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Dmitri Matheny

Rank #2 San Francisco CA and Phoenix, AZ Jazz / West Coast / Classic

Dmitri Matheny

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Members: DMITRI MATHENY GROUP: Charles McNeal, Nick Manson, Ruth Davies, John Lewis

Label: Papillon Recordings

Bio: Celebrated for his warm tone, soaring lyricism and masterful technique, American musician DMITRI MATHENY has been lauded as “the first breakthrough flugelhornist since Chuck Mangione" [San Jose Mercury News].

First introduced to jazz audiences in the 1990s as the protégé of Art Farmer, Matheny h... See Full Bio

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“Dmitri Matheny is a sensitive and expressive new voice on today's jazz scene.”

— Jim Santella, ALL ABOUT JAZZ

“One of the jazz world’s most talented horn players.”

— SAN JOSE METRO

“This is music to touch your heart.”

— Marian McPartland, NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO

“One of the most eloquent musical voices in the gradually evolving mainstream of jazz. ”

— Derk Richardson, SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN

“Dmitri Matheny sings on his horn — remember his name.”

— Dr. Herb Wong, JAZZ EDUCATORS JOURNAL

“Unquestionably a master.”

— Steve Futterman, JAZZIZ

“A flugelhorn so cool it'll run a shiver through your martini.”

— SAN JOSE METRO

“A true jazz visionary.”

— Phil Elwood, SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER

“The first breakthrough flugelhornist since Chuck Mangione.”

— SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS

“One of jazz's most talented horn players.”

— Dan Ouellette, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

“Dmitri Matheny has diverted his ample talent from trumpet to flugelhorn, performing beautiful Hard Bop lines with a flawless warm tone. He's an excellent performer on gentle ballads and bop scorchers alike.”

— ROLLING STONE

“Extravagantly, unashamedly, irresistibly pretty. A spirit voice that compels attention even when it whispers. Dmitri Matheny. Now you know.”

— Thomas Conrad, STEREOPHILE

“One of the jazz world's next important flugelhorn players.”

— Mike Metheny, KANSAS CITY JAZZ AMBASSADORS

“Protege of the late Art Farmer, flugelhornist Dmitri Matheny works along the edge between chamber music and jazz, weaving a musical landscape found when lights are low. The lyricism of his horn work is achingly poignant.”

— Andrew Gilbert, SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE

“In this spellbinding performance, jazz flugelhornist and composer Dmitri Matheny and his band weave a magical, musical tale. The SnowCat reveals the spirit of sharing and gratitude that makes the holiday season such a wonderful time of year.”

— TOWN & COUNTRY

“Dmitri Matheny is a velvety player who favors the lyrical and poetic side of jazz. His tone and approach bear the strong influence of his mentor, the impeccable Art Farmer, and his ballad playing recalls another master of California romanticism, Chet Baker.”

— Melody Romancito, TAOS NEWS

“A fine CD, Starlight Cafe affirms Matheny's atavistic standing as a romantic and as a brass player who can limn slow motion ballads without referencing Miles.”

— Gary Giddins, VILLAGE VOICE

“Like the petroglyph musician Kokopelli centuries before, Dmitri Matheny developed his horn skills in the acoustic canyons of the American Southwest. He now is bandleader of one of the most eclectic and daring groups on the Bay Area jazz scene.”

— Karen Metzger, TELLURIDE WATCH

“An active part of the San Francisco jazz scene, Matheny plays the seldom-seen but versatile flugelhorn with verve and virtuosity. Not smooth, but cool, Matheny is a player in the Art Farmer school of soft-toned melodicism, with kudos coming from near and far for his radio-ready discs.”

— WILLAMETTE WEEK

“Dmitri Matheny's lyrical approach to the flugelhorn has earned him a legion of fans.”

— SANTA CRUZ GOOD TIMES

“Welcome to the world of flugelhorn artist Dmitri Matheny. Preceding the popularity of Chris Botti’s haunting trumpet solos by at least a decade, Matheny has spent his entire recording career giving the jazz heart of film noir a gilded elegance.”

— Chuck Graham, TUCSON STAGE

“Grant & Matheny are gifted technicians with lyrical streaks a mile long, capable of surprising melodic and harmonic twists.”

— Gary Giddins, VILLAGE VOICE

“I've finally found it: Dmitri Matheny's Starlight Cafe. This is the album I've spent a lifetime looking for.”

— Stephen Siegel, TUCSON WEEKLY

“Dmitri Matheny is a mellow-toned flugelhornist who particularly excels on ballads, and is a fine composer.”

— Scott Yanow, TRUMPET KINGS: The Players Who Shaped the Sound of Jazz

“Dmitri Matheny is among the vanguard of today's musicians who helped propel the Bay Area jazz community onto the international scene.”

— SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER

“Dmitri Matheny's flugelhorn is both hot and cool, wide of range, always sure of tone and brilliantly imaginative. He is a fine instrumentalist and composer with a mature understanding of jazz roots and—happily—an optimistic view of his own, and the music's future.”

