Matt Landry is the Akropolis Reed Quintet’s saxophonist and Executive Director of Akropolis’ 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. He is performer and project leader for Are We Dreaming the Same Dream?, the album and project winning the 2025 GRAMMY Award for Best Instrumental Composition for the track, “Strands.” He is one of the most active classical saxophonists in the world today. He has appeared on the Classical Billboard Charts three times and is one of a handful of classical saxophonists to ever perform on the University Musical Society series. He has won 7 national chamber music prizes including the 2014 Fischoff Gold Medal. He was an adjudicator for the 2025 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition junior division, 2019 Chamber Music Yellow Springs National Chamber Music Competition,  and the 2023 NOLA Chamber Fest competition.

Matt has performed in close collaboration with Avery Fisher Career Grant recipients Jennifer Frautschi and the Dover Quartet, as well as clarinetist David Shifrin, BodyVox Dance, soprano Shara Nova, the Horszowski Trio, and Grammy-winning trumpeter Kris Johnson. 

Matt was selected by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs as a 2018/19 Rising Leader among arts and cultural organizations in Michigan. He has taught two courses for music majors at Michigan State University on entrepreneurship and fundraising and leads dozens of arts entrepreneurship workshops each year at universities nationwide. Matt is Executive Director of the Akropolis Reed Quintet’s nonprofit organization, leading its mission and organizational development. 

Matt received his Bachelor’s degree Summa Cum Laude in Music Education and Saxophone from the University of Michigan, where he studied with Donald Sinta. He was a James B. Angell Scholar and commencement flag bearer.