MATT KLINE, bassist

MATT KLINE is a double bassist who is committed to avant-garde and experimental music. He has performed with Ensemble Modern, MusikFabrik, Talea Ensemble, Ensemble Zeillig, La Monday Evening Concerts, Renga Ensemble and others. Matt has premiered works by Kyzysztof Penderecki, Lewis Nielson, Roscoe Mitchell, Jürg Frey, Eva-Maria Houben and others. He is also active as a conductor and is currently the director of the UCSD Chamber Orchestra. In 2010 he won the grand prize in the International Society of Double Bassists composition competition. Matt holds both performance and teaching diplomas from Le Institut de Rabbath. His primary mentors have been Sandor Ostlund, Paul Ellison, Francois Rabbath, and Mark Dresser. He is currently pursuing a DMA in Double Bass performance at the University of California San Diego.