Matt Koza has played with the Artie Shaw Orchestra since 2000, and became its director in 2010. He has toured the United States, Canada, Taiwan and Brazil with the band, accompanying Tony Bennett, Jack Jones and Buddy DeFranco. Matt is active in the swing and traditional jazz scene, playing dances, concerts and festivals with the Harry James Orchestra, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and James Langton’s New York All-Star Big Band, among many others. He teaches at York College-City University of New York.