Mat Maneri Viola

Mat maneri in 2007.
Mat maneri viola. When john surman is wailing mat maneri s viola may stay quietly busy tweaking the texture. American composer improviser and jazz violin and viola player born 4th october 1969 in brooklyn. Mat maneri who had begun taking violin lessons as a child and in his teens studied with robert koff the founder of the juilliard string quartet switched over to viola in the late 90s. Mat maneri born october 4 1969 is an american composer violin and viola player.
Artists greatest inspiration often comes from sources that once surrounded them in their native communities. Pianist lucian ban violist mat maneri and woodwind master john surman come from different backgrounds but are connected by their focus on improvised music along with their appreciation of folkloric and classical styles. His music continues from the lineage of master improvisers paul bley and paul motian with a sound that is distinctly his own and developed over years of discovery and practice. Notes all pieces improvised in the studio with the exception of blessed and hymn recorded september 21 st 2014 at tedesco studios paramus nj mixed and mastered may and september 2016 at systems two brooklyn ny barcode and other identifiers barcode.
The dowry song 2. Transylvanian folk songs the bela bartók field recordings by lucian ban john surman mat maneri released 15 may 2020 1. And lucian ban sets him right up. The mighty sun 6.
Violist improviser composer mat maneri envisages his music as one of activity in stasis or motion within stillness. Bitter love song 9. A century later these three outstanding improvisers mat maneri lucian ban and john surman draw fresh inspiration from the music that fired bartók s imagination looking again at the carols lamentations love songs dowry songs and more which the composer collected in the period between 1909 1917. Transylvanian dance 24 bit 44k make sure to look at the amazing never before printed original photos by.
Viola mat maneri. What a great night this is a messenger was born 7. Son of joe maneri. Live at firehouse 12 documents the daniel levin quartet in live performance with its current working line up now featuring mat maneri on viola.
Maneri has recorded with cecil taylor guerino mazzola matthew shipp joe morris.