JUMPING MATT & HIS COMBO
Matyas Pribojszki's (aka Jumping Matt) original song from their new album "Dressed up" which was recorded together with the great Pénzügyőr Big Band (aka Custom Big Band). It's an uptempo boogie with some west coast jump blues elements. It's all about a man who is so lucky, because he has the "Full time baby". Tasteful guitar, and blues harp solos, fine vocal, and fully arranged, hard driven horn section.
Mátyás Pribojszki
"Matyas is an impressive virtuoso harmonica player and has an original style.
He also has a very nice singing voice, and his band kicks the ass of many US bands!"
/Rick Estrin - USA/
„This Hungarian vocalist, harmonica player, Matyas Pribojszki’s latest release is very strong. He records under the guise of Jumping Matt & His Combo (feat. Custom Big Band). Great original songwriting and powerful arrangements make „Dressed Up” a real treat! This is an irresistibly album.” /David Mac - Blues Junction Productions, USA/
“ Jumping Matt & his Combo, under that name we will probably hear more of Mátyás Pribojszki (performing under his stage name “Jumping Matt”). With 'Dressed Up', his (debut) album with the Custom Big Band, he deserves all the credit. That Pribojszki knows the Custom Big Band much longer, they let that be heard in swinging escapades and energetic jumping boogies… “ /Eric Schuurmans – Rootstime.be/
Mátyás Pribojszki presents:
"JUMPING MATT AND HIS COMBO"
Internationally acclaimed harmonica player, singer Jumping Matt and his Combo has a new album "Dressed Up" scheduled for release on September 20th, 2018. 11 originals and a Big Joe Turner cover are on the menu, featuring a large horn section aka Custom Big Band. Matt`s playing is stunning, the horns are fantastic and the band is as tight as skinny jeans.
The name is already right on the money since Jumping Matt is well known of his high energy performances. He is not a rookie in this business by any means. He travels the world playing his happy-go-lucky blues and boogie and the audience loves his positive attitude. Needless to say, Matt has performed with legendary musicians such as Tom Jones, Charlie Musselwhite, Lee Oskar, Bill Wyman, Bob Margolin just to name a few.
During his career he has solely focused on stepping over boundaries and getting rid off stereotypes regarding the harmonica and its role in music.
The past 15 years he has released five albums as Matyas Pribojszki Band (his legal name), toured across Europe and the United States. The nick name "Jumping Matt" got stuck on him over the years for his signature jumps on stage and it perfectly describes the band`s style as well. This is the first band album under the new stage name.
There are 12 numbers on this record, all originals except "Switchin` in the Kitchen" originally performed by Big Joe Turner. The band has been rocking this song live but this is their debut with horns added. The Custom Big Band and Matt have a long history of collaborating in different projects and you can absolutely tell this is not their first jam together. Attila Almasi is responsible for horn arrangements. Throughout the album Matt and his harmonica remain in the center whether in a classic acoustic form or plugged into an amp, full electric style.
Overall this is a very joyful, smoking piece of work, as professional as it can get. You may call it "West Coast Jump" with contemporary blues elements, boogie-woogie, swing, rock n roll and hints of soul and funk added into the mix, making it unique and fresh. Jumping Matt flash!" /words by Little G. Weevil/
"Mátyás Pribojszki is one of the finest young harp players to emerge from Eastern Europe. He plays both traditional and contemporary blues harmonica styles with a practised assurance which belies his years and his tone, phrasing and timing are right on the money.
This is a man to watch!" – was a short but apposite intro about Mátyás by Steve Baker, the prestigous British harmonica artist.
STORY
"Jumping Matt" (aka Mátyás Pribojszki) is a 44-year-old man in command of a full range of creative talents – he appreciates all the legendary blues harp masters who inspired him, but next to being faithful to traditional roots, he builds his own contemporary style which will probably open a new chapter in harmonica playing – and not only in the blues genre alone.
Matt is out touring and performing, from one country to another and proving, festival after festival, that he is not only a true harmonica talent, but a singer, a songwriter and an amazing showman as well. He brings people to listen to his music, and to dance to his highly energetic live performances. He always manages to grabb the attention of the audience, night after night in a varied showcase of entertainment that doesn't rely on any rules and regulations. Matt has already toured more than 30 countries in Europe with his bands and and jammed together on the festivals' stages with such great blues icons as Sir Tom Jones (USA), Charlie Musselwhite (USA), Bob Margolin (USA), Duke Robillard (USA), Alex Schultz (USA), Howard Tate (USA), Guitar Shorty (USA), Otis Grand (UK), Carlos Del Junco (CAN), Herbie Goins (USA), Paul Lamb (UK), Andy J. Forest (USA), Tino Gonzales (USA) and from the new European generation e.g. Little G Weevil (H/USA), Enrico Crivellaro (I), B.B. & the Blues Shacks (D), Ian Siegal (UK), Mike Sponza (I), Ripoff Raskolnikov (A), "Sir" Oliver Mally (A), Raphael Wressnig (A) and many others.
