Sakakeeny, Matt

Matt Sakakeeny (B. Mus., Peabody Conservatory 1994; M.A. in Musicology, Tulane University 2004; M.A. in Ethnomusicology, Columbia University, 2005; Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology, Columbia University, 2008) is interested how music intersects with race, economics, and politics, particularly in the performance of African American music. Matt is living in New Orleans, where he is completing the dissertation "Instruments of Power: New Orleans Brass Bands and the Politics of Performance" with fellowship support from the National Science Foundation and the Whiting Foundation. His MA thesis, "American Afrobeat: Transnational, Intercultural, and Multiracial" was written in 2005. Previously, he worked as the co-producer of the public radio show American Routes in New Orleans. In Fall 2008, he will be taking a position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Music at Tulane University.
Email: mks2104@olumbia.edu