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Matt Heilmann
Guest Artist

A musician far beyond his years, Matt Heilmann is a New York based trumpeter, Hammond B3 organ player, and producer hailing from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Matt is a graduate of Michigan State University’s world-renowned straight-ahead Jazz Studies program ('20), under the direction of bassist Rodney Whitaker. Matt also attended the Manhattan School of Music and is now a fixture of the New York City underground straight-ahead jazz scene, having conducted at Dizzy's, played as a sideman at Bemelman's Bar (Carlyle Hotel), Small's, and Mezzrow, as well as Minton's Playhouse in Harlem and Ornithology jazz club in Brooklyn. While at home, Matt enjoys checking out and playing in the Milwaukee jazz scene and he finds mentorship from prodigious guitarist Neil Davis; Matt was a member of MYSO's Bronzeville Jazz Quintet, coached by Neil, from 2014-2016.

Matt Heilmann
Guest Artist

A musician far beyond his years, Matt Heilmann is a New York based trumpeter, Hammond B3 organ player, and producer hailing from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Matt is a graduate of Michigan State University’s world-renowned straight-ahead Jazz Studies program ('20), under the direction of bassist Rodney Whitaker. Matt also attended the Manhattan School of Music and is now a fixture of the New York City underground straight-ahead jazz scene, having conducted at Dizzy's, played as a sideman at Bemelman's Bar (Carlyle Hotel), Small's, and Mezzrow, as well as Minton's Playhouse in Harlem and Ornithology jazz club in Brooklyn. While at home, Matt enjoys checking out and playing in the Milwaukee jazz scene and he finds mentorship from prodigious guitarist Neil Davis; Matt was a member of MYSO's Bronzeville Jazz Quintet, coached by Neil, from 2014-2016.