A versatile guitarist who has played in settings ranging from avant-garde jazz to world music and creative fusion,
Matt Balitsaris has lived in New York City since the mid-1970s. Through the years he has worked (both as a guitarist and as a producer) with the bands
C'est What and Loose Shoes,
Mino Cinelu,
Cecil McBee,
Dewey Redman,
Fred Hersch, saxophonist
Cornelius Bumpus and many others. In addition.
Balitsaris has recorded a pair of duo albums with vibraphonist/percussionist
Jeff Berman. ~ Scott Yanow