Matt Weihmuller

Matt Weihmuller
Matt Weihmuller
Saxophone and Jazz instructor
Patel Conservatory at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts

Matt Weihmuller is a jazz saxophonist who completed both his undergraduate education (magna cum laude) and masters of music at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. He was a member of the FSU Jazz Ensemble I and various jazz combos, as well as a regular performer at various Tallahassee jazz venues.

Matt recently relocated to the Tampa area, where he is the saxophone and jazz instructor at the Patel Conservatory at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts. He also currently tours with several different performing groups of varying genres.

Matt has had the opportunity to perform with and gain from the direction of many noted jazz professionals, including Marcus Roberts, Bunky Greene, Jason Marsalis, Buster Cooper, Chick Corea, Eric Alexander and David Hazeltine. He was fortunate to receive his early music instruction in Tampa, Florida where he attended the H.W. Blake High School of the Arts.

At The Florida State University, he was a member of the Phi Beta Lambda honorary music association, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, and Gold Key scholars, as well as a number of professional music associations.

Matt is also a composer, utilizing specialized music technology for the blind, as well as a frequent speaker, including engagements as a guest lecturer for the past three years at the Peabody Conservatory at John Hopkins University in Baltimore. His greatest personal goal, however, is to champion the cause of increasing Braille music literacy for young blind musicians.