Musicien éclectique, le chanteur et pianiste français Matthieu Boré marche dans les pas de sa grand-mère professeure de piano et de son aïeul le compositeur Théodore Lack, il commence son instrument à l'âge de sept ans.
Doté de goûts musicaux variés, il mène successivement les groupes rock Mister Puntila et Shortking avant de se tourner vers le trip-hop avec Arsenal dans les années 1990. A l'aube de la décennie suivante, il change de répertoire et se produit dans les clubs jazz de la capitale tels que le Bilboquet ou le Caveau de la Huchette. Entre standards et compositions personnelles salués par la critique (lire portrait Jazz News), Matthieu Boré se trace une route originale en France et à l'international, que retracent neuf albums dont on peut entendre certains titres sur les ondes de Jazz Radio, TSF Jazz, FIP ou encore Radio Swiss Jazz.
Ses deux premiers albums reprennent la musique des années cinquante américaines (Fats Domino's True Spirit, 2001 et Doo-wop, 2003) et il fait alors le tour des festivals, de Juan-les-Pins à Marciac. Sometimes On My Own (2007) et Naked Songs (2015) dévoilent une autre facette du musicien, plus jazzy et intimiste.En 2009, FriZZante !! capte l'attention, notamment avec son single "Putting on the Ritz". Suivent de nombreux concerts (Festival de Montreal, New Morning, Olympia) et un disque Live au Duc des Lombards (2011). En 2012 sort Roots : une solide dose de funk néo-orléanais dans lequel Matthieu Boré montre une prédilection pour les sonorités acoustiques et les tubes décalés.Soucieux désormais de proposer une œuvre plus personnelle, il écrit et compose Gumbo Kings en 2019 (inspiré des maîtres de la Nouvelle-Orléans comme Professor Longhair ou Allen Toussaint), puis Rumble In Montreuil en 2021, aux accents ska jamaïcain et rock soul 60's.
French pianist, jazz vocalist and songwriter Matthieu Boré grew up surrounded by music and the arts. While his great-grandfather loved to give impromptu renditions of famous opera arias, his father's tastes were more modern and Matthieu's childhood was punctuated by the sounds of Eric Clapton, Bob Marley and the Stray Cats. At age 7, Matthieu began taking piano lessons, focussing predominantly on classical repertoire. In the 1990s he took his first steps into the music profession, singing in various punk and trip hop outfits, before pursuing his love of 1930s and 40s jazz. In early 2000, the young singer-pianist began playing the Parisian jazz club circuit and a year later, released an entire album of Fats Domino covers. In keeping with his fascination of 1950s R&B music, he issued Doo Wop in 2003. Sometimes on My Own (2007) is inspired by his idols Irvin Berlin, Hoagy Carmichael and Gershwin. 2009 saw the release of FriZZante!!, an album featuring a blend of covers and his own originals, with full orchestra.
Matthieu Boré has performed at festivals and concert venues in both France and around the world, including the Montreal Festival, the Jarasum Festival (Korea), the New Morning and the Olympia. In 2011, he released a live album recorded at Paris's iconic Duc des Lombards. Roots (2012) was a surprising cocktail — a strong dose of New Orleans funk, from with Matthieu draws his own nonchalant style, combined with a predilection for acoustic sounds and syncopated grooves. In 2015, grammy-nominated Leo Sidran produced Naked Songs which explores the idea of pearing back songs to their defining elements. In Gumbo Kings (2019), Matthieu pays tribute to Allen Toussaint and The Meters through twelve original songs whilst his most recent release Rumble in Montreuil (2021) combines Jamaican ska and 60's rock soul influence.
