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Perelman, Ivo / Nate Wooley /  Mat Moran / Matt Maneri / Fred Lonberg-Holm / Joe Morris: Seven Skies
Perelman, Ivo / Nate Wooley / Mat Moran / Matt Maneri / Fred Lonberg-Holm / Joe Morris:
Seven Skies Orchestra [2 CDs]

(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland )


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A rare setting for tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman in a larger ensemble: an exemplary sextet with trumpeter Nate Wooley and vibraphonist Matt Moran over a string section of Fred Lonberg-Holm on cello, Joe Morris on bass and Mat Maneri on viola, recording a ten-part work sans drums or piano, allowing fascinating new orchestral possibilities performed with utmost creative mastery.

Francois Carrier Ensemble feat. Stanko / Maneri / Peacock / Lambert: Openness [3 CDs]
Francois Carrier Ensemble feat. Stanko / Maneri / Peacock / Lambert:
Openness [3 CDs]

(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland )


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As part of his annual concert series with local & international artists & musicians, in 2006 Montreal saxophonist Francois Carrier reached out to Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko to perform at Theatre La Chapelle, recording over two days as a quintet with long-time collaborator, drummer Michel Lambert, and legendary improvisers Mat Maneri on viola and Gary Peacock on double bass.

Grdina, Gordon / Mat Maneri / Christian Lillinger: Live at the Armoury
Grdina, Gordon / Mat Maneri / Christian Lillinger:
Live at the Armoury

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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The premiere encounter of the uniquely orchestrated trio of two legendary string improvisers--Gordon Grdina on guitar & oud, and Mat Maneri on viola--with drummer Christian Lillinger (New Old Luten, Punkt vs. Plastik, EUPHORIUM_freakestra) recording in the studio in Vancouver, BC for three impressive, innately lyrical, dexterous and magnificent conversations.

Taborn, Craig / Joelle Leandre / Mat Maneri: hEARoes
Taborn, Craig / Joelle Leandre / Mat Maneri:
hEARoes

(RogueArt -- France )


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The meeting of three masterful string and keyboard players--Craig Taborn on piano, Joelle Leandre on double bass and Mat Maneri on viola--a Transatlantic chamber jazz trio recording live at Theatre Antoine Vitez in Ivry-sur Seine, France in 2022 for seven sublime conversations of innovative and imaginative exchanges; absolutely magnificent!

Smith, Ches (w/ Bill Frisell / Mat Maneri / Craig Taborn): Interpret It Well
Smith, Ches (w/ Bill Frisell / Mat Maneri / Craig Taborn):
Interpret It Well

(Pyroclastic Records -- USA )


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Expanding drummer and composer Ches Smith's working band of violist Mat Maneri and pianist Craig Taborn with guitarist Bill Frisell, who had joined the band for one live gig that felt so natural that recording as a quartet was a natural conclusion, heard here in seven compositions that allow room for band members to improvise or "Interpret" on the compositions themselves.

Columbia Icefield (Nate Wooley / Mary Halvorson / Ryan Sawyer): Ancient Songs of Burlap Heroes
Columbia Icefield (Nate Wooley / Mary Halvorson / Ryan Sawyer):
Ancient Songs of Burlap Heroes

(Pyroclastic Records -- USA )


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The second outing for trumpeter and composer Nate Wooley's Columbia Icefield band with Mary Halvorson on guitar, Susan Alcorn on pedal steel guitar, Ryan Sawyer on drums, plus violist Mat Maneri and bassist Trevor Dunn joining for one track; an album of sublime and subtly complex sondscapes in beautiful abstractions that evolve to exceptional group and solo interplay.

Shyu, Jen & Jade Tongue: Zero Grasses: Ritual for the Losses
Shyu, Jen & Jade Tongue:
Zero Grasses: Ritual for the Losses

(Pi Recordings -- USA )


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An articulate and important collection of songs devoted to the marginalized voices of women around the world from NY vocalist Jen Shyu, performed in a masterful quintet with Ambrose Akinmusire on trumpet, Mat Maneri on viola, Thomas Morgan on bass, Dan Weiss on drums, Shyu singing and performing on percussion, piano, Taiwanese moon lute, and Japanese biwa.

Maneri, Mat / Evan Parker / Lucian Ban: Sounding Tears
Maneri, Mat / Evan Parker / Lucian Ban:
Sounding Tears

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Viola improviser and composer Mat Maneri leads this trio with British UK legend Evan Parker on soprano and tenor saxophone and Romanian ex-patriot and frequent collaborator Lucian Ban on piano, for ten compositions blending tradition, song, and improvisational tactics, recalling 20th century modern classical music in addition to jazz.

Malaby, Tony / Mat Maneri / Daniel Levin: New Artifacts
Malaby, Tony / Mat Maneri / Daniel Levin:
New Artifacts

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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The unique orchestration of this trio, with Tony Malaby on sax, Mat Maneri on viola, and Daniel Levin on cello, givs a distinct character to the highly informed improvisations from these commanding players, who recorded this album at Three's Brewing in Brooklyn in 2015.

Dickey, Whit / Mat Maneri / Matthew Shipp: Vessel In Orbit
Dickey, Whit / Mat Maneri / Matthew Shipp:
Vessel In Orbit

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


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While working with Matthew Shipp on an Ivo Perelman album, drummer Whit Dickey and pianist Shipp agreed to record an album of their own and enlisted violist Mat Maneri to record this album of deep space-themed improvisations, collective music of heavy propulsion that bursts from impassioned exchange to convoluted clusters of sound.

Levin, Daniel  Quartet (Levin / Maneri / Moran / Zetterberg): Live at Firehouse 12
Levin, Daniel Quartet (Levin / Maneri / Moran / Zetterberg):
Live at Firehouse 12

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Cellist Daniel Levin's sophisticated jazz quartet with Mat Maneri (viola), Matt Moran (vibes), and Torbjorn Zetterberg (double bass) are captured live at Connecticut's Firehouse 12 for a superb album of modern improv with great skill, depth and style.

Levin, Daniel / Mat Maneri: Transcendent Function
Levin, Daniel / Mat Maneri:
Transcendent Function

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Two string masters--Mat Maneri on viola and Daniel Levin on cello--recording at The Village in Copenhagen, Denmark in an album titled for psychologist and philosopher Carl Jung, reflecting the balance between intuitive spontaneity and pre-established conditions.

Shipp, Matthew Chamber Ensemble: The Gospel According to Matthew & Michael
Shipp, Matthew Chamber Ensemble:
The Gospel According to Matthew & Michael

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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Frequent collaborators, Matthew Shipp (piano) and Michael Bisio (bass) are joined by fellow Downtown New Yorker Mat Maneri on viola create what they refer to as a chamber ensemble, performing the 15 improvised and inspired chapters of Shipp & Bisio's "Gospel".

Morris, Joe Quartet: Balance
Morris, Joe Quartet:
Balance

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Joe Morris reunites his NY quartet as their last configuration from 2000, with violist Mat Maneri, bassist Chris Lightcap, drummer Gerald Cleaver, and Morris on guitar, bringing us an update on the intently informed collective improvisation that defines this great- band.

Tsahar / Maneri / Black: Jam
Tsahar / Maneri / Black:
Jam

(Hopscotch Records -- USA )


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Three creative young musicians in New York Tsahar, Mat Maneri and Black in a trio of warmly orchestrated free improv with witty restraint in extended conversation.

Gregorio, Guillermo Trio: Red Cube(d)
Gregorio, Guillermo Trio:
Red Cube(d)

(Hatology -- Switzerland )


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