Matt Bauder is a saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator whose work “blends adventurous improvisation with lyrical clarity” (DownBeat). He has performed and recorded with a diverse range of artists including David Byrne, Arcade Fire, Father John Misty, Anthony Braxton, and Rob Mazurek, and leads his own band, Hearing Things, which combines surf riffs, soul grooves, and sideways jazz to create a noir world of space-aged eclecticism. He also creates soundtrack work for interdisciplinary artists such as Aki Sasamoto and Ben Hagari, presented in international art museums and galleries.