Matteo Mancuso

Matteo Mancuso (born 22 November 1996) is an Italian jazz and rock guitarist from Palermo, Sicily.

Matteo Mancuso
Born (1996-11-22) 22 November 1996
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Genres
Occupation(s)Guitarist
Years active2006–present
LabelsMascot Label Group
Websitewww.matteomancuso.net

Early life

Mancuso was born in 1996 in Palermo. He started playing guitar with his father Vincenzo at the age of 10 and got onto a stage to play live, at 12. He went on to study classical guitar in high school in Palermo and later graduated in jazz guitar from the Palermo Conservatory of Music.[1]

Career

Mancuso performed at NAMM 2019 in Los Angeles.[2]

In 2022, he was invited by Al Di Meola in the thirty-first edition of Eddie Lang Jazz Festival, to duet with him on stage.[3]

In 2022, he was chosen by Italian progressive rock band pfm, to perform live in Lugano Estival Jazz, replacing their guitarist, who was busy on that day.[4] Pfm then released a double record comprising 16 tracks called: “THE EVENT – Live in Lugano”, which is the first live record released where Matteo Mancuso is playing guitars.[5]

SNIPS

In 2017, Mancuso founded a trio called “SNIPS”, which includes Salvatore Lima, on drums and Riccardo Oliva on bass. SNIPS is a jazz fusion band and their music is based on rearrangements of popular fusion standards and original compositions. Recently the trio has played at the Musika-Expo in Rome and in April at Musikmesse in Frankfurt.[2][6]

Matteo Mancuso Trio

The trio was formed in 2020 with Stefano India on Bass and Giuseppe Bruno on Drums [7][8]

In 2022, Matteo Mancuso Trio performed at the Bremen International Festival; the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome; Uppsala Jazz Festival in Sweden; Spoleto Jazz Festival, in Italy.[9]

Their first album is called: "The Journey".[10]

Style

He switches to using a rest stroke with his index finger and middle finger to pick the strings like a classical guitar player.[11], a finger-style right hand technique.[12] He has been called a virtuoso.[13]

"There's this Italian kid on the internet—Matteo Mancuso. He's 20 or something. He plays an SG and he does this almost flamenco-style thing. I mean, he's a virtuoso beyond virtuosos." Tosin Abasi[14]

Mancuso does not use a guitar pick and he uses a finger-style right hand technique.[12]

Discography

The first albums he is credited with, were published in 2023.[15]

Live

Studio

References
  1. "Matteo Mancuso's Biography and Music Influences". Matteo Mancuso. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  2. Florio, Maria Luisa. "Guitarist Matteo Mancuso flies to Los Angeles for the NAMM show". Bagheria News. LG MULTIMEDIA. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. "Eddie Lang Jazz Festival, finale col botto: il duetto Di Meola-Mancuso infiamma il palco | isNews - Molise". www.isnews.it. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. Redazione (31 August 2022). "Matteo Mancuso in concerto con la PFM". MadonieLive.com (in Italian). Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  5. TG24, Sky (16 May 2023). ""THE EVENT – Live in Lugano", il nuovo album dal vivo della PFM". tg24.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  6. Guitar World Staff (13 June 2018). "Watch This Breathtaking Cover of Jaco Pastorious' "The Chicken"". Guitar World. Future Publishing Limited Quay House. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  7. Fabbri, Laura (22 July 2023). "L'enfant prodige della chitarra Matteo Mancuso protagonista di Stresa Festival. Questo weekend Rigoletto a Orta". VCO Azzurra TV (in Italian). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  8. Internazionale, Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione. "Il trio di Matteo Mancuso in concerto a Sofia – Italiana – Lingua, cultura, creatività nel mondo" (in Italian). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  9. "Matteo Mancuso's Biography and Music Influences". Matteo Mancuso. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  10. "Matteo Mancuso Music [Upcoming Album Release]". Matteo Mancuso. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  11. {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZTSunkoXuY
  12. "Watch Matteo Mancuso (SNIPS) jam with Yamaha Revstar 720B". Europe Yamaha. Yamaha Corporation. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  13. Horn, Jazzmeia (9 January 2018). "Jazzmeia Horn Soars in Orvieto". Downbeat. Jazzmeia Horn Soars in Orvieto. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  14. BOSSO, JOE. "Is Tosin Abasi Flirting With The Mainstream?". Music Aficionado. Music Aficionado. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  15. "Matteo Mancuso". Discogs. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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