Search - Matt Flinner :: Traveling Roots

Led by one of the most respected mandolinists in today s acoustic scene, Matt Flinner
and his trio partners, Ross Martin (guitar) and Eric Thorin (bass), are sonically founded
in bluegrass, jazz, classical and American acoustic music.

Over the past decade, the Matt Flinner Trio has been on the cutting edge of the 21st
century string band movement. All master composers and improvisers, the trio has
become legendary for their ability to almost simultaneous compose and perform new
music. Their past two albums have developed this music du jour concept drawing
on whatever inspires them that day to compose a new tune and then performing it
that evening. Their collective ability to conjure great melodies out of the ether and
deliver them in front of a live audience has earned the group a reputation as one of
the most imaginative and fearless in the contemporary instrumental space. But on
TRAVELING ROOTS the trio has set their musical sights on seeking out and delivering
beautiful music. Band leader and mandolinist Matt Flinner explains: I feel that our
goal as musicians should be to try to add some bit of beauty to the world. I see this
as our small, esoteric string band bluegrass-jazz-new acoustic living on the 17thmoon-
of-Saturn contribution to that. We hope that all of the sweat, frustration, love and
aspiration that we put into this music makes your world a little more beautiful.