MATSUMOTO MONTZ' music style is very unique.  His music is great mixture of folk and bluegrass with the flavor of Japanese local music and the spice of Indian traditional.  He started his music career as a professional musician in 1987 with the legendary Japanese folk group "Takaishi Tomoya & The Natasha Seven".  But he left the group soon, and he went to South India to study about traditional vocal and rhythm theory.  After returning to Kyoto, he formed his group with some musicians included a great percussion player Robin Lloyd and a mandolin player Miyazaki Katsuyuki.  He recorded his original songs with his group and released his first CD in 1996.  In 1997, he supported Peter Rowan's Okinawa Tour.  He has lived in Australia since 2002.  He was awarded the first place in Francis Folk Gathering Musicianship Contest and the Band Contest in 2003 and in 2004.  His original song in Japanese language has received high evaluation in Australia.  He released his second CD "Banjo Moon" in 2007. About his CD, please visit CD page.

Nov. 2, 2011  Montz' new unit, "Voicestrings"

Oct. 26, 2011 Montz on YouTube. Montz & Harry http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7-rUxAy7VM Jam at a party in Adelede http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyrrc4iHqSg PIGS http://www.thepigs.com.au/index.php

Dear customers, Matsumot Montz' "Banjo Moon" CD has a inner booklet, but we found some defective products which don't have ones.  We're very sorry.  We send it to you if you could email us.  We'll pay postal cost. Thank you. TOMITA Tamito / Uzura Music Co.

MATSUMOTO MONTZ Live 2010 Nov. 26 (Fri)  open 5:30 p.m. / start 7:00 p.m. Jittoku (Ohmiya-dori Shimodachiuri Sagaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto / 5 min.walk from Horikawa Shimodachiuri Bus Stop / phone: 075-841-1691) Montz will play with YAMADA HARUZO (bass, Kalimba) adv. 2500yen / door 3000 yen Contact: 070-5500-1011 (Uzura Music)

Jul. 26, 2010 Montz with the Pigs.

Jul. 26, 2010 yucca Friday night jam session organized by Andrew Claremont

MATSUMOTO MONTZ Kansai Tour 2009     Thank you very much for coming! ★ Oct. 21 (Wed) 7:00 p.m.  Jittoku (Ohmiya Shimodachiuri Sagaru, Kyoto / Take City Bus and get off at "Horikawa Shimodachiuri", walk to the west, turn left at the 4th street. / phone:  075-841-1691 )  Montz, AKAZAWA Atsushi & KOSAKA Takeshi  prev. 2500 yen / door 3000 yen ★ Oct. 30 (Fri) 8:30 p.m.  Nashiville (1-6-4, Yamamotocho Minami, Yao, Osaka / 2 min. walk from Kintetsu Kawachi Yamamoto Stn. / phone: 0748-22-6448)  Montz & KITAMURA Ken   2500 yen with 1 drink ★ Oct. 31 (Sat) 7:00 p.m.  Seigan-ji Temple (Rock'n Plaza in Shinkyogoku Street, center of Kyoto)  Montz will join a charity event, Peace and Heart Concert with 3 other groups.  The admission fee of the concert is donation.  Uzura Music will gather contributions from the audience and will send them to NPO "Peshawar-Kai" for medical relief activity in Afghanistan. ★ Nov. 1 (Sun) 6:00 p.m.  Hamamo Kaikan (Higashi Ohmi, Shiga / west side of Ohmi Raiway Yohkaichi Stn. / phone.0748-22-6448)  Montz & KITAMURA Ken   prev. 2500 yen / door 2800 yen ★ Nov. 6 (Fri) 7:00 p.m.  Jittoku (Ohmiya Shimodachiuri Sagaru, Kyoto / Take City Bus and get off at "Horikawa Shimodachiuri", walk to the west, turn left at the 4th street. / phone:  075-841-1691 )  Montz & KITAMURA Ken  prev. 2500 yen / door 3000 yen   *Click to enlarge.

