About Jim Matus
Composer, band leader, arranger, guitarist, vocalist, teacher and studio engineer, specializing in progressive world fusion, jazz, rock and improvisatory music. Inventor of the LAOUTAR, a unique mandocello/Greek lute hybrid, for which he has composed and performed a growing repertoire of solo and duo pieces. He has also led or co-led projects such as the Impulse Ensemble, Matus Salins Marching Band, and Nested Drift.
Jim has worked with musicians Don Cherry, Hassan Hakmoun, Anthony Jackson, Dave Weckl, Percy Jones, Veiux Farka Toure, Alicia Svigals, James Montgomery, Grace Kelly, Soft machine’s Hugh Hopper, and Shane Shanahan of the Silk Road Project, among others.
More info at www.jimmatus.com