Guitarist, composer, engineer and producer, Matt Balitsaris has been a prominent member of the New York City jazz scene, where he has lived since the mid-1970s. Founded Palmetto Records and his recording studio Maggie’s Farm.
ALBUMS
Matt Balitsaris, Jeff Berman
An Echoed Smile
1997, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Matt Balitsaris And Jeff Berman
Big Black Sun
1994, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Matt Balitsaris
Gypsy Heart
1992, CD, Album, Raven
Matt Balitsaris
Evening Fires
1991, CD, Album, Raven
Sam Newsome & Jean-Michel Pilc
Cosmic Unconsciousness Unplugged
2023, 15xFile, MP3, Album, VBR, Not On Label (Sam Newsome Self-released), Not On Label (Jean-Michel Pilc Self-released)
Frank Kimbrough
2003-2006 - Volume One: Lullabluebye / Volume Two: Play
2022, 
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, Post Bop
Frank Kimbrough
Monk's Dreams: The Complete Compositions Of Thelonious Sphere Monk
2018
Martin Wind
Light Blue
2017, CD, Album, Laika Records
David Berkman
Old Friends And New Friends
2015, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Noah Preminger
Haymaker
2013, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Matt Wilson Quartet + John Medeski
Gathering Call
2013, CD, Palmetto Records, ,
, Post Bop
Spectrum Road
Spectrum Road
2012, 
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, Jazz-Rock
Noah Preminger
Before The Rain
2011, CD, Album, Palmetto Records, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Post Bop
Woods* & Mays*
Phil & Bill
2011, CD, Album, Palmetto Records, ,
, Bop
Frank Kimbrough
Rumors
2010, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O, Jeff Lederer, Paul Sikivie, Matt Wilson
Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O
2010, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Dr. Lonnie Smith*
Spiral
2010
Matt Wilson Quartet
That's Gonna Leave A Mark
2009, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Ben Allison
Think Free
2009,
Robert Walter
Cure All
2008
Kate McGarry
If Less Is More...
2008
Javon Jackson
Once Upon A Melody
2008
The Fred Hersch Trio
Night & The Music
2007, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Bobby Watson
From The Heart
2007
Kate McGarry
The Target
2007, ,
, Smooth Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Marty Ehrlich & Myra Melford
Spark!
2007, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz
Ben Allison & Man Size Safe
Little Things Run The World
2007
Dr. Lonnie Smith*
Jungle Soul
2006
Frank Kimbrough
Play
2006
Larry Goldings
Quartet
2006
Bill Mays Trio
Live At Jazz Standard
2005, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Fred Hersch
In Ams+erdam: Live A+ +he Bimhuis
2005
Fred Hersch Ensemble* - Walt Whitman
Leaves Of Grass
2005
Javon Jackson
Have You Heard
2005,
Ted Nash And Odeon
La Espada De La Noche
2005
Kate McGarry
Mercy Streets
2005, ,
, Smooth Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Vocal
The David Berkman Quartet
Start Here, Finish There
2004, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Joel Frahm with Brad Mehldau
Don't Explain
2004, CD, Album, Palmetto Records, Inc.
