Matthieu Boré is a pianist singer-songwriter born June 29, 1971 in Paris. In early 2000, the young pianist started playing the Parisian jazz club circuit and a year later, released an entire album of Fats Domino covers. In keeping with his fascination for 1950s R&B and R&B music, he issued Doo Wop (2003) and Sometimes on My Own (2007), the latter inspired by his idols Irvin Berlin, Hoagy Carmichael and Gershwin. 2009 saw the release of FriZZante!, an album featuring a mixture of covers and Boré originals, with full orchestra. In 2011, he released a live album recorded at the Duc des Lombards. Roots (2012) was a surprising cocktail — a strong dose of New Orleans funk, with all its nonchalance, predilection for acoustic sounds and syncopated grooves. In 2015, Leo Sidran produced his latest album Naked Songs which explores the idea of pearing back songs to their key elements.