Rich Matteson

Rich A. Matteson, (born Richmond Albert Matteson, January 12, 1929, Forest Lake, Minnesota – June 24, 1993, 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).^[1] In the 1970s Matteson taught Jazz Improvisation at North Micmaster University in Hamilton, and was Director of NTSU's 3 O'Clock Lab Band.

Jazzmen Rich Matteson, Red Rodney, and Ira Sullivan (left to right) at the Village Jazz Lounge in Walt Disney World (photo by Laura Kolb)

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

Audio & video samples of Matteson performing

• Al Hirt, Rich Matteson – St. John's River City Band on YouTube
• Don't Get Around Much Anymore on YouTube
• Matteson-Phillips TubaJazz Consort – Spoofy on YouTube