Matteo Bortone

Contemporary jazz — Matteo Bortone, the award-winning Italian double bassist, takes the listener into a bold musical world blending creative improvisation and avant-garde rock sonorities.

A journey into the imagination of the Italian double bassist Matteo Bortone (though musically schooled at the CNSM de Paris), winner of the 'Best New Italian Talent 2015' award from the journalists of 'Musica Jazz'. The music of No Land's explores the adventurous paths of creative improvised music and the haunting sonorities of avant-garde rock, forging an open, free and uncompromising through-line. Built around the leader's compositions, the group develops a musical universe rich in contrasts and dialogue: melodies that veer into the unknown, acoustic moments and electric tornadoes that alternate, creating an unpretentious itinerary in constant evolution. Active for 10 years, the Franco-Italian ensemble has performed in Italy, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, China and Taiwan.

“The ensemble led by Bortone has a voice all its own. A real discovery” - Thomas Conrad, The New York City Jazz Record “One of the boldest groups on the new jazz scene” - Theodore Van Claer, Djam “A group of young prodigies who play together beautifully in the service of a genuinely collective project” - Lionel Eskenazi, Jazz Magazine

Line-up: Matteo Bortone: double bass; Julien Pontvianne: saxophone; Ariel Tessier: drums; Yannick Lestra: keyboards

The 38Riv Jazz Club is an intimate venue in the heart of the Marais (38 rue de Rivoli, Paris 4e), dedicated to jazz and improvised music.