Matt Davide is a multi-instrumentalist, educator, and composer living in South Burlington, VT. He holds a B.S. in Music Education from University of Vermont and a Jazz Composition and Arranging certificate from Berklee College of Music. He is currently pursuing a M.A. in Music and Music Education from Teachers College at Columbia University.

From 2015-2022 Matt built a thriving music program at Vermont Commons School in South Burlington, where he also served as the Arts Department Chair. In the fall of 2022 he joined the faculty at U-32 Middle and High School, where he directs the bands and teaches general music, as well as high school electives in music theory and music technology. He is also a faculty member at the Vermont Jazz Camp in Colchester, and has directed jazz combos at FlynnArts in Burlington. In 2023, Matt agreed to manage the New England Music Festival Association Jazz Ensemble.

Matt’s teaching philosophy centers around fostering student excitement and curiosity, in hopes that music will play as positive of a role in their lives as it does for him.