Matteo Bortone

Bass player/composer, Matteo Bortone is making a name for himself among the rising talents of the newest jazz generation, especially after being awarded as “Best New Talent 2015” in the annual poll held by the journalists of italian jazz magazine Musica Jazz. Italian but musically raised in Paris, genre/crossing composer with roots in contemporary jazz, rock and pop/folk music, Matteo blends all these elements into compositions where acoustic and electronic intertwine, creating a world of contrasts and dialogues in a cohesive, cinematic sound. He released 5 albums as a leader, all highly-welcomed by international press, praising his works with some important awards as “Révélation Jazzman”, "4 stars Jazzmagazine", “Jazz découverte” in France, “Jazzit Likes it” in Italy and 'Album of the Week' for AllAboutJazz. All these works showcase Bortone's forward-thinking vision as a musician and composer. Bortone is also one of the most-in-demand bass player and can be heard as a member of bands led by Roberto Gatto, Maurizio Giammarco, Maria Pia De Vito, Enrico Morello, 'ABHRA' european sextet led by french sax player Julien Pontvianne as well as dance/music project 'Une Crepa', a deep introspective bass solo&dance feature together with Lucia Guarino and Elisa D'Amico. He played/toured also with such artists as Enrico Rava, Cyrille Aimée, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ben Wendel, Leon Parker, Ralph Alessi, Logan Richardson, Greg Hutchinson. www.matteobortone.com