Matthew Stevens (guitarist)

Matthew Stevens (2019)
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Matthew Thomas Stevens (born January 8, 1982 in Toronto ) is a Canadian jazz guitarist .

Live and act

Stevens grew up in Toronto and studied at the Etobicoke School of the Arts there, before continuing his studies at Berklee College of Music . There he took lessons from Joe Lovano , Pat Metheny , Mick Goodrick , Wayne Krantz , Dave Samuels , Hal Crook and Yakov Gubanov . From the end of the 2000s he worked in the New York jazz scene a. a. with Christian Scott , with whom the first recordings were made in 2009 ( Yesterday You Said Tomorrow ), also with Jacky Terrasson ( Push ), Ben Williams , Chet Doxas ( Dive , 2012), Jamire Williams (ERIMAJ: Conflict of a Man ), Harvey Mason ( Chameleon ), Michael Oien ( And Now , 2014), Esperanza Spalding ( Emily's D + Evolution , 12 Little Spells ( Grammy 2020 )) and 2015/16 with Jamie Reynolds ( Gray Mirror ).

In May 2014 Stevens recorded his debut album Woodwork for Whirlwind Records ; Gerald Clayton (piano), Vicente Archer (bass), Eric Doob (drums) and Paula Stagnaro (percussion) played in his band . This was followed in 2017 by the album Preverbal (Crystal Math), which John Fordham rated in the Guardian as a “subtle, clever fusion ” with a combination of the soundscapes of John Scofield and Bill Frisell . Together with Walter Smith III , Joel Ross , Harish Raghavan and Marcus Gilmore he released the album In Common in 2018 , followed by In Common 2 (2020).

In the field of jazz, Stevens was involved in 17 recording sessions between 2009 and 2019.

^ John Fordham: Matthew Stevens: Preverbal review - subtle, clever jazz fusion. The Guardian, March 23, 2017, accessed December 19, 2017 .
↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 29, 2020)

personal data
SURNAME	Stevens, Matthew
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Stevens, Matthew Thomas (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian jazz guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH	January 8, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH	Toronto