A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., Kendrick attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. He now teaches music at Wake Forest University and High Point University. Inspired by the Reynolda Moderns exhibit, Kendrick composed four new songs, which he will debut with his band, The Matt Kendrick Jazz Unit, at Reynolda House on Community Day, April 12. His Community Day performance is the most recent in a long history of collaborations with the Museum.