Real name: Matthew Lee Simon

Trumpet player, he studied in US but moved to Spain in the middle 70s (so sometimes credited as Mateo Simon). He has played with Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Guy Laffite, Tete Montoliu, Natalie Cole, Dianne Warwick, Dave Liebman, John Abercrombie, Ana Belén & Miguel Ríos ("El gusto es nuestro"), Javier Gurruchaga, La Trinca...
He founded jazz band "Transatlantic" (award to best Spanish jazz band in 1989)