Nilson Matta
Nilson Matta
Only very special collaborations last 30 years, and rarely do they become more exciting and together over the decades. Trio da Paz, however, is one such long-lasting and still lightning band. The team of drummer Eduardo "Duduka" Da Fonseca, guitarist Romero Lubambo and bassist Nilson Matta, all Brasilian jazzmen of New York City, is just as dashing today as when the three first met in 1985...
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Grammy Nominees 2017
Best Latin Jazz Album
Will Friedwald - Wall Street Journal - 2015 “...At the center of it all is Nilson Matta, who is both an outstanding bassist and an exceptional maestro, to employ another overused term. As a bandleader, he has an inmate sense of orchestration, of flow, of sequence, of music space and time....”
Jazz Da Gama - “EAST SIDE RIO DRIVE” *****“...feel·ing (fee-ling): a function or the power of perceiving by touch. A particular sensation of this kind: a feeling of warmth. The general state of consciousness considered independently of particular sensations, thoughts, etc. Readily affected by emotion; sympathetic; a feeling heart; Indicating or characterized by emotion… So how does Nilson Matta set about creating feelings? To read the full article, click here
Downbeat Magazine - Ken Micallef ****1/2 “A modern master of contemporary Brazilian music, bassist/composer Nilson
Anne Drummond Duet with Nilson Matta playing BUSETTO TRAVEL BASS
SOFAR Concert - Brooklyn NY
This Band was performing at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola
Jazz At Lincoln Center - January 30th & 31st January 1st & 2nd
COME WITH ME To Paris IN APRIL 2020 with SAMBA MEETS JAZZ WORKSHOPS
TO PLAY, TAP DANCE AND SING.