“...he consistently demonstrated killer chops and impeccable taste both as an improviser and as a conceptualist, finding thrilling ways to use arrangement, composition, and electronic production to forge something new.”
–Peter Margasak, The Chicago Reader
“His tone is stunning for a relatively young tenor saxophonist, vibrating with hiss and low overtones throughout the album like a less linear Ellery Eskelin. And like Eskelin, although more guarded in his delivery, Bauder has an ear for a good melodic line. At several points there are grand melodic buildups with group arrangements that would make Charlie Mingus proud and Willem Breuker jealous.”
–All Music Guide
“…the ideal collaboration between Morton Feldman and Jimmy Guiffre – the intersection of the long form composition and jazz’s improvisational technique.”
–Dusted
“…Bauder is a talent to keep an eye on.”
– Cadence
“A fascinating start and a player to watch."
– JazzTimes
Read an article about Matt in Down Beat, October 2010 http://www.downbeat.com/digitaledition/2010/DB201010/single_page_view/23.html
Read an article about Matt on the Chicago Reader Blog, January 2008 http://www.chicagoreader.com/TheBlog/archives/2008/01/