as Assistant Education Director for the Thelonious Monk Institute Jazz Colony at Jazz Aspen Snowmass, and as Artist-In-Residence for the Siskiyou Institute of Ashland and the Young Musicians Program of the University of California, Berkeley. Awards and honors In 1998, Matheny was selected as Talent Deserving Wider Recognition in the 46th Annual Down Beat magazine Critics' Poll. In 1999, he was named a Best New Artist by Jazziz magazine with pianist Brad Mehldau, vibraphonist Stefon Harris, and saxophonist Ravi Coltrane. He was named one of the Bay Area Best by the San Francisco Examiner magazine in 1997, 1998, and 2000. Also in 2000, he was recognized for Outstanding Service to Jazz Education by the International Association for Jazz Education. In 2016, Matheny was named NW Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year by Earshot Jazz. Matheny has received commissions and premieres from Meet the Composer, the Manhattan New Music Project, the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers, the Bay Area Jazz Composers Orchestra, and 20th Century Forum. Discography As leader 1995 Red Reflections (Monarch) 1996 Penumbra: The Moon Sessions (Monarch) 1998 Starlight Cafe [live] (Monarch) 2000 Santa's Got a Brand New Bag (Papillon) 2005 Nocturne (Papillon) 2006 The SnowCat (Papillon) 2007 Spirito Sanctu: The New Millennium Mass (Papillon) 2008 Best of Dmitri Matheny (Papillon) 2010 Grant & Matheny (with Darrell Grant) (Papillon) 2014 Sagebrush Rebellion (Papillon/BluePort) 2016 Jazz Noir (Papillon/BluePort) 2022 CASCADIA (Origin) As sideman Janice Jarrett Blue Nights & Sunshower (Anjana, 2011) Don Pender Birth of the Cool Revisited (2008) Martan Mann Le Petit Concert (Jazzical, 2005) Ron Kaplan Lounging Around (Kapland, 1999) Ron Kaplan Dedicated (Kapland 2004) Ron Kaplan Retro (Kapland, 2014) Clairdee Destination Moon (Declare, 1999) Clairdee This Christmas (Declare, 2002) Cathi Walkup Living in a Daydream (Flying Weasel, 1999) Cathi Walkup Playing Favorites (Flying Weasel, 2002) Jacintha Lush Life (Groove Note, 2001) Nika Rejto Midnight Kiss (Unika, 2002) Nika Rejto Bridge Weaver (Unika, 1998) Amina Figarova Jazz at the Pinehill: Live in Europe, Vol. 1 (Munich, 2001) Amina Figarova Jazz at the Pinehill: Live in Europe, Vol. 2 (Munich, 2001) Safari Safari (2001) Ian Dogole & Global Fusion Night Harvest (Global Fusion, 2000) Ian Dogole & Global Fusion Ionospheres (Cei, 1997) Birdland Express Passion Fire (2000) Five Voices Quint-Essential (2000) The Crown Project Gershwin on Monarch (Monarch, 1998) The Crown Project Modern Mancini (Monarch, 1999) Dave Ellis In the Long Run (Monarch, 1998) Daria Just the Beginning