Matt Darriau (born in

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), is a Balkan,

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and

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musician. His most notable work is with Balkan rhythm quartet Paradox Trio, The Klezmatics, and Orange Then Blue. Other musical projects include Ballin' the Jack, Yo Lateef, Disastro Totale (with Yuri Lemeshev), Whirligig, Celtic Eclectic, CCXMD (with Cinema Cinema), and Shabbes Elevator. Darriau grew up listening to

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, Israeli, and other styles of

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. He moved to

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to study at the

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in the third stream program. He now resides in

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Discography

* 1995 ''Matt Darriau's Paradox Trio'' ( Knitting Factory) * 1997 ''Flying at a Slant'' (Knitting Factory) * 2009 ''Liquid Clarinets'' (Felmay) * 2010 ''Matt Darriau Paradox Trio With Bojan Z.'' (Felmay) With The Klezmatics * 1995 '' Jews with Horns'' (

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) * 1997 ''Possessed'' ( Xenophile) * 1998 ''The Well'' with Chava Alberstein (Xenophile) * 2002 ''Rise Up! Shteyt Oyf!'' ( Rounder) * 2004 '' Brother Moses Smote the Water'', with Joshua Nelson & Kathryn Farmer (Piranha) * 2006 '' Wonder Wheel'' (JMG) * 2006 '' Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah'' (JMG) * 2008 ''Tuml = Lebn: The Best of the First 20 Years'' (Piranha) * 2011 ''Live at Town Hall'' (Klezmatics Disc) With Paradox Trio * 1995 ''Matt Darriau Paradox Trio'' (Knitting Factory) * 1997 ''Flying at a Slant'' (Knitting Factory) * 1999 ''Source'' (Knitting Factory) * 2005 ''Gambit'' with Theodosii Spassov ( Enja) * 2010 ''With Bojan Z'' (Felmay) With Ballin' the Jack * 1999 ''Jungle'' (Knitting Factory) * 2001 ''The Big Head'' (Knitting Factory) With Jon Madof's Zion80 * '' Zion80'' (

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, 2013) * '' Adramelech: Book of Angels Volume 22'' (Tzadik, 2014) With Cinema Cinema * ''Man Bites Dog'' (Labelship, 2017) * ''CCXMD'' (Nefarious Industries, 2019) * ''CCXMDII'' (Nefarious Industries, 2021)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Darriau, Matt Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Musicians from Bloomington, Indiana Klezmer musicians Orange Then Blue members The Klezmatics members