MATSUMOTO MONTZ gig in Kyoto 2008 Date & Time: December 30 (tue) 7 pm Performers: MATSUMOTO Montz (vocal & banjo), KOSAKA Takeshi (guitar) & YAMADA Haruzo (bass) Place: Jittoku (Omiya Shimodachiuri Sagaru, Kyoto.  Phone: 075-841-1691.  To get there, take City Bus No. 9 from Kyoto Station or No. 12 from Shojo Kawaramachi, and get off at "Horikawa Shimodachiuri", then walk 4 min.) Charge: adv. 2500 yen / door 3000 yen

May 11, 2008     Video clip of Montz and MAEDA Hiroki in 2007. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr5RaKyH4nY

May 7, 2008      Montz' son was born!  Montz says "Thank you everybody!".

MATSUMOTO MONTZ Japan Tour 2007 Nov.24 (Sat) 7:00 pm TEA HOUSE SARAKU (Sakumacho 17, Ohmi Hachiman, Shiga / phone:0748-32-8885)  Montz with Robbin Lloyd.  prev. 2000 yen / door 2500 yen Dec.１ (Sat) 7:00 pm SEIGANJI-temple (Rock'n Square in Shinkyogoku, Kyoto / walk 7 min. from Hankyu Kawaramachi Stn. or Keihan Sanjo Stn.), Montz joined "Peace and Heart Concert".  The admission fee of the concert was donation.  UZURA MUSIC gathered contributions from the audience and sent them to NPO "Peshawar-Kai" for medical relief activity in Afghanistan. Dec.２ (Sun) 7:00 pm Chai Shop Adobe (Kisabe Nishi 3-17-12, Katano, Osaka / 6 min. walk from Keihan Katano Stn. / phone 072-891-9312 )  Montz with Kosaka Takeshi.  2000 yen with tea. Dec.６ (Thu) 7:30 pm Chakra  (Sugawaracho6-12, Kita-ku, Osaka. / 8 min. walk from Keihan & Subway Kitahama Stn.  From Kitahama Stn; cross the river, turn right, turn left at the second street, turn right at the second street, you will see it on your right. / phone 06-6361-2624) Montz v.s. Kitamura Ken ... "banjo battle" vol. 2.  prev. 2500 yen / door 2800 yen with 1 drink. Dec.７ (Fri) OY COMO VA (150m north from Onomichi Kokaido Hall, Hiroshima / phone 0848-37-3001).  Montz & Maeda Hiroki.  2000 yen. Dec.8 (Sat) PETIT TOMATO CAFE REST (Yamatecho 6-15-8, Fukuyama, Hiroshima / 800m west from JR Fukuen Line Bingo Honjo Stn. / phone 084-951-6419).  Montz & Maeda Hiroki.  2000 yen. Dec.9 (Sun) 8:30 pm　 KEYSTONE  (Hichidai 1080, Mitoyo, Kagawa / 10m from JR Hichidai Stn. / phone 090-8977-1749).  Solo performance.  2000yen with 1drink. Dec.13 (Thu) 7:00 pm Jittoku (Ohmiya shimodachiuri Sagaru, Kyoto / Take City Bus and get off at "Horikawa Shimodachiuri", walk to the west, turn left at the 4th street. / phone 075-841-1691 )  Performance by Matsumoto Montz & Japonesian Jig (Montz, Kosaka Takechi, Miyazaki Katsuyuki, Akazawa Atsushi, Yamada Haruzo and Robbin Lloyd).  prev. 2500 yen / door 3000 yen. Dec.16 (Sun) 7:00 pm Montz will perform as the guest in Kitamura Ken's gig on at Jittoku   Dec. 23 (Sun), 2:00-3:00pm & 3:30-4:30pm UZURA GALLERY ( Sanjo Teramachi Nishiiru, Kyoto / 600 west of Keihan Sanjo Station / phone 070-5500-1011).  Solo performance.  1500yen for 1 stage (2500yen for whole stages).

