Matt Hubbard plays "back-alley beatnik blues" (Austin Chronicle) on his funky Hammond organ, honky-tonk piano, hobo harmonica and down-home trombone.

Multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer and longtime Austin resident Matt Hubbard was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1970. After moving to Austin in 1994 Matt worked with legend and mentor Willie Nelson for many years, recording and co-producing numerous albums and duets at Willie’s home studio in Luck, Texas. Highlights include “Rainbow Connection” (2001 Island/Def Jam) and “Run That By Me One More Time" (2003 Lost Highway), both nominated for the Country Album of the Year Grammy.

Matt played keys, trombone and harmonica with jam band 7 Walkers featuring Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann, Meters’ bassist George Porter Jr., guitarist Papa Mali and original bassist Reed Mathis from 2008-2014. The band co-wrote songs with renowned lyricist Robert Hunter for their self-titled debut album in 2010.

Over the years Matt has worked with (in no particular order) Wanda Jackson, Ray Price, Rickie Lee Jones, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Fastball, Ray Benson, Randy Rogers, Billy Bob Thorton, Matthew McConaughey, Joe King Carrasco, Greezy Wheels, Okkervile River, Bushwick Bill, Folk Uke, Paula Nelson, Shannon McNally, Golden Dawn Arkerstra, David Garza, Brownout, John Doe, Dale Watson, Weary Boys, Jonathan Tyler, Gillian Welch, Kimmie Rhodes, Carolyn Wonderland, Shelley King, Black Joe Lewis and many others live and in the studio.

In 2021, Matt appeared on the Tonight Show with Edie Brickell & New Bohemians as well as playing keyboards and co-writing some songs on the band's last two albums “Rocket” (2018 Verve) and “Hunter and the Dog Star” (2021 Shuffle/Thirty Tigers). He toured with New Bohemians between 2014 and 2021 including an appearance with Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead at Lochen Festival in 2019.

As a solo artist and bandleader Matt released a gospel album "Nobody's Fault but Mine" dedicated to his father in 2017 and the Matt Hubbard Trio recorded "Live at C-Boy's" in 2019, both on Michabou Records. His instrumental album “Grandpa’s Piano” was released in June of 2024.

That same year Matt played keyboards on Jesse Dayton’s #1 Billboard Blues album “The Hardway Blues” produced by Shooter Jennings. Matt also worked as an engineer on Orville Peck’s 2024 album “Stampede” featuring good friends Willie and Waylon Payne as well as Elton John, Beck and many others.

Matt’s latest single “Weedaholic” featuring Willie Nelson was released April 20th, 2025.