Matthew Montfort

@ancientfuturemusic

Guitarist and leader of the world fusion music ensemble, Ancient Future.

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Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· Jun 14

Wonderful review of Purple Spirits by Ancient Future by Eduard Antoniu on Prog Always! www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...

Picture of review on FB page. Full review at link.

Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· Jun 5

Purple Spirits by Ancient Future is #1 on the CJSW NACC REGIONAL/REGGAE CHART for two weeks starting June 3, 2026! 1 Ancient Future - Purple Spirits (Self-Released) Stream Purple Spirits by Ancient Future: orcd.co/purplespirits #NACC #CJSW #AncientFuture #WorldMusic #WorldFusion #Reggae

Picture of Regional/Reggae Genre Chart showing Ancient Future at Number 1.

Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· May 24

worldmusiccentral.org/ancient-futu... Rave review of Purple Spirits by Ancient Future on World Music Central! #worldfusion #worldfusion #zakirhussain #ancientfuture #nirvana #hendrix

Picture of Purple Spirits by Ancient Future review with album cover including picture of Zakir Hussain.

Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· May 5

Rave review of the new Ancient Future album Purple Spirits from Peter Thelen on the Prog site Exposé, Exploring the Boundaries of Rock! #prog #worldmusic #zakirhussain #hendrix #flamenco #worldfusion #nirvana expose.org/.../ancient-...

Rave review of Purple Spirits by Ancient Future in Exposé!

Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· Mar 25

orcd.co/zakirtribute 'Punjabi Jhinzaki (Zakir Hussain Tribute)' by Ancient Future Ancient Future - Zakir Hussain History On 6/8/97, Ancient Future played after #LosLobos & before #ZakirHussain at the Monterey World One Festival where #JimiHendrix burned his guitar at the #MontereyPopFestival.

Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· Mar 20

orcd.co/zakirtribute Zakir Hussain - Ancient Future History Zakir is on Ancient Future's 2nd Sona Gaia release. They didn't approve rehearsal funds, but he listened on the way to the studio, memorized the bar numbers, and had questions about each section. I had to get out my chart to count the bars!

Ancient Future, World Without Walls, 14 Steps by Matthew Montfort

Ustad Zakir Hussain, tabla, kanjira. (1951 - 2024)

Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· Mar 13

Ancient Future - Zakir Hussain History: My 1st performance with him was in '78. He sat in with Sun Orchestra (an offshoot of the Diga Rhythm Band I joined) on timbales. He anticipated every single note of my solo, which leaped into the stratosphere, forever changing my playing! orcd.co/zakirtribute

From the liner notes to Punjabi Jhinzaki by Ancient Future

Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· Jan 19

Feel and see the rhythm of my first solo flamenco guitar composition, Tres Tarantas Tres! Score: www.ancient-future.com/guitartrek.h... Stream: orcd.co/3tarantas3 #flamenco #guitar #worldmusic #worldfusion #score

Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· Dec 12

"Tarantas Alap" is the first solo flamenco guitar recording by Ancient Future leader Matthew Montfort. Listen to the whole piece at: orcd.co/tarantasalap #flamenco #raga #worldfusion #guitar

Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· Dec 9

My first ever solo recording on flamenco guitar drops this Friday, 12/12/25! But you can pre-save it now at orcd.co/tarantasalap! And stay tuned because it's the improvised introduction to my composed piece Tres Tarantas Tres, coming 2/13/26: orcd.co/tarantas

Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· Sep 24

First #Rapture Ancient Future was on West Coast Live along with Bruce Cockburn 5/21/11. Sedge Thomson jested about the coming doom. We played "End of the Beginning" as a nod. But when I returned home several bushes were gone, and there was an empty pair of work boots at the bottom of the stairs!

Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· Aug 25

Our 'Purple Nirvana' release opens the Third Ear Music podcast airing September 5-11, 2025! It's also on Radio ROCKSERWIS.FM on September 4 if you are in Poland. www.ars2.pl/start.php?co...

Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· Jun 18

For Northern California Music Lovers: Free World Rhythms Workshop at the Cloverdale Arts Alliance, June 18 at 7 PM! www.ancient-future.com/pr2025.html#...

Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· Apr 19

After the release of Purple Nirvana, Ancient Future's iHeart page lists Imagine Dragons as a similar artist for the first time! www.iheart.com/artist/ancie... #imaginedragons #nirvana #sia

Ancient Future featuring Sia, Imagine Dragons, Mannheim Steamroller and more

Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· Mar 24

orcd.co/eastsun itunes.apple.com/album/id/179... This version of East of the Sun features Paul McCandless on oboe, an important early musical influence on Ancient Future founders. Preorder on his birthday, 3/24/25!

Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· Mar 10

Happy birthday in the beyond to Zakir Hussain. We will miss you forever here on earth...

Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· Feb 20

Celebrating Kurt Cobain's birthday, Ancient Future's second ever rock cover is available for pre-save on streaming sites and as a pre-release Instant Grats download on Amazon & Apple Music starting 2/20/25! orcd.co/spiritofnirv... #nirvana #worldfusion #indianmusic #kurtcobain #ancientfuture

Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· Feb 14

The latest Ancient Future Times is out now showcasing new music and video releases 46 years after Ancient Future's first concert! #hendrix #nirvana #worldfusion #worldmusic www.ancient-future.com/news2025.html

Purple Nirvana by Ancient Future album cover

Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· Feb 7

Out now: orcd.co/purplenam #worldfusion #fretless #vietnamese #indianmusic

Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· Jan 28

55 years ago, Jimi Hendrix performed at the Winter Festival For Peace benefit for the Vietnam Moratorium effort. Ancient Future's "Purple Haze" cover features a Vietnamese monochord, so it brings forth both #Vietnam and #Hendrix, who told Rolling Stone that show was “like the end of the beginning.”

Meet us in the Ancient Future - Don't be late!
Jimi Hendrix and his Band of Gypsys performed at the “Winter Festival For Peace" benefit concert for the Vietnam Moratorium effort held on January 28, 1970. Ancient Future's cover of "Purple Haze" features a Vietnamese monochord with a whammy bar, so it brings forth both Vietnam and Hendrix.
Listen Now: https://orcd.co/purplehazeaf

End of the Beginning by Matthew Montfort from World Without Walls by Ancient Future.
Jimi's performance began shortly after 3 AM, but he was exhausted and stopped playing in the middle of his second piece, sat down on the stage and said "That's what happens when Earth ***** with Space." He later told Rolling Stone that the performance was “like the end of the beginning,” which happens to be the name of a piece on Ancient Future's World Without Walls release that was planned to be the end of side one, but as it turned out it was the first Ancient Future record that was not released on vinyl.
https://www.ancient-future.com/world.html

Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· Jan 26

And here's exact same ensemble configuration of Ancient Future with Mariah Parker, Ian Dogole, and Matthew Montfort that played today performing 10 years earlier!

Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· Jan 26

On January 25, 1992, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" reached #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. In honor of that, we played our cover, "Spirit of Nirvana," at the benefit at the Friedman Event Center in Santa Rosa. It's available for preview and preorder now at: orcd.co/spiritofnirv...

Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· Jan 13

Regarding a mimed performance 1/12/67, #JimiHendrix said "The one thing I really hate is miming, it’s so phony." In honor, Ancient Future's "killer" trash can ending video from the recording session for it's new cover song has absolutely no miming! orcd.co/purplehazeaf

Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· Jan 11

Hendrix recorded Purple Haze 1/11/1967. Purple Haze (Vietnamese Đàn Bầu Style) is an instrumental version by Ancient Future with Bui Huu Nhut on the monochord with a whammy bar. It dropped yesterday, so meet us in the Ancient Future. Don't be late. orcd.co/purplehazeaf #jimihendrix #worldfusion

Bui Huu Nhut recording Purple Haze on Vietnamese đàn bầu (monochord with whammy bar)

Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· Dec 26

On 12/26/66, Jimi Hendrix wrote Purple Haze between sets at The Uppercut Club in London. Ancient Future releases its version with Vietnamese đàn bầu (one string instrument with whammy bar!) on 1/10/25. Preview and pre-order it now at: orcd.co/purplenamhaze #JimiHendrix #PurpleHaze #VietnameseMusic

Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· Dec 8

On December 7, 1991, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana hit Billboard's Hot 100. And Ancient Future is releasing a cover next year! Find out more: www.ancient-future.com/releases2025...

Spirit of Nirvana by Ancient Future Cover Art

Matthew Montfort@ancientfuturemusic· Nov 27

Ancient Future's first ever cover of a popular song, "Purple Haze (Vietnamese Đàn Bầu Style)" is now available as an Apple Music instant grat download on Hendrix's 82nd birthday! Instant Grat Download: itunes.apple.com/album/id/176... Preview on Streaming Platforms: orcd.co/purplenamhaze