Live on KUVO: Matt Skellenger Group on YouTube
Born and raised in Denver, Matt Skellenger has been composing, performing, recording, and teaching in Colorado for 33 years. Matt earned a B.A. in Music from Metro State University in 2002, where he studied with the great Ron Miles. Ron was an original member of the Skellenger group from 2006-2014, and he is featured on the group's first three albums. Matt has also studied with world-renowned bassist and educator Victor Wooten. In addition to leading his own sextet, Skellenger performs in solo, duo, and trio formats and in the Grown A$$ Man Band. He has also been a music teacher at Swallow Hill since 2008.
This one-of-a-kind group from Denver performs the original music of Matt Skellenger. The group’s instrumentation is a unique mixture of acoustic instruments that are centuries old (Tabla, Ghatam, Cajon, Trumpet, Trombone, Drums, Conch Shell), with modern electric instruments and effects (Electric Bass, Pedal Steel Guitar, Effects Pedals). The music blends jazz, world, funk, rock, and fusion influences to create a sound unlike anything you have heard. The Matt Skellenger Group debuted at Dazzle on 9th and Lincoln 20 years ago. Since that first show, the group has released seven albums of original music. Dazzle has hosted all seven release parties, and the group has performed at Dazzle every year for 20 years. They are celebrating 20 years of making music in 2026 by remastering our first release entitled “Parentheticals.”
The Band:
Matt Skellenger - Guitar
Adam Bartczak - Trombone / Conch Shell
Dave Miller - Drums
Matt Reid - Trumpet
Glenn Taylor - Pedal Steel Guitar
Set List:
- Makeda
- Nine
- Early
- Cyclical Dream
- The Owls Are Not What They Seem
- Branches
- Minorly Hungary
Production by:
Lead Audio Engineer: Klaus Larson
Video Director/Editor: Alec Kenefick
Camera Operation: Javon Manning
Booking: Domi Edson
Recorded in the Masterpiece Studio at the Buell Public Media Center in Denver, CO.
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