Matthew Rotker-Lynn

Matthew Rotker-Lynn is a jazz guitarist based in New York City, working in the straight-ahead and hard-bop tradition that defines the city's club scene. Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he moved to New York at eighteen to pursue a degree in jazz studies at the City College of New York, where his teachers included Peter Bernstein, Steve Wilson, Lage Lund, and Ray Gallon. In 2024 he released his debut EP, Introducing, on the Cellar Live label, recorded as a guitar trio with bassist Alexander Claffy and drummer Jimmy Macbride and featuring pianist Aaron Goldberg. He performs regularly in New York venues such as Smalls, the Django, and Ornithology, and has shared the bandstand with musicians including Ken Fowser, Steve Davis, and Joe Farnsworth.