American trumpeter Max Matzen is an active performer throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. He is currently a member of The Emerald Brass Quintet, which recently released its feature album Danzón on the Albany label. In 2012, Matzen was named principal trumpet of the American Festival Orchestra (UT) and more recently joined the trumpet section of the Utah Festival Opera as both section and principal trumpet. He has also performed with the Rochester Philharmonic, the Jacksonville Symphony, the Lubbock Symphony, the Charleston Symphony, and the Fort Worth Symphony. Additionally, Matzen has performed as a member of the Eastman Wind Ensemble at Carnegie Hall, as well as the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, Il. ... About