Matt Siffert is a New York City-based composer, songwriter, and bassist. He is committed to these duties as individual crafts, as well as exploring the connections between all three. Lucid Culture praised his interdisciplinary approach to music-making as “something entirely new.”
 
As a composer, he has premiered music locally and internationally, from the Kaufman Center in New York City to Villa La Pietra in Florence. He has worked with groups such as Imani Winds, Wet Ink, Trio Kavak, and the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE). His music has been described as “bluesy, yet searchingly pensive” by Examiner.
 
As a songwriter, he has been a finalist in the BMI John Lennon Scholarship, a fellow at the Johnny Mercer Songwriters Workshop at Northwestern University, and a member of The Singer-Songwriter Sessions at The Bitter End. Of his songs The Glass music blog said simply, “Get out of my head Matt Siffert!”
 
As a bassist, he has performed in various capacities, from Cornelia Street Café in New York City to the Siena Jazz Festival in Italy. He has performed and studied with musicians such as Jean-Michel Pilc and Kermit Driscoll. He has been called “a superbly confident bassist” by Feast of Music.
 
In June 2012 he released ‘Morningside,’ his first EP as a solo artist. In December 2012 he released his second — entitled ‘Cold Songs’– which premiered at I-Beam, in New York City. His third, entitled ‘This Isn’t Love,’ will premiere in the Spring of 2013.
 
Matt Siffert grew up in New York City. He studied composition at The Juilliard School evening division with Conrad Cummings and Jonathan Dawe. He received his Bachelor’s degree in music and psychology from Carnegie Mellon University, where he graduated cum laude and as a Carnegie Scholar.
 
http://www.mattsiffert.com/