Photo by Everett Katigbak (2024)


About

Mikiya Matsuda is a steel guitarist and string bassist living in San Francisco, CA. He is the leader of The Alcatraz Islanders, The Mikiya Matsuda Trio, and is an active sideman in the Bay Area’s traditional jazz scene.

Mikiya has played at venues and festivals across the US. At home on the West Coast, he has worked with a range of artists, including Clint Baker, Nick Rossi, Vic Wong, the Hot Club of San Francisco, Le Jazz Hot, Dave Stuckey, Hal Smith, Jonathan Stout, Casey MacGill, and others.

When not performing, Mikiya teaches music privately and has been on the faculty at Centrum’s “Red Hot Strings” workshop since 2019.

Schedule

March 6 – 9 / Jazz Bash By the Bay (Monterey, CA)
March 13 / The Alcatraz Islanders / Stookey’s Club Moderne / 8 – 10:30 PM
March 14 / The Benny Amón Trio / Bird & Beckett / 6 – 8 PM
March 19 / Vic Wong / The Liberties / 5:30 – 7:30 PM
March 22 / The Alcatraz Islanders / LA Harbor Hop / 5:00 – 5:30 PM
March 22 / Nick Rossi Swing Six / LA Harbor Hop / 6:00 – 7:00 PM
March 26 / Nick Rossi / Spec’s / 8 – 10:00 PM
March 27 / Nick Rossi / The Breakaway / 8:00 – 10:30 PM
March 28 / Nick Rossi / Midtown Stomp / 9:00 – 11:30 PM

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