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Mat Maneri

About Me

Mat Maneri, born on October 4th, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York is an American composer, improviser and jazz violin and viola player, specifically derivatives such as the five-string viola, the electric six-string violin, and the baritone violin. He is the son of the saxophonist Joe Maneri.
Maneri has recorded with Cecil Taylor, Matthew Shipp, Joe Morris, Joe Maneri, 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 has also played on various band releases: Club d'Elf, Decoupage, Brewed by Noon, Paul Motian's Electric Bebop Band, Buffalo Collision. Maneri has worked with Ed Schuller, John Medeski, Roy Campbell, Paul Motian, Tomasz Stanko, Robin Williamson, Drew Gress, Tony Malaby, Ben Monder, Barre Phillips, Joëlle Léandre, Marilyn Crispell, Craig Taborn, Ethan Iverson, David King and many others.
Maneri started studying violin at the age of five and received a full scholarship as the principal violinist at Walnut Hill High School. He also studied at the New England Conservatory of Music, he then went on to pursue a professional career in jazz music.
He is an experienced educator who has taught at the New England Conservatory and the New School among others. He has taught privately for over 15 years and has frequently presented specialized workshops on improvisation, performance technique, ear training and theory both in Europe and North America.In 2006, Maneri was nominated for a Grammy award in the category "Best Alternative Music Album" for the CD Pentagon.
Mat and his wife Lucy live in Brooklyn.

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Member Since: 5/17/2008
Band Members: Various
Record Label: ECM, HatHut, Thirsty Ear, Aum Fidelity
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Introducing Dr. Joseph Maneri

On Sunday, May 17, 2009 my father Joe Maneri received an honorary Doctorate degree from the New England Conservatory. This was a great day, thank you to everyone for all the love at this truly special...
Posted by on Tue, 19 May 2009 05:09:00 GMT

Offering Educational Services

I am accepting private students for various levels and styles. I have taught privately for over 15 years. I am also available to coach chamber groups, present workshops and work with large ensembles. ...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:15:00 GMT

Check out photos of my past and recent performances!

I have added several new photo albums of my past and recent performances, to view these pictures, please click on "view my pics" .... New photo's provided by Scott Friedlander / http://www.myspace.co...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:39:00 GMT

Stalker/Harrasment

Hi there,Thanks for joining my page. Just a quick note to you all, as you may or may not know my wife and I have been harrassed by an individual for quite some time now. If this person contacts you, s...
Posted by on Fri, 30 May 2008 02:51:00 GMT