Jonathan Mattson
Sound Architect, Connector
ENTER PORTFOLIO
Jonathan books shows. Big ones. Small ones. The kind that make a moment feel like it lasts forever. He’s worked with Newport Jazz Fest, Big Ears, Hopscotch, THING, and more. His band, Mattson 2, has toured with Khruangbin, Kikagaku Moyo, and Toro Y Moi. Played Telluride Jazz Fest, Blue Note Tokyo, The Fillmore, Desert Daze—the kind of stages where music feels alive.
He’s put out 12 albums, collaborated with Toro Y Moi, Ray Barbee, and Tommy Guerrero, racked up 80 million+ streams, and hit #1 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz charts—twice.
Beyond the stage, Jonathan connects artists with audiences in new ways. He’s closed partnerships for digital events with Andrew Bird, Bombino, Vieux Farka Touré, La Luz, Fat Tony, and others.
He lives in San Diego with his wife, two daughters, and their dog, Peanut. Studied jazz and the art of sound at UCSD (Cum Laude) and UCI (MFA in Integrated Composition, Improvisation & Technology).
Always listening. Always creating.
THINGS I’VE MADE
in booking, playing, connecting
Booked James Brandon Lewis for Newport Jazz via Anniversary Group
Poster for Ghost Funk Orchestra x Rudy De Anda booking at Public Records - Brooklyn NY (2023)
Twitter post of the Andrew Bird record release show I curated and booked - Ojai, CA (2020) 
Poster for Jasmyn tour w/ BSS - North America (2022)
Irreversible Entanglements for Hopscotch x Anniversary 2023
Poster for Mattson 2, North American Tour; canceled halfway through from the pandemic. Art: Jaime Zuverza
Ticketing window for Vieux Farka Toure livestream booking for SESSIONS - Mali (2021)
Tour booking for Swedish artist Alice Boman’s North American record release campaign (2023)
I co-wrote and co-starred w/ my band Mattson 2 in Mellennium, on Toro Y Moi’s 2022 Dead Ocean release “MAHAL” (pictured)
Mattson 2 x Paul Cherry Tour - Southwest (2023)
Tour booking: Pearl & The Oysters supporting TV Girl
Curated a rare, solo performance of Bombino between tours in EU for SESSIONS - Streamed from Italy (2021)
Ticketing window & merch ideation of JTG Livestream residency for SESSIONS (2021)
Healing Potpourri booking at RESIDENT - Los Angeles, CA (2022)
Jonathan, bullet train to Nagoya. Photo by Ray Barbee (2009)