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Artist
Dmitri Matheny
12+ albums
jazzAllbebopHardbopBlues Bar
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Celebrated for his warm tone, soaring lyricism and masterful technique, American musician DMITRI MATHENY [“the first breakthrough flugelhornist since Chuck Mangione” —San Jose Mercury News], has been voted “Best New Artist” in the JazzIz Readers Poll and “Talent Deserving Wider Recognition” in the Down Beat International Critics Poll. Matheny is an honors graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy and the Berklee College of Music, Boston. Following private studies with Carmine Caruso in New York City, Matheny was the protégé of the legendary Art Farmer with whom he studied for ten years. Matheny has toured extensively as a soloist and bandleader throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. He has traveled to 19 countries and has performed with a “who’s who” of jazz luminaries. Matheny’s discography includes over 50 compact discs on which he appears as a composer, arranger, producer and flugelhorn soloist. He has released nine critically-acclaimed albums as a leader: Red Reflections [1995], Penumbra [1996], Starlight Cafe [1998], Santa's Got a Brand New Bag [2000], Nocturne (2005), The SnowCat [2006], Spiritu Sancto [2007], Best of Dmitri Matheny [2008] and Grant & Matheny (2010). User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
