Matthew Kaminski (born 1976 or 1977 (age 47–48)) is an American musician who is the stadium organist for the Atlanta Braves baseball team.
[2][3][4] The BBC News featured Kaminski's use of social media to crowdsource ideas for amusing or pointed walkup songs, and Sports Illustrated accused him of "expertly trolling" with his musical choices.
[11] National Public Radio, Washington correspondent, Todd Zwillich, featured Kaminski in The Takeaway in his series, Ballpark Figures: The Unsung Heroes of Baseball in 2015.
[15] He was interviewed on "At the Mic" in February 2021 about the strategy behind his choice of walk-up songs for the opposing team and the experience of playing during COVID.
AP Sports Columnist, Paul Newberry, stated the award was for "the witty organist who provided the soundtrack to the Braves' championship season.
[25] Matthew Kaminski is a Hammond Organ/Leslie Speaker Artist and is highlighted at the instrument maker's website as representing a passion for playing the organ.
Kaminski teaches at The North Fulton School of Music’s Atlanta locations and has taught applied jazz piano at Georgia Tech.