“I like a nice blend of having fun and taking music seriously.” I suppose that explains the large sections of Bach and The Hoosier Hot Shots in his sheet music collection. A past resident of Wallowa County Or, Matt Bell now resides in New Orleans where he lives and breathes traditional jazz, old-time country music and — well let’s just say etcetera. He earned his master’s degree in music from the University of New Orleans and he hopes that doesn’t tarnish the schools reputation too much.