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Members: Matthew Montfort, scalloped fretboard guitar, Glissentar, flamenco guitar, jazz guitar, mandolin, gamelan, sitar, composer, record producer, teacher, band leader

As leader of the world music group Ancient Future, Matthew Montfort has devoted himself to the scalloped fretboard guitar since 1978. He spent years of study with some of the world's best musicians, such as gamelan director K.R.T. Wasitodipuro, North Indian sarod master Ali Akbar Khan, and vina master K.S. Subramanian, with whom he did an intensive study of South Indian note-bending techniques. He has performed concerts worldwide, from the Festival Internacional de la Guitarra on the golden coast of Spain to the Festival of India in Mumbai. He has worked with many world music legends, including tabla phenomenon Zakir Hussain and Chinese zither master Zhao Hui. Montfort wrote the book Ancient Traditions -- Future Possibilities: Rhythmic Training Through the Traditions of Africa, Bali, and India, which has been used by many musicians to improve their rhythm skills.


Matthew Montfort conjures lovely Asian zither-like inflections with a scalloped fretboard guitar. -- GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE

by Matthew Montfort

(Ancient-Future.Com 2008. CD Release Date: February 10, 2009. iTunes Preview: )
Pre-Release Signed CD- $24.98: Buy 1 Now.

This debut recording by Ancient Future leader Matthew Montfort showcases his pioneering work on the scalloped fretboard guitar, a special modified instrument able to produce ornaments more characteristic of the sitar. While previously known more for his compositions for the trendsetting world music group Ancient Future, this first solo effort features his improvisational music.