Canadian guitarist Mathieu Soucy is “a natural-born swinger” (Jack Bowers, All About Jazz) based in Montréal. His voice on the instrument “[...] has one foot planted firmly in the tradition and one foot planted firmly in the now” (Lyle Robinson, Jazz Guitar Life). He has released four albums/EP as a leader: I Can Dream, Can’t I? (2026), Say Listen (2025), An Afternoon in NDG (2024) and Recollecting (2022). He is a graduate of the Tribeca Jazz Institute (2025) where he was mentored by the heaviest jazz musicians in NYC. Mathieu has performed alongside the illustrious Chris Byars and some of the most promising young talents: Tomás Martinez (Buenos Aires/NYC), Willie Bowman (NYC), Jacob Chung (NYC), Ian Cleaver (Amsterdam/NYC), Leighton Harrell (NYC) and Caleb Tobocman (NYC).
