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ALBUMAlberta - SingleMatthew Stevens & Jeff Parker
Albums by Matthew Stevens
ALBUMIn Common IIIWalter Smith III & Matthew Stevens
ALBUMPittsburghMatthew Stevens
ALBUMIn Common 2 (feat. Micah Thomas, Linda May Han Oh & Nate Smith)Walter Smith III & Matthew Stevens
ALBUMIn Common: Walter Smith III, Matthew Stevens, Joel Ross, Harish Raghavan & Marcus Gilmore (feat. Joel Ross, Harish Raghavan & Marcus Gilmore)Matthew Stevens & Walter Smith III
ALBUMPreverbalMatthew Stevens
ALBUMWoodworkMatthew Stevens
Artist Biography
An acclaimed, genre-bending guitarist, Matthew Stevens is known for expansive post-bop harmonies and stylistic forays into post-rock, hip-hop, electronic music, and modern creative jazz. Building upon the pioneering approach of guitarists like Bill Frisell, Nels Cline, and John Scofield, Stevens initially garnered attention in the 2000s for his work with Grammy-nominated trumpeter Christian Scott, and has contributed to albums by such similar maverick artists as Esperanza Spalding, Ben Williams, and Harvey Mason. He has also issued his own cross-pollinated albums, including 2015's Woodwork, 2017's Preverbal, and 2018's In Common with saxophonist Walter Smith III, as well as In Common 2 in 2020. The following year, Stevens released Pittsburgh, his first collection of solo guitar compositions, before reuniting with Smith for 2022's In Common III.
Hometown
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre
Jazz