He started playing the harmonica at the age of 15, when he listened to a rare recording of the late Sonny Boy Williamson. In 1994 he founded his first band, the Blues Fools. The band’s reputation quickly grew, and the band became the most well-known Hungarian blues band on the European blues scene. During the 10 successful years together with his Blues Fools Mátyás recorded three albums with them.
In January 2004 Mátyás invited some new, mostly jazz-influenced professional musicians to form the Mátyás Pribojszki Band. His purpose with this main project is to achieve progressive music goals with a multi-genre band in which each member has great experience. They first album, titled „Flavours” (released in January 2005) contains entirely original contemporary compositions testify to the varied and accomplished art of Mátyás' quartet, together with their perception and mastery of other genres. For this album Mátyás specially invited three of his contemporary guitarist friends such as Ian Siegal (UK), Little G. (H), and Mike Sponza (I).
In 2006 Mátyás and his mesmerizing high quartet has just come back from a very inspiring tour in Belgium, with re-arranged songs, and lots of new impressions, back in Budapest, still inspired, they have decided to record a live dvd „Live in Budapest”a very dynamic club gig on the city’s popular A38 concert ship.
In 2008 May the Mátyás Pribojszki Band have made they new , and one of the best, contemporary blues recording, titled „How many more?”, and this brand-new, high class cd is the first golden record of the band!
In March 2009. Mátyás and his Austria’s blues brother Ripoff Raskolnikov released their brand-new acoustic album, titled „Room for two”.
In August 2010. the Mátyás Pribojszki Band have made a brand-new, 100% live cd, titled „Boogie on the Ship”. This is a very dynamic,real and fun blues album with full of great improvizations, and solos.
The other hand Matyas Pribojszki was a member of the jury and invited artist at the World Harmonica Festival in Trossingen, Germany 2009, and also at the Baltic-Nordic Harmonica Festival in Parnu, Estonia, 2011.
In 2013. Matt and his band have worked on they brand-new cd, and some new video too…The latest album „Treat” has came out on 19th September 2013.
The 2014. was a very successful year for Matt. He has been playing all around Europe (Hungary, Austria, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Slovakia, France...) and his dream came true, because he did a great one month tour in the USA with Little G. Weevil from Atlanta to Louisiana, through Memphis to Texas, and Kansas...
The 5th Matyas Pribojszki Band – “My stories” cd has been released in summer 2016. With some real American blues icons as special guests like Charlie Musselwhite, Bob Margolin, and some younger blues ambassadors like Kid Andersen (USA), Andy J. Forest (USA), Raphael Wressnig (A), Little G. Weevil (USA/H), Bill Barrett (USA), Ryan Donohue (USA), Ripoff Raskolnikov (A) and Zoltán Nemes (H).
The cd includes 12 songs, 11 new originals of Mátyás Pribojszki, and one cover of Wee Willie Wayne. Songs about women, disappointments, delights, losses, traveling, experiences throughout the range of emotions… So all about the Life. Real stories…
Jumping Matt and his Combo are
Jumping Matt (Matyas Pribojszki) - harmonica, vocal, Ferenc Szász-guitar, Daniel Molnár-drums, László Csizmadia-bass.
Besides his musician career, as a most amazing world-class jazz/blues harmonica performer, Mátyás is the official endorser of the Hohner harmonicas http://www.playhohner.com/artists/matyas-pribojszki and he has a special harmonica online store too: www.harmonica.hu
On the other hand, he has dozens of young harmonica students in Hungary and Mátyás also the author of a Hungarian harmonica school-book for beginners, titled “Harp School”: „Herfli Suli” – www.herflisuli.hu
”Mátyás Pribojszki is definitely a brilliant instrumentalist; his tasteful play can by all means compete with the best harmonica players of the blues planet. But the most interesting fact is probably that he is clearly on his way to a very personal and expressive style of his own that will help to redefine the role of his modest instrument in the close future. Thanks Matt, for your warm music.
Besides: the band sounds just great!” – quoted by the great master, Jean-Jacques Milteau.
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