Matteo Bortone "Travelers +1"

Italian double bass player/composer, Matteo Bortone is making a name for himself among the rising talents of the newest jazz generation, not only as an instrumentalist but also as a composer and bandleader, especially after being awarded as “Best New Talent 2015” held by the journalists of the most important jazz magazine in Italy (Musica Jazz). Since 2008 Matteo has been leading “TRAVELERS”, a french/ Italian band embracing sonic adventures trying to explore the edge between contemporary jazz and rock/pop music. This musical intention is created by bridging a weaving world of contrasts and dialogues between heady melodies, cleverly arranged sweet songs, subtle rhythmic shifts and full-on improvisations where electric and acoustic intertwine. So far, Travelers released 2 albums garnering critical acclaim both in France and Italy receiving important press awards such as “Révélation Jazzman”, “Jazz Découverte”, (‘4 stars Jazzman’) in France as well as “Jazzit likes it” in Italy. Italian JazzIt magazine selected it as one of the greatest jazz albums of 2013. Since then, they toured around Italy, Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Taiwan and China.