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Mat Maneri

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Mat Maneri
Mat Maneri in Aarhus, Denmark, 2016
Mat Maneri in Aarhus, Denmark, 2016
Background information
Born (1969-10-04) October 4, 1969 (age 55)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
GenresAvant-garde jazz
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Violin, viola
Years active1980s–present
LabelsECM, Leo, Thirsty Ear, Hathut, Sunnyside

Mat Maneri (born October 4, 1969) is an American composer, violin, and viola player. He is the son of the saxophonist Joe Maneri[1] and Sonja Maneri.

Career

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Mat Maneri in 2007

Maneri has recorded with Cecil Taylor, Guerino Mazzola, Matthew Shipp, Joe Morris, Gerald Cleaver, Tim Berne, Borah Bergman, Mark Dresser, William Parker, Michael Formanek, John Lockwood, as well as with his own trio, quartet, and quintet. He also played on various band releases such as: Club d'Elf, Decoupage, Brewed by Noon, Paul Motian's Electric Bebop Band, and Buffalo Collision.

Maneri started studying violin at the age of five.[2] He received a full scholarship as the principal violinist at Walnut Hill High School and New England Conservatory of Music, before going on to pursue a professional career in jazz music.[3]

He started releasing records as a leader in 1996 and performed and recorded worldwide. Maneri has worked with Ed Schuller, John Medeski, Roy Campbell, Paul Motian, Robin Williamson, Drew Gress, Tony Malaby, Ben Monder, Barre Phillips, Joëlle Léandre, Marilyn Crispell, Craig Taborn, Ethan Iverson, David King and many others. Maneri also taught privately and at the New School.

Discography

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As leader

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  • Acceptance (hatOLOGY, 1998)
  • Fifty-One Sorrows (Leo, 1999)
  • So What (Hathut, 1999)
  • Blue Decco (Thirsty Ear, 2000)
  • Fever Bed (Leo, 2000)
  • Trinity (ECM, 2001)
  • Sustain (Thirsty Ear, 2002)
  • For Consequence (Leo, 2003)
  • Pentagon (Thirsty Ear, 2005)
  • Dust (Sunnyside, 2019)
  • Ash (Sunnyside, 2023)

As co-leader

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  • In Time (Leo, 1994) with Pandelis Karayorgis
  • Three Men Walking (ECM, 1995) with Joe Maneri and Joe Morris
  • Out Right Now (hatOLOGY, 1995 [2001]) with Joe Maneri and Joe Morris
  • Lift & Poise (Leo, 1998) with Pandelis Karayorgis
  • Blessed (ECM, 1997) with Joe Maneri
  • Light Trigger (No More, 2000) with Randy Peterson
  • Tales of Rohnlief (ECM, 2000) with Joe Maneri and Barre Phillips
  • Disambiguation (Leo, 2002) with Pandelis Karayorgis
  • Going to Church (AUM Fidelity, 2002) with Maneri Ensemble
  • Jam (Hopscotch, 2003) with Assif Tsahar and Jim Black
  • Angles of Repose (ECM, 2004) with Joe Maneri and Barre Phillips
  • Chamber Trio (Leo, 2005) with Mark O'Leary and Matthew Shipp
  • Metamorphosis (Leo, 2011) with Arrigo Cappelletti, Andrea Massaria, and Nicola Stranieri
  • A Violent Dose of Anything (Leo, 2013) with Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp
  • Transylvanian Concert (ECM, 2013) with Lucian Ban
  • Two Men Walking (Leo, 2014) with Ivo Perelman
  • Villa Lobos Suite (Leo, 2016) with Ivo Perelman and Tanya Kalmanovitch
  • Sounding Tears with Evan Parker & Lucian Ban (Clean Feed, 2017)
  • Conference of the Mat/ts (Rogueart, 2018)
  • Live at the Armoury (Clean Feed, 2023) with Gordon Grdina and Christian Lillinger
  • Oedipe Redux (Sunnyside, 2023) with Lucian Ban
  • Transylvanian Dance (ECM, 2024) with Lucian Ban

As sideman

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With Borah Bergman

  • The River of Sounds (Boxholder, 2000)

With Lucian Ban

  • Enesco Re-imagined (Sunnyside, 2010)
  • Songs from Afar (Sunnyside, 2016)
  • Blutopia (Sunnyside, 2024)

With Lucian Ban and John Surman

  • Transylvanian Folk Songs (Sunnyside, 2020)

With Steve Dalachinsky

With Kris Davis

With Heinz Geisser and Guerino Mazzola

  • Heliopolis (Cadence, 1999)
  • Chronotomy (Black Saint, 2004)

With Whit Dickey

With Ellery Eskelin

  • Vanishing Point (hat HUT, 2000)

With Guillermo Gregorio

  • Approximately (hat HUT, 1995)
  • Red Cube(d) (hat HUT, 1996)

With Masashi Harada

  • Obliteration at the End of Multiplication (Leo, 1998)

With Pandelis Karayorgis

  • The Other Name (Motive, 1992)

With Joëlle Léandre

  • For Flowers (Leo, 2004)
  • Lifetime Rebel (Rogueart, 2024)

With Joëlle Léandre and Craig Taborn

  • hEARoes (Rogueart, 2023)

With Russ Lossing

  • Metal Rat (Clean Feed, 2000)

With Joe Maneri

With Joe Morris

With Paul Motian Trio 2000 + Two

With Neel Murgai

  • Neel Murgai Ensemble (Innova, 2010)

With Natraj

  • The Goat Also Gallops (Accurate, 1990)
  • Deccan Dance (Galloping Goat, 1998)
  • Song of the Swan (Galloping Goat, 2008)

With Ivo Perelman

  • Counterpoint (Leo, 2015)
  • Breaking Point (Leo, 2016)
  • The Art of the Improv Trio, Vol. 2 (Leo, 2016)
  • Strings 1 (Leo, 2018)
  • Strings 2 (Leo, 2018)
  • Strings 3 (Leo, 2019)
  • Strings 4 (Leo, 2019)
  • Seven Skies Orchestra (Fundacja Słuchaj!, 2023)

With Matthew Shipp

With Ches Smith

  • The Bell (ECM, 2016)

With Spring Heel Jack

  • Masses (Thirsty Ear, 2001)

With Stone Quartet (Joëlle Léandre, Roy Campbell, Marilyn Crispell, Maneri)

With Craig Taborn

With Cecil Taylor

With David S. Ware

With Robin Williamson

  • The Iron Stone (ECM, 2006)

With Keith Yaun

  • Countersink (Leo, 1998)
  • Amen: Improvisations on Messiaen (Boxholder, 1999)

With Jeong Lim Yang

  • Synchronicity (Sunnyside, 2025)

References

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  1. ^ Proefrock, Stacia. "Mat Maneri". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Mat Maneri". ECM Records. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  3. ^ "Music | Dark star". Bostonphoenix.com. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
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