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Matthieu Mazué
Matthieu Mazué, born in 1995 in Dijon, is a French pianist and composer recognized for his innovative approach to contemporary jazz.
Since 2015, Matthieu Mazué has distinguished himself on numerous European stages, collaborating with musicians such as Diego Manuschevich, Michael Cina, Xaver Rüegg, Ralph Alessi, Gerry Hemingway, Camila Nebbia, Francisco Mela, Diego Hedez, Michaël Attias, Christoph Grab, Christian Weber, Dieter Ulrich, and Lina Allemano. He has performed at renowned festivals such as Jazzdor in Berlin and Strasbourg, Bird’s Eye in Basel, BeJazz in Bern, Sunside in Paris, Périscope in Lyon, Moods in Zurich, JazzFest Bonn, and the Unerhört Festival. In 2022, he also toured Australia alongside Andrew Saragossi.
In 2019, he formed the Matthieu Mazué Trio with bassist Xaver Rüegg and drummer Michael Cina. The trio released their first album, “Cortex,” in 2021, followed by “We Stay Still” in 2022 under the Jazzdor Series label. Their music, praised for its freshness and complexity, reflects a contemporary vision of jazz while honoring its traditions. In 2022, the Jazzdor festival supported him throughout the year. His trio later expanded into a quartet with the addition of saxophonist Michaël Attias.
Matthieu Mazué’s talent has been recognized with several distinctions, including the NOVA Jazz Composition Prize 2021, the ZKB Jazz Preis 2021, and the JazzBeet Competition 2021 at JazzFest Bonn. These awards highlight his significant contribution to the current jazz scene. The international press, notably Die Zeit, has repeatedly recognized him as one of the most innovative musicians in Europe.
Based in Switzerland, Matthieu Mazué continues to perform with his trio and other ensembles, bringing an innovative and energetic perspective to contemporary jazz.
Recordings as a leader:
Monoliths and Screens for Quartet (2025)
We Say Still (Jazzdor Series, 2022)
Cortex (Unit Records, 2021)
Piano (2018)
Awards
Nova Jazz Composition Competition 2022
ZKB Jazz Preis 2021
Jazz Beet 2021 (Jazz Fest Bonn)
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Shipp/Parker/Dickey, Florian Arbenz, Matthieu Mazué & Ghasem Batamuntu
by Maurice Hogue
A mixed bag this time around on One Man's Jazz, highlighted by new releases from the excellent trio of Matthew Shipp (piano), William Parker (bass) and Whit Dickey (drums), trios from Switzerland led by pianist Matthieu Mazué and drummer Florian Arbenz, the Belgian trio of guitarist Manu Codjia, bassist Giuseppe Millaci & and drummer Lieven Venken, the guitar/drums duo of Dan Phillips and Hamid Drake, and American ex-pat saxophonist Ghasem Batamuntu.Playlist Florian Arbenz “Freedom Jazz Dance" from Conversation ...
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À propos de la matière. In 2022, I was given the opportunity to expand my trio with the addition of saxophonist Michael Attias . As a composer, I’ve sought to translate into music some of the images that inspire me, and the word “Monoliths” came to me quite naturally. In April 2023, during a concert in Berlin, our band played for the first time a second series of pieces entitled “Screens.” If the word “Monoliths” immediately brought Stanley Kubrick to ...
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“Piano jazz that for once doesn’t invite you to fall asleep: Young, fresh, from Switzerland and without fear of abstraction.” – Ulrich Stock, Die Zeit, November 2022
“Mazué’s modernist trio has a lot to give to contemporary jazz, unwrapping inspirations and talking idioms of their own creation” – Filipe Freitas, JazzTrail, December 2022
“A trio with exceptional qualities. This trio has a remarkable interaction between equal players. The formation is powerful but not lacking in sensitivity, complex but not remote, contemporary in its aesthetics but also refreshing.”- Deutsche Welle, 2021
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Monolith: Twelve Stones (to Gather)
From: Monoliths and Screens for...By Matthieu Mazué
