Saturday, July 26, 3:00 PM

With a Master’s degree from SUNY Purchase under his belt, the Hartford-born bassist Matt Dwonszyk has catapulted from being one of the top-call bassists in CT to become an artist with an international profile. Between six years, he has appeared at festivals and clubs in Russia, Canada, Switzerland, England, France and Argentina. He has performed with his Dwonztet, and in the bands of artists like Igor Butman, Jonathan Barber, Joe Farnsworth and many others.

Matt toured with Barber and Vision Ahead across the West Coast last year and has appeared at festivals including the Clifford Brown and JVC in NYC, the Ottawa, Saskatoon, and Edmonton Festivals in Canada, the Baikal Jazz Festival in Siberia, the Litchfield, Hartford and New Haven Festivals in CT, and the D.C. Jazz Festival, where he won the DC JazzPrix Competition in 2022. He has also appeared at Kennedy Center and in iconic clubs like Ronnie Scotts (London), Smalls,  Minton’s, Smoke, Zinc Bar, Birdland, Dizzy’s, and the Jazz Standard.

Matt has performed with many outstanding artists. A small sampling includes, Jimmy Green, Willie Jones III, Dave Kikoski, Javon Jackson, Craig Handy, Steve Davis, Winard Harper, Carl Allen, and Wallace Roney. He teaches at Manchester Community College, CCSU, Hartt School and Litchfield Jazz Camp.

Matt appears on the 2025 Litchfield Jazz Festival with Kris Allen on alto sax, Andrew Renfroe, guitar, Taber Gable, piano, Jonathan Barber, drums and Shenel Johns, vocals.