Jun. 17, 2007 Montz and his friend's xxx photo. photo-1　photo-２

Feb. 23, 2007 Montz made minitures of Japanese sword. photo-1　photo-2　photo-3　photo-4　photo-5　photo-6　photo-7

MATSUMOTO MONTZ Japan Tour 2006 ★ Sep. 12 (TUE) open 8 pm / start 9 pm  S-POINT (3rd floor, Matsuyama 2-11-5, Naha, Okinawa /   phone: 098-863-6055) adv. \2,000  with 1 drink / door \2,500 ★ Sep. 15 (FRI) 9 pm Caplluisce (2nd floor, Kouhuuen 1-4-15, Nishinomiya, Hyogo.  1 min. from West Gate of Nishinomiya Kitaguchi Station / phone: 0798-66-5399) MONTZ solo performance Music charge \200 (Please order your food and drink.) ★ Sep. 16 (SAT) - 17 (SUN) MONTZ plays in "Bluegrass Camp in Shiga" (Taga, Shiga) ★ Sep. 18 (HOLIDAY) 8 pm Cafe de Moe (Chuoucho 18-7, Kasaoka, Okayama / phone & fax: 0865-63-0511) MONTZ with MAEDA HIROKI \2,000 with 1 drink ★ Sep. 19 (TUE) 8 pm HIDEAWAY (Shimogoryo 1383-4, Fukuyama, Hiroshima / phone: 084-965-0410） MONTZ with MAEDA HIROKI \2,000 with 1 drink ★ Sep. 20 (WED) 8 pm OY COMO VA (Kubo 1-5-18, Onomichi, Hiroshima / phone: 0848-37-3001) MONTZ with MAEDA HIROKI \2,000 with 1 drink ★ Sep. 22 (FRI) 7 pm Tea House Saraku (Sakumacho 17, Oumi Hachiman, Shiga / Take local bus for Nogasaki, get off at Kouenmae / phone: 0748-32-8885) MONTZ with ROBIN LLOYD adv. \2,000 / door \2,500 ★ Sep. 23 (SAT) to 24 (SUN) MONTZ plays in the field folk concert in Hananoko Lake Soba-no Hana Matsuri. (Nakatsugawa, Gifu) \2,000 Contact: Hananoko Auto Camp-jou  (phone: 0573-75-3250) ★ Sep. 28 (THU) 7 pm Jittoku (Oomiya Shimodachiuri Sagaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto / phone & fax: 075-841-1691) MONTZ with YAMADA HARUZO, MIYAZAKI KATSUYUKI and AKAZAWA ATSUSHI adv. \2,500 / door \3,000 ★ Sep. 29 (FRI) 6:30 pm Rakuya (Kitakyobate-cho 30, Nara / Take city loop-line bus and get off at Kitakyobate-cho. / phone: 0742-24-1036) MONTZ with ESOH \3150 with curry & rice, tea or coffee ★ Sep. 30 (SAT) 3 pm Sada Comunity Center (Kitanakaburi 3-27-10, Hirakata, Osaka / 3 min. walk from Keihan Kozenji Station / phone: 050-7102-3133） MONTZ with AKAZAWA ATSUSHI \500 ★ Sep. 30 (SAT) 7:30 Vegetarian Dining & Bar "Peace" 4F (Tanaka Monzen-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto / 20 meters north from Hyakumamben Crossing / phone: 075-707-6856) MONTZ solo performance \2500 with 1 drink Please reserve.  phone: 070-5500-1011 or email me. If you'd like to eat something, please eat at 3rd floor before the show. ★ Oct. 1 (SUN) 7:30 pm Chakra (Sugawaracho 6-12, Kita-ku, Osaka / 8 min. walk from Kitahama Station of Keihan & Subway Staion / phone & fax: 06-6361-2624) MONTZ with KITAMURA KEN adv. \2,300 / door \2,500  (with 1 drink)