Biography
Matteo started his music career in 2002 in Italy. He attended the Rodi Garganico Conservatory, where he studied classical guitar under guitarist Maestro Marco Salcito. He graduated in 2005 with high marks.
During these years, he performed extensively and won several prestigious chamber music awards.
In 2008, Matteo moved to New York. In 2010, he earned his Masters degree in Jazz performance at New York University, where he taught for two years.
Since then, he has released multiple records and collaborated with a wide variety of artists and musicians, such as Mark Kelley of the Roots, Brian Chase of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Elliott Sharp, Taja Cheek, Gold Dime, and many more. He has played hundreds of shows, from rock venues and museums to festivals and landmark stages such as The Stone and King’s Theatre.
His work has been reviewed and featured in Entertainment Weekly, All About Jazz, Paste Magazine, WNYC, The Quietus, Free Jazz Blog, and many more. His first solo guitar album Solos was included in Ted Gioia’s 100 best albums of 2018.
(to read a more detailed bio, press reviews, show listings, and more, please visit matteoliberatore.com)
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION:
2010 — New York University, New York, NY Steinhardt School of Education, Masters Degree in Jazz Performance
2005 — Conservatorio U. Giordano, Rodi Garganico, Foggia, Italy, Classical Guitar Diploma Ten Year Program (Grade 10 out of 10)
SELECTED PRESS:
2025 — Interview for 15 Questions by Tobias Fisher,
2025 — Talk and review with Brad Rose for Foxy Digitalis
2025 — Review of FEED by Dom Lepore, Merry-Go-Round Magazine
2025 — Conversation with More Eaze for Talkhouse
2021 — Review of Neutral Love by Matty McPherson, Tabs Out
2021 — Review of Neutral Love by Everett True
2021 — Review of Death In The Gilded Age by Daryl Worthington, The Quietus
2020 — Review of Gran Sasso by Chris De Chiara, Avant Music News
2020 — Review of Build A Gold House To Bury The Devil by Fotis Nikolakopoulos, The Free Jazz Collective
2019 — “12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend” by Giovanni Russonello, The New York Times
2018 — Review of Solos by Dan Mcclenaghan, All About Jazz
2018 — Review of Solos by Susan Frances, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
2018 — “Goings On About Town” by Steve Futterman, The New Yorker
2018 — “The Bill Frisell Invitational Highlights This Year’s Alternative Guitar Summit” by Bill Milkowski, Paste Magazine
2018 — Review of Solos by Grego Applegate Edwards, Classical Modern Music
2018 — Review of Solos by Annie Murnighan, The New York City Jazz Record
SELECTED RECORDINGS:
2026 — REALITY PILLS (electronics, experimental) Soap Library
2025 — FEED (electronics, experimental). New Focus Recordings
2022 — LACQUER (electronics, experimental). Tripticks Tapes
2021 — Death In The Gilded Age (quartet with gabby fluke-mogul, Ava Mendoza, Joanna Mattrey). Tripticks Tapes
2021 — Neutral Love (duo with Amirtha Kidambi). Astral Editions
2020 — L’Ora Del Pasto (Live album with Elliott Sharp and Weasel Walter). Self-Released
2020 — Build A Gold House To Bury The Devil (Duo with Catherine Sikora). Self-Released
2018 — Solos (Solo). Innova Recordings
SELECTED PERFORMANCES:
2025 — Show at CCRMA Stanford
2025 — Show at Radio Raheem in Milan
2025 — Album release show for FEED at Elsewhere (NYC)
2025 — Show at The Lot Radio (NYC)
2024 — Duo with Ka Baird at JACK (NYC)
2024 — Gold Dime (trio of Andrya Ambro-Matteo Liberatore-Chris Mulligan) at Kings Theatre (NYC)
2024 — Duo with Taja Cheek at the Deep Listening Series in Manhattan
2023 — Molto Ohm at Microscope Gallery (NYC)
2022 and 2023 — Quartet with Brian Chase (drums), Manami Mizumoto (violin) Vanessa Baish (poetry) at The Stone (NYC)
2022 — Duo with Amirtha Kidambi at Pioneer Works (NYC)
2020 — H0L0 (NYC) Trio with Brandon Lopez and Gerald Cleaver
2020 — Union Pool (NYC) Trio with Don Mckenzie and Mark Kelley
2019 — Arts For Art / Vision Festival, Nublu (NYC) Duo with Jon Irabagon
2019 — The Stone (NYC) Stridulations for Glenn Branca. Brian Chase (drums) Brandon Ross (guitar, vocals) Chris Cochrane (guitar, vocals) Dana Lyn (bass guitar) Matteo Liberatore (guitar) Wendy Eisenberg (guitar). Billy Martin residency
2019 — The New School (NYC) Sonic Pharmakon: Post Genre Instruments, Drone, and the Limits of Guitar. Talk and performance
2019 — Max Fish (NYC) Duo with Brian Chase
2019 — iBeam (NYC) Duo with ECM artist Ralph Alessi
2018 — Alternative Guitar Festival at The Jazz Gallery (NYC) With Joe Morris, Rez Abbasi, Jeff Miles, Peter Bernstein, Gilad Hekselman, Joel Harrison, Anthony Pirog
CURATORIAL:
2023 - Ongoing — Curating the DIY monthly series Please Y.S. in Brooklyn, New York with Julia Anrather. 100% of ticket sales go to the artists. OHYUNG, More Eaze and David Grubbs were some of the many artists that have performed at the space so far.
2017-2019 — Ran and curated by-weekly shows at the DIY space 49 Shade in Brooklyn, New York, along with Taja Cheek, Max Alper and Dann Lawrence. 100% of ticket sales were given to the artists. Otomo Yoshihide, Dreamcrusher and Susan Alcorn were some of the many artists that performed at the space.
EARLY CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARDS IN ITALY:
2005 — B. Barattelli National Music Competition, 1st Prize, Chamber Music Division
2005 — Musica Capitanata National Competition, 1st Prize, Chamber Music Division
2005 — San Giovanni Rotondo National Guitar Competition, 2nd Prize, Guitar Division
2004 — San Giovanni Rotondo National Guitar Competition, 2nd Prize, Guitar Division
2005 — Ars Nova International Music Competition, Teramo, 3rd Prize, Chamber Music Division
ENGAGEMENTS AS MUSIC INSTRUCTOR:
2015-ongoing — Private studio practice at NYC Guitar Classes in Bushwick, Brooklyn
2023-2024 — University Open Air at Brooklyn Public Library, workshops: Making Music from our Surroundings
2010-2015 — The Music Institute Of Long Island, Long Island (NY)
2013 — Long Island Conservatory, Long Island (NY)
2008-2010 — New York University, Adjunct Faculty New York City (NY)
2006-2008 — Horizon Service Cultural Association, Sulmona, Italy
2004-2008 — Nuovi Orizzonti Sociali association, Sulmona, Italy
2003-2004 — Ovidio Middle School, Sulmona, Italy
2002-2004 — Enrico Fermi High School, Sulmona, Italy