Born: July 8, 1980 Primary Instrument: Bass
Matt is a member of The Suite Unraveling, Zach Brock and the Coffee Achievers, The Danny Ross Band, The Tuey Connell Band, Dave Levy's “Out to Lunch”, and The Deadra Hart Band. He was a member of the NYC based indie rock band and Verve recording artist, Elizabeth and the Catapult, for 4 years and has also worked with a variety of other bands, producers, and songwriters (Abby Ahmad, Gene and Merrady, Shanna Zell, Jo Lawry, Mark Marshall, Old Springs Pike, Tyler Summers). He has recorded on a Grammy-nominated record (Pamela “Peru Blue” 2005), recorded for television and film, and has been featured in Billboard Magazine. He has worked with such notable names as Kenny Werner, Bill McHenry, Steve Cardenas, Ben Monder, Jeff Taylor, Keith Ganz, Michael Nyman, Myron Walden, Ferenc Nemeth, Sean Jones, Jim Ridl, Brad Turner, David Braid and has extensively toured throughout the United States, Canada, and South America.
In the spring of 2008 Matt founded the band “Falls.” The band is devoted to the development of pure creative music that strives to relate and share with all willing to listen. Falls has been influenced by many styles of music throughout the world but it is the spirit of 80's pop music, the depth of film music, the rich melodies of the romantic period, the extremely unique sound of NYC’s modern jazz groups, and the care-free attitude of the indie-rock scene that lend constant ignitions to the ever changing idea that is Falls.
Album One
Standards Trio
Greatbend Records
2008
Personnel: Neil Shah- piano, Matt Wigton- bass, Stockton Helbing- drums
Matt Hinkley
Matt Hinkley
2008
Astoria Sessions
Tyler Summers
2008
Unfinished Life
Josephine
2007
Live at the Jazz Factory
Zach Brock and the Coffee Achievers
Secret Fort Records
2007
Personnel: Zach Brock- violin, Sam Barsh- keyboards, piano, melodica, Matt Wigton- upright bass, Jon Deitemyer- drums
Unbind
The Suite Unraveling
Handmaid Music
2007
Personnel: Lily Maase- guitar, Evan Smith- tenor sax, Peter Van Huffel- alto sax, Matt Wigton- electric bass, Fred Kennedy- drums
Excuse Me While I Do the Boogaloo
Dave Levy's Out to Lunch
Out to Lunch Music
2007
Despite Everything You've Planned
Paul Alexander
Shaurette Songs
2006
Interwords
Dan McCarthy Trio
Dan McCarthy Music
2006
Personnel: Myron Walden- alto sax, Dan McCarthy- vibes, Matt Wigton- upright bass, Greg Ritchie- drums
Peru Blue
Pamela
Producciones IEMPA S.A.C.
2005
Personnel: Pamela Rodriguez - voice, Fallo Muñoz - guitar, Gigio Parodi - percussion, Jose Luis Madueño - piano, Edward Perez - bass, Matt Wigton- bass, others.
Chemistry
Zach Brock and the Coffee Achievers
Secret Fort Records
2005
Personnel: Zach Brock- violin, Melissa Stylianou- voice, Sam Barsh- keyboards, piano, melodica, Craig Trompeter- cello, Matt Wigton- upright/electric bass, Nori Tanaka- drums
Cynical Rat Bastard
David Aaron's Short Memory
Short Memory Music
2005
Personnel: David Aaron- tenor sax, Rob Ritchie- guitar, Matt Wigton- upright bass, Greg Ritchie- drums
Zach Brock and the Coffee Achievers
Zach Brock and the Coffee Achievers
Secret Fort Records
2002
Personnel: Zach Brock- violin, Sam Barsh- piano, Matt Wigton- upright bass, Nori Tanaka- drums
Hybridity
Sankofa
Paul Schauret
2002
Freedom and Jealousy
Paul Tynan Quartet
Nohjoh Music
2001
Personnel: Paul Tynan- trumpet, Tyler Summers- alto sax, Matt Wigton- upright bass, Stockton Helbing- drums
The Mark Tonelli Group
Mark Tonelli
Mtonal Music
2001
Personnel: Paul Tynan- trumpet, Akira Sato- trumpet, Jeff Fort- soprano sax/alto sax, Chris Riegger- alto sax, Tito Charneco- tenor sax, David Winslow- trombone, Dan Haerle- piano, Matt Wigton- bass, Brad Boal- drums, Mark Tonelli- guitar
Trinity
Tyler Summers
Maxwell Records
2001
Personnel: Tyler Summers- alto sax, Matt Wigton- upright bass, Stockton Helbing- drums
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