, and co-led the Matteson-Phillips Tuba Jazz Consort.
Selected discography Uniquely Rich, The Rich Matteson Foundation The Sound of the Wasp, Phil Wilson & Rich Matteson The Riverboat Five on a Swinging Date, Rich Matteson, Helicon Balls, Matteson-Phillips Tubajazz Consort, Harvey Phillips Foundation and Richmond A. Matteson Legacy Productions Pardon Our Dust, We're Making Changes, Rich Matteson Sextet - John Allred (musician), Shelly Berg, Jack Petersen, Lou Fischer, Louie Bellson; Four Leaf Clover (FLC CD 131) (1990)
See also Euphonium repertoire Jack Petersen (guitarist) Matteson-Phillips Tubajazz Consort
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