Guitarist and composer Matteo Prefumo was born on April 8th, 1991 in Genoa. At age of three, he discovered his love for guitar thanks to his father.
He started playing guitar at the age of 8 as self–taught, watching videos of Pat Metheny, Michael Brecker and Jimi Hendrix.
He has studied with musicians such as Kurt Rosenwinkel, Peter Bernstein, Gil Goldstein, Antonio Sanchez.
Matteo had the opportunity of sharing the stage with are: Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jeff Berlin, Leo Genovese, Peter Bernstein, George Garzone, Hector Martignon, Tony Tixier, Josh Ginsburg, Johnny O’ Neal, Dado Moroni, Michael Campagna, Francisco Mela, Jure Pukl, Jason Palmer, Stacy Dillard, Uri Gurvich, Aaron Burnett among others.
He has performed on some of the most prestigious stage like Mezzrow Jazz Club (New York), Blue Note Jazz Club (Milan), NAMM Show (Los Angeles), Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club (London), Gregory’s Jazz Club (Rome), JAX Jazz Festival (Jacksonville, Florida) to name a few.