Ray Vega
Squeeze Squeeze
2004, CD, Album, Palmetto Records,
Doctor Lonnie Smith*
Too Damn Hot
2004
Frank Kimbrough
Lullabluebye
2004
Bill Mays Trio
Going Home
2003, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Javon Jackson
Easy Does It
2003, CD, Palmetto Records
Marty Ehrlich
Line On Love
2003, CD, Album, Palmetto Records, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Matt Wilson Quartet
Humidity
2003, CD, Album, Palmetto Records, ,
, Post Bop/Avant-garde Jazz
Ted Nash
Still Evolved
2003, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
David Berkman
Leaving Home
2002, CD, Album, Palmetto Records, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Orrin Evans
Meant To Shine
2002, CD, Album, Palmetto Records, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Scott Colley
Initial Wisdom
2002, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Trio 3
Open Ideas
2002, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Larry Goldings Trio
Sweet Science
2002, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Andrew Hill
A Beautiful Day
2002
Ray Vega Latin Jazz Sextet
Pa' Lante
2001, CD, Palmetto Records
Matt Wilson
Arts And Crafts
2001, CD, Album, Palmetto Records, Palmetto Records, ,
, Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Bobby Watson
Live & Learn
2001, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Bill Mays Trio
Summer Sketches
2001, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Joel Frahm
The Navigator
2000, CD, Album, Palmetto Records, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
David Berkman
Communication Theory
2000, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Pete McCann
You Remind Me Of Someone
2000, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Andrew Hill
Dusk
2000
Larry Goldings Trio
As One
2000
Matt Wilson Quartet
Smile
1999, CD, Album, Palmetto Records, ,
, Post Bop/Avant-garde Jazz
Cornelius Bumpus
Known Fact
1999, CD, Album, Palmetto Records, Palmetto Records, Palmetto Jazz, Palmetto Jazz
Various
The Other Side Of Ellington-Duke's Motivation
1999, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Matt Wilson
Going Once, Going Twice
1998, CD, Album, Palmetto Records, Palmetto Records
Dewey Redman
In London
1998, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Pete McCann
Parable
1998, CD, Album, Palmetto Records, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
David Berkman
Handmade
1998, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Greg Hatza ORGANization With Paul Bollenback, Ralph Lalama, Dennis Chambers
Snake Eyes
1998, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Various
It's Time To Discover Jazz
1998, 
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, Fusion/Jazz-Rock/Latin Jazz
Mindy Jostyn
Cedar Lane
1997, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Greg Hatza ORGANization
In My Pocket
1996, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Matt Wilson
As Wave Follows Wave
1996, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Ansel Matthews
Workings Of The Heart
1996, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Frank Christian
Mister So And So
1996, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Frank Christian
From My Hands
1995, CD, Album, Palmetto Records,
Various
Glad I'm A Girl
1994, CD, Comp, Houses In Motion, ,
, Folk Rock/Alternative Rock
Jeff Berman
Things She Said
1993, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Martin Wind / Jim McNeely / Ed Neumeister
Counterpoint
2023, CD, Album, Laika Records
Ben Allison
Moments Inside
2022
Martin Wind Quartet Feat. Scott Robinson (2), Bill Mays, Matt Wilson
My Astorian Queen - 25 Years On The New York Jazz Scene
2021, CD, Album, Laika Records, ,
, Bop/Swing/Bossa Nova
Martin Wind, Philip Catherine, Ack Van Rooyen
White Noise
2020, ,
, Bop/Post Bop
Ben Allison
Action-Refraction
2011
Steve Cardenas
West Of Middle
2010, CD, Album, Sunnyside
Rick Margitza
Heart Of Hearts
2000, CD, Album, Palmetto Records, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Matt Wilson Quartet
Hug!
2020, CD, Album, Palmetto Records, ,
, Post Bop
Scott Colley
Seven
2017, CD, Album, Ltd, ArtistShare, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Matt Wilson's Big Happy Family
Beginning Of A Memory
2016, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Mary Halvorson, Kirk Knuffke, Matt Wilson : Sifter
Sifter
2013, CD, Album, Relative Pitch Records, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz
The Dickens Campaign
Oh Lovely Appearance
2013, CD, Album, Mole-Tree Music, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Frank Kimbrough Trio
Live At Kitano
2012, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Dr. Lonnie Smith*
Spiral
2010
Ben Schachter
Omnibus
2008, CD, Album, Dig, Ben-Jam Music
Paul Carr
Musically Yours
2008, CD, Album, Paul Carr Jazz Music, ,
, Post Bop
Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra With Arturo O'Farrill
Una Noche Inolvidable (An Unforgettable Night)
2005,
Marty Ehrlich
News On The Rail
2005, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Ben Allison & Medicine Wheel
Buzz
2004
Ben Allison
Peace Pipe
2002
Bobby Previte & Bump The Renaissance*
Just Add Water
2001, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
APPEARANCES +
Ben Allison, Steve Cardenas, Ted Nash
Tell The Birds I Said Hello - The Music Of Herbie Nichols
2024, CDr, Advance, Album, Sonic Camera Records
Arturo O'Farrill
Legacies
2023,
Steve Cardenas • Ben Allison • Ted Nash
Healing Power (The Music Of Carla Bley)
2022
Ben Allison
Think Free (Remastered)
2022,
Ben Allison
Cowboy Justice (Remastered)
2022
Ben Allison
Moments Inside
2021
Various
Vol Pour Sidney (Retour)
2020, CD, Comp, Nato
Ben Allison
Layers of the City
2017
Shane Endsley
Then The Other
2011, CD, Album, Low Electrical Records
Tim Hagans
The Moon Is Waiting
2011, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Jeff Lederer
Sunwatcher
2011, CD, Album, Jazzheads
Dr. Lonnie Smith*
Rise Up!
