Matt Wallace with Pete Madsen’s stellar UNO Jazz students

Fri Sep 26 2025 at 07:30 pm to 10:30 pm UTC-05:00

1030 Capitol Ave, Omaha, NE, United States, Nebraska 68102 | Omaha

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Matt Wallace with Pete Madsen\u2019s stellar UNO Jazz students
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Saxophonist Matt Wallace traveled to 70 countries, made 10 records and appeared on television and radio programs from 1987-2002 with Jazz Hall of Fame trumpeter Maynard Ferguson. A graduate from Westside High School in Omaha, Wallace was a 16-year-old Deacon at Countryside Church, published by 19, and on the Board of Regents at 21 as the Student Body President of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he graduated with a degree in Political Science. 2015 marks his 40th year in the music business as he did his first professional gig at the age of 13 with The Resurrected Swing. Mr. Wallace has performed with Delbert McClinton, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, 10,000 Maniacs, Greg Allman, Paul Shaffer, Joe Piscopo, Los 5 and for The King of Thailand, His Majesty, Bhumibol Adulyadej.
"In my opinion, Finest Hour has worked hard to become the preeminent Wedding/Private Party Band in the Region. Why else would one get the honor of the last performance at Rosenblatt Stadium, the first performance at Baxter Arena, and playing the Gubernatorial Ball for our current Governor? The answer not only lies in how great the band sounds, but also it's professionalism and dedication to excellence.” Matt also likes pizza!
Dr. Madsen received a bachelor of science degree in music education from the University of Missouri, a master of music degree from Northern Illinois University, and a doctor of musical arts degree in trombone performance from the University of Illinois. Dr. Madsen's duties at UNO include directing the jazz ensembles and jazz combos, coordinating the UNO Great Plains Jazz Festival, and the UNO Jazz Camp and teaching applied low brass, low brass ensemble, and improvisation. He has performed extensively in jazz, pop, and classical venues, having played with Bill Watrous, Pete Christlieb, Aretha Franklin, Frank Valli, the Jim Widner Big Band, the Omaha Big Band, the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra, the Omaha Jazz Orchestra, the Illinois Symphony, the Omaha Symphony, the Omaha Brass Ensemble, and the Missouri Symphony Society. Dr. Madsen is also in high demand as a guest artist/clinician and has performed and/or adjudicated throughout the United States and in Europe, Japan, and Brazil.
Dr. Madsen has performed and presented clinics at the Eastern Trombone Workshop, the Midwest Clinic, and the International Association for Jazz Education International Conference. The Continental Trombone Quartet has also performed in Spain, Mexico, Brazil, China, and Canada. Dr. Madsen can be heard on Summit Records with The Big Bad Bones, Chase Records with The Jim Widner Big Band, Nonesuch Records with Connor Oberst and Albany Records with The Continental Trombone Quartet. Dr. Madsen is a Getzen Artist/Clinician.
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