— Phil Elwood, SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER

“Grant & Matheny are intense listeners, sometimes anticipating and instantly echoing ideas, yet always weaving one fabric.”

— Thomas Conrad, STEREOPHILE

“Lyrical flugelhornist and composer Dmitri Matheny evokes the great jazz sounds of Art Farmer and Clark Terry in a show to benefit the San Francisco Symphony’s public school music education programs.”

— SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

“On the wonderful Hoagy Carmichael song "Stardust," his flugelhorn playing was warm, lyrical, wistful and perfectly suited to the lovely standard. A stellar evening.”

— Jim Harrington, SAN MATEO COUNTY TIMES

“At the shrine of St. Francis, flugelhornist Dmitri Matheny and pianist Darrell Grant were playing beautiful duets in the hushed sanctuary. Matheny played an exquisite "Stardust" that sailed through the Gothic vaults.”

— Jesse Hamlin, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

“Flugelhorn virtuoso Dmitri Matheny returns this week after a composition retreat in Barbados. A prolific composer who graduated with honors from Boston's Berklee College of Music, Matheny recently made his Carnegie Hall debut and is about to embark on a four-month U.S. tour.”

— SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

“Nocturne is a haunting meditation on the beauty of the night.”

— Andrew Gilbert, SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE

“Dmitri Matheny was virtually unknown when his first album was released, but in a matter of weeks he was topping the jazz radio charts and selling out concert halls from New York to Warsaw. After years performing in small nightclubs, he had become the classic overnight success.”

— PUBLIC RADIO INTERNATIONAL

“A fluid player with a reliable sense of adventure and a solid feel for jazz tradition, Dmitri Matheny has emerged as one of the most vital talents on the jazz scene. ”

— Dave Becker, OAKLAND TRIBUNE

“A successful career in jazz: Dmitri Matheny is a spectacularly popular flugelhornist who continues to bring new and innovative sounds to his field.”

— PORTLAND OUR TOWN

“A shared love for melody and a lyrical rather than percussive approach make Grant & Matheny a good match. Their elegant understatement should restore Beauty to its rightful position alongside Truth in the pantheon of jazz values.”

— Lyn Daroch, THE OREGONIAN

“Into the tradition comes Dmitri Matheny, a rising young flugelhornist, composer and this year's winner of Down Beat's 'Talent Deserving Wider Recognition' poll. Inspired by his mentor, the great Art Farmer, Matheny's playing is lyrical, flowing and graceful.”

— Lyn Daroch, OREGONIAN

“The music on Starlight Cafe is splendid: lush, seductive and dreamy. The album continues Matheny's unabashed passion for all things celestial.”

— Wayne Saroyan, OAKLAND TRIBUNE

“The most ethereal moment came with Matheny’s rendition of “Stardust,” as he began the tune playing his flugelhorn into the Grand Piano, causing the strings to vibrate...a gorgeous introduction.”

— Wayne Saroyan, OAKLAND TRIBUNE

“Dmitri Matheny is a rarity in the music world: a rising star free of ego and hubris.”

— SAN JOSE METRO

“Matheny performed two sets of enthralling music dedicated to Marian McPartland in celebration of her 80th birthday.”

— Wayne Saroyan, OAKLAND TRIBUNE

“The Dmitri Matheny Group has earned a reputation as one of the most eclectic and daring groups on the jazz scene. As likely to borrow from classical chamber music structures as Bebop or blues, Matheny and his cohorts treat music as a fertile landscape without boundaries.”

— Dave Becker, OAKLAND TRIBUNE

“Innovative flugelhornist Dmitri Matheny presented a three part suite, "Visions of Kerouac," backed by some of the top talents in the modern jazz community.”

— Dave Becker, OAKLAND TRIBUNE

“With his gift for soaring lyricism, Matheny plays jazz that's emotionally open but full of mystery.”

— Andrew Gilbert, SAN JOSE METRO

“Starlight Cafe is an exquisite, soft-spoken album, ideal for quiet nights. Matheny's velvety horn glides effortlessly above the sympathetic, sparse accompaniment of Douglass and Grant, weaving a spellbinding tapestry of sounds.”

— Wayne Saroyan, OAKLAND TRIBUNE

“A twilight mood for lovers of leisurely paced music. Dmitri Matheny's warm pellucid sound truly encapsulates the essence of jazz.”

— Marian McPartland, NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO

“Starlight Cafe: One of the Ten Best Jazz Releases of the Year”

— OAKLAND TRIBUNE

“Starlight Cafe is a real winner. Matheny mixes soulful, torchy ballads and inventive uptempo numbers with deft ease.”

— Chris DeBenedetti, NORTH BEACH NOW

“Grant & Matheny have appeared together from Carnegie Hall to the Monterey, Telluride and San Francisco jazz festivals. The classically trained duo blends the intimacy of chamber music with the spontaneous spirit of American jazz to take listeners on an inspired musical journey.”

— NEWPORT NEWS TIMES

“The new voice in Boston jazz: Matheny and company have been heralded throughout New England for their spirited performances.”

— NEW ENGLAND MONTHLY

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