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Matthias
started
playing
the
saxophone
at
age
8
under
the
professional
guidance
of
his
teacher
Tom
Van
Dyck.
His
passion
for
music
grew
throughout
the
years
and
in
2011
he
got
accepted
at
the
Conservatory
of
Antwerp,
where
he
studied
with
saxophonist
and
mentor
Kurt
Van
Herck.
After
earning
his
bachelor
degree
in
Antwerp,
Matthias
moved
to
The
Netherlands
to
continue
his
studies
at
the
renowned
Conservatory
of
Amsterdam.
There
he
got
the
amazing
opportunity
to
start
his
master
studies
in
the
U.S.
at
Temple
University
in
Philadelphia,
where
he
was
taught
by
jazz
greats
such
as
Dick
Oatts
and
Terell
Stafford.
In
2017
he
finished
his
master
degree
back
in
Amsterdam
with
Jasper
Blom,
Ferdinand
Povel,
Simon
Rigter,
Joris
Roelofs
and
Ben
Van
Gelder
as
mentors.
Matthias
is
a
hard
working
and
versatile
musician,
composer
and
arranger
in
the
jazz
scene
and
beyond,
both
in
small
and
big
groups.
He
is
also
a
seasoned
big
band
player.
Professional
orchestras
he
played
with
are
the
Brussels
Jazz
Orchestra,
Bravo
Big
Band,
Belgium
Jazz
Big
Band
(Mimi
Verderame),
Jazz
Station
Big
Band,
Dutch
Concert
Big
Band,
…
In
2014
Matthias
was
given
the
opportunity
to
play
on
the
main
stage
of
the
Jazz
Middelheim
festival
with
the
group
“Aletheia”.
In
2016
he
was
asked
by
the
Brussels
Jazz
Orchestra
to
join
their
project
“The
Future
Is
Now”,
in
which
he
was
featured
as
a
guest
soloist.
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