Exhibit 23(b)(i)

KPMG LLP

Suite 500

191 West Nationwide Blvd.

Columbus, OH 43215-2568

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the use of our report dated April 19, 2023, with respect to the financial statements of MassMutual Ascend Life Insurance Company (formerly Great American Life Insurance Company), included herein, and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

April 27, 2023

KPMG LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership and a member firm of

the KPMG global organization of independent member firms affiliated with

KPMG International Limited, a private English company limited by guarantee.