Guitarist born and grown up musically in Teramo, Italy.

He ends his jazz studies at the Conservatory of Brussels, the city where he brings forward his musical activity since 2015. He has performed on differents stages in Europe (Italy, Belgium, The Netherlands, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland).

Productions:

• SKETCHES – Matteo Di Leonardo (February 2018, Hans Kusters Music)
• CROP CIRCLES – Matteo Di Leonardo (2014, autoproduction).

Contests and prizes:

• finalist at the “Conad Jazz Contest” with his Matteo Di Leonardo 5tet, through which he plays at UMBRIA JAZZ 2017.
• Best composer prize at “Zilina International Jazz Contest 2017” with his Matteo DiLeonardo 4tet.
• Part of the important “Progetto AIR” through which he spends a period of artistic residence in Nairobi during 2018.

Clinics:

Umbria Jazz 2015, Tuscia in Jazz 2014, Julia Jazz 2012, Julia Jazz 2011.

Masterclasses:

Peter Bernstein, Scott Henderson, Lage Lund, Frank Gambale, Jennifer Batten, Dennis Chambers, Aaron Goldberg, Eric Harland, Ruben Rodgers, Rosario Giuliani, Fabrizio Bosso, Javier Girotto, Maurizio Rolli, Massimo Manzi, Enrico Pieranunzi, Christian Meyer, Michelangelo Piperno and others.