Matt Berman Music

Matt is available for all kinds of events- from weddings to parties. Matt can play either Alto or Tenor Saxophone and will bring his wireless mic.

Matt’s professional career began while attending Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for Music & Art; where he became the youngest member of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz High School program. At the age of 15, Matt went on his first tour playing alto saxophone alongside saxophonist Bobby Watson, vibraphonist Stefon Harris, and Thelonious Monk JR.

Matt continued studying saxophone at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City; where he studied with the likes of Reggie Workman, Gerald Clayton, Roy Hargrove, Michael Wolff, Bobby Sanabria, Bernard Purdie, Ben Wendel, Vincent Herring, and more. In 2012 Matt became the lead saxophonist in Bobby Sanabria’s Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra and Charli Persip’s Supersound Big Band. In 2013, Matt started his own group, Monroe.

While writing his own music and releasing albums under Monroe; Matt was featured as a guest artist on Grammy Award winner Al Walser’s album, “Al Walser Comes 2 Life”. Matt also performed as a featured saxophonist on Al Walser’s pre-Grammy Awards events in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

In 2015, Matt joined Brandon Flowers (The Killers) as the Tenor Saxophonist & Keyboard player on The Desired Effect World Tour. He toured with Brandon through 2017; performing at venues such as The Royal Albert Hall, Austin City Limits Music Festival, Life Is Beautiful Music Festival, Terminal 5 in New York City, The O2 Arena, and more.

In 2017 Matt was featured twice in Billboard Magazine for his work with Snoop Dog’s Doggystyle Records, and was featured with CyHi the Prynce on his track and music video for “Long Damn Time”. Matt is also featured alongside Techrow Records; playing alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, singing and producing on their remix of Tupac’s “Hit Em Up” and “2 of Amerkas Most Wanted”. In 2017 his group Monroe got its first big show, opening for Ingrid Michaelson in New York.

In 2019 Monroe opened for Justin Timberlake on his “Man of The Woods” tour and Aaron Carter on his “Love” tour. Matt continued his musical work in New York City; composing, audio editing and sound designing for film.

His musical accomplishments have been recognized in Alternative Press, Popdust, Substream, and Billboard Magazine. Additionally, Matt has been seen acting in featured roles on HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” and the CW’s “Gossip Girl”. Most recently, Matt’s film & TV work includes “Westworld“ (HBO), “The Goodfight” (Paramount+), “Evil” (Paramount+) and a new series coming to Netflix.

Only requires a speaker or audio set up with an XLR input if you would like a mic for the saxophone.