2008, CD, Album, Palmetto Records, ,
, Soul-Jazz
Christine Campbell
Journeys Of The Wolf
2008, CD, Album, Dig, Red Wolf Rising
Demian Cabaud
Naranja
2007, CD, Album, Tone Of A Pitch
Peter Paulsen Sextet
Change Of Scenery
2007, CD, Album, Wahbo
Scott McLemore
Found Music
2006, CD, Album, Fresh Sound New Talent, 
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, Contemporary Jazz
Dr. Lonnie Smith*
Jungle Soul
2006
Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts
The Scenic Route
2006, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Various
Maestros Of Cool - A Tribute To Steely Dan
2006, ,
, Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Smooth Jazz/Pop Rock
Luvpark
Luvpark
2005, CD, Album, Imani Records (5), Imani Records (5)
The Fred Hersch Trio
+2
2004, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Ben Schachter
Nothingman
2004, CD, Album, Dig, Ben-Jam Music
Bobby Watson & Horizon
Horizon Reassembled
2004, ,
, Bop/Post Bop/Hard Bop
Frank Kimbrough
Lullabluebye
2004
Steve Swallow / Ohad Talmor Sextet
L'Histoire Du Clochard (The Bum's Tale)
2004
The Fred Hersch Trio
Live At The Village Vanguard
2002, CD, Palmetto Records, ,
, Post Bop
Christof Knoche
Line Zero
2002, CD, Album, OmniTone
Sam Newsome
Global Unity
2001, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Ben Allison & Medicine Wheel
Riding The Nuclear Tiger
2001, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Thirteen Ways
Focus
1999, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Ben Allison & Medicine Wheel
Third Eye
1999, CD, Album, Palmetto Records, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
The Other Quartet
13 Pieces
1999, CD, Album, Knitting Factory Records
Ben Allison
Medicine Wheel
1998, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Eric Wood
Letters From The Earth
1997
Lili Añel
Laughed Last
1993, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Loose Shoes
Hangtime
1992, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Gabrielle Roth & The Mirrors
Ritual
1990, ,
, Trance/Downtempo/Ambient/Tribal/New Age
Gabrielle Roth & The Mirrors
Bones
1989, ,
, Downtempo/Ambient
Andrea Dante Marchesini*
Back To Europe
1988, 
,
, Jazz-Rock/Jazz-Funk/Contemporary Jazz
C'est What?!
Balance
1987, ,
, Smooth Jazz/Fusion
C'est What?!
Eight Stories
1984
C'est What?!
Kyting
1982
Various
Lights Out 11
2008, CD, Comp, Kink FM
Various
The Other Side Of Standards
1999, CD, Comp, Palmetto Records
Various
Palmetto Sampler
1996, CD, Comp, Promo, Dig, Palmetto Records
Various
Kink FM 102 Lights Out V
1995, CD, Comp, Kink FM 102
Various
Highlights Of Silent Dreams Vol. 3
1994, 
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, Lounge/Contemporary Jazz/Vocal/Easy Listening/New Age/Therapy/Ballad/Contemporary/Folk
Spectrum Road
Spectrum Road
2012
Andrew Hill
Dusk
, Post Bop
