Liany Mateo

Liany Mateo (musician, The Gettin’; If We Were a Love Song) was named one of Downbeat Magazine’s “25 for the Future” and has traveled across the globe performing, touring, and teaching music. Influenced by a mix of hard-hitting straight-ahead swing, free avant garde, and music with deep pocket groove, she is the bassist for Arturo O’Farrill’s Legacies album recorded on Blue Note Records. Mateo was also featured on the PBS television show NEXT at the Kennedy Center, as a featured artist introduced as Christian McBride’s protege. She has performed with musicians such as Regina Carter, Geoffrey Keezer, Herlin Riley, Carl Allen, Steve Wilson, Fay Victor, and Brandee Younger. Mateo holds a degree in jazz studies from Michigan State University and a master’s degree from the Berklee Global Jazz Institute. In 2023, she won the prestigious “Next Jazz Legacy” Award and grant through New Music USA, led by Terri Lyne Carrington. You can find her playing across notable New York City venues such as Dizzy’s, Smalls, The Jazz Gallery, The Django, and Mezzrow. In 2024, Mateo was selected for the National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s Curatorial Fellowship.