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A leading artist of his generation, Grammy Nominated “Matthew Stevens’ singular style dissolves the demarcation lines between jazz, rock and ambient music.” (Mojo****) Stevens’ music is “honest and soulful” (Pitchfork) and is described as “music (that) advances the ideals of modern jazz”. (NPR) In addition to his critically acclaimed solo albums, Woodwork, Preverbal, Pittsburgh and In Common 1, 2 and 3 with Walter Smith III, Stevens’ songs and guitar playing are featured on over 70 albums including those by artists Christian Scott atunde Adjuah, Esperanza Spalding, Terri Lyne Carrington, Dave Douglas, Anna B Savage, Jamire Williams, Sean Jones, Linda May Han Oh, Harvey Mason, and Jany Green. Stevens has worked as a guitarist with producers Quincy Jones, Glen Ballard and Tony Visconti

Album

Trip the Night Fantastic

By Terri Lyne Carrington

Label: Candid Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Riddim Song; Identity Song;Autonomy Song; Climate Song; Children's Song; Step Song; Forest Song; Solidarity Song; Prayer Song;Abolition Song; Pet Song; Blues Song (These Poems); Reckoning Song

Album

Matthew Stevens

By Matthew Stevens

Label: Candid Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Take Heart; Hazy (intro); Hazy; SLMS; 1000 Times; Edgewood; Who Does She Hope To Be?; Born of Silence; Alberta; The air is thick

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jeff Parker, Oan Kim, Matthew Stevens, Gabrielle Cavassa & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 9, 2026

A playlist full of delightful surprises, offering music lovers a welcome counterweight to the darker surprises the news keeps delivering.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Oan Kim & The Dirty Jazz “Habanera" Habanera--Single (Artwork) 0:16 Host talks 3:54 Guillaume Hazebrouck Sextet feat. James Noël ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Matthew Stevens, Grammy-award winning jazz guitarist, brings multi-generational talent for upcoming self-titled release

by Doug Hall
May 10, 2026

Our guest artist is Matthew Stevens, a critically acclaimed Grammy Award-winning jazz guitarist and producer. His upcoming album, Matthew Stevens, will be released May 8th on Candid Records. We will listen to a portion of two cuts from this recording, later in the podcast. Stevens shares the concept-album inspiration and overcoming personal challenges that have now ...

News: Recording

Guitarist Matthew Stevens Releases New Single "Hazy" Featuring Saxophonist Josh Johnson

April 17, 2026

On April 8, GRAMMY Award-winning guitarist and producer Matthew Stevens released the kaleidoscopic new single “Hazy” featuring Josh Johnson, from his forthcoming album, Matthew Stevens (out May 8 on Candid Records). Listen to “Hazy” here. Featuring saxophonist and co-producer Josh Johnson (Flea, Meshell Ndegeocello), the woozy, new original was written by Stevens during a time in ...

Album

Howling Silence

By Olga Amelchenko

Label: Edition Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Howling Silence; Irreversible; Midnight Dances; April; May Have Forgotten Its Way; When It’s Time To Say Goodbye; Reset; Walking Shadows.

Article: Album Review

Olga Amelchenko: Howling Silence

Read "Howling Silence" reviewed by Andrew Hunter

by Andrew Hunter
August 26, 2025

Olga Amelchenko, the Russian born, Paris based saxophonist and composer, is joined here on her fourth recording as leader by a strong ensemble with members old and new. Jesus Vega has been playing drums with Amelchenko for a long while. Canadian guitarist Matthew Stevens, who did such great work with Walter Smith iii, is a new ...

Article: Play This!

Olga Amelchenko: Walking Shadows

by Ludovico Granvassu
August 24, 2025

Howling Silence is Olga Amelchenko's new album, a project that explores the tension between the urge to speak out and the weight of silence... “howling silence" indeed. That may be the reason why even though her saxophone shimmers throughout the album, it a shimmering that comes with gravitas, as you can hear here in the compelling ...

Article: Live Review

Winter Jazzfest 2025: The Once and Future Music

by Adam Beaudoin
April 9, 2025

Winter JazzfestNew York, NYJanuary 9-15, 2025 Impressions of A Love Supreme We are standing in a line outside the venue, waiting in the January chill to listen to nearly two dozen musicians perform and pay tribute to John Coltrane's A Love Supreme, 60 years to the month after its release. People ...