# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nilson-matta
# Generated: 2026-08-13T04:44:02.470Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/nilson-matta"
name: "Nilson Matta"
slug: "nilson-matta"
description: "Nilson Matta is a Brazilian bassist and composer. He has been based in New York City since 1985. He is also known for his work with Trio da Paz, Don Pullen African Brazilian Connection, Joe Henderson, Yo Yo Ma and Nilson Matta's Brazilian Voyage."
tagline: "Brazilian jazz bassist and educator"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nilson_Matta_2013.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Brazil"
  isoCode: "BR"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1949-03-01"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           36.57
  momentum:             0
  historical:           7.669222666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/Nilson-Matta-431249810246080"
    handle:    "Nilson-Matta-431249810246080"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://nilsonmatta.com/site1/Official_site_of_Nilson_Matta.html"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/369013"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A7"
    title: "نيلسون ماتا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilson_Matta"
    title: "Nilson Matta"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilson_Matta"
    title: "Nilson Matta"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%98%D7%94"
    title: "נילסון מאטה"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilson_Matta"
    title: "Nilson Matta"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilson_Matta"
    title: "Nilson Matta"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilson_Matta"
    title: "Nilson Matta"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7507ecd7-db04-4df9-9ee6-17fc0912dc5a"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4476228"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump