Matt Smith is a trumpeter and composer who easily moves between jazz and hip hop.
Matt Smith is a trumpet player and composer hailing from Perth, Western Australia. An alumnus of the University of Miami and WA Academy of Performing Arts, Matt completed his studies with former member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, Brian Lynch. Some of Matt’s early career highlights include attending a workshop with the Village Vanguard Orchestra in Tokyo, touring Australia with Drapht and the US with Junkadelic Brass Band and recording a livestream with Karnivool for the 10th anniversary of their album Sound Awake.
Matt is a keen contributor to Perth’s vibrant jazz scene, performing regularly with Brass Party, Mace Francis Orchestra, PROOF, Odette Mercy and her Soul Atomics, Steve Hensby Band, WA Youth Jazz Orchestra, Perth Cabaret Collective, De Cuba Son, Pete Jeavons Nonet, and the Telethon House Band. An in-demand session player, Matt records regularly for local artists including Lucas Jones, Steve Hensby, Dan Garner and was a contributor to the long-running hip-hop residency Colab at The Moon Cafe. In 2023 Matt releases his debut album, Driftwood, a collection of 11 compositions for large and small ensembles, at the Perth International Jazz Festival.