Matt Lavelle (born 1970 in

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Career

Lavelle began his music career with Hildred Humphries, a swing era veteran who played with

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. He has played in ensembles led by Sabir Mateen since 2002. In 2005, he began study with

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. Lavelle was a member of the Bern Nix quartet since 2010. He recorded with Giuseppi Logan in 2010. In 2011 he created the 12 Houses Orchestra. Lavelle is also a visual artist inspired by his Grandfather Fritz Kluber. Lavelle is author of the Substack No Sound Left Behind. Lavelle published a book titled ''New York City Subway Drama and Beyond'', in 2011. In 2013 he published a short story titled ''The Jazz Musician's Tarot Deck''.

Discography

As a leader *''The Crop Circles Suite, part 1'' (Mahakala, 2024) *''Harmolodic Duke'' (Unseen rain, 2023) *''The House Keeper'' (Unseen rain, 2023) *''In Swing We Trust'' (Unseen Rain, 2022) *''The Big Picture'' (Bandcamp-self released 2020) *''Trumpet Rising Bass Clarinet Moon 2020'' (Bandcamp-self released 2020) *''The Abandoned Sound'' (Bandcamp-self released 2020) *''Hope'' (Unseen Rain,2019) *''Retrograde'' (ESP,2018) *''The Matt Lavelle Quartet'' (Unseen Rain,2017) *''Matt Lavelle and the 12 Houses - End Times'' (Unseen rain,2017) *''Harmolodic Monk'' (Unseen Rain,2016) *''Matt Lavelle and the 12 Houses - Solidarity'' (Unseen Rain,2013) *''Goodbye New York, Hello World'' (Spiritual Power,2010) *''Matt Lavelle and Morcilla, the Manifestation Drama'' (Spiritual Power,2008) *''Cuica In The Third House'' (KMB Jazz,2007) *''Matt Lavelle Trio-Spiritual Power'' Silkheart, 2006 *''Trumpet Rising, Bass Clarinet Moon'' (Spiritual Power,2003) *''Handling The Moment'' (

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,2002) With Sumari *''Sumari'' (Unseen Rain,2014) *''Sumari II'' (Unseen Rain,2016) *''Sumari III'' (Unseen Rain, 2019) *''Before Testo'' (Unseen Rain,2020) *''Sumari IV'' (Unseen Rain, 2021) With Eye Contact *''Embracing the Tide'' (Utech,2005) *''Making Eye Contact With God'' (Utech,2005) *''War Rug'' (KMB Jazz, 2006) With

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*''Daniel Carter and Matt Lavelle the piano album'' (Bandcamp-self released 2020) *''Daniel Carter and Matt Lavelle live at Tower Records'' (Antnimara, 2006) *''Daniel Carter and Matt Lavelle'' (Spiritual Power, 2004) With Bern Nix *''Negative Capability'' (Kitchen Records,2013) With

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*'' The Giuseppi Logan Quintet'' (Tompkins Square, 2010) *'' Giuseppi Logan live in concert in 2009'' (Bandcamp- self released 11/22) with

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*''Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden'' (Constellation, 2023) With William Hooker *''Red'' (Gaffer Records, 2014) *''Jubilation'' (Org Music, 2025) With Francois Grillot *''Francois Kitchen, duets with Francois Grillot'' (bandcamp-self released 11/22) With

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*''This Now!'' (Cadence, 2005) *''Live at the Bowery Poetry Club'' ( Ayler, 2006) *''Business of Here'' (Cadence, 2012) With

Sabir Mateen Sabir Mateen (born April 16, 1951) is an American musician and composer from Philadelphia. His musical style is primarily avant-garde jazz. He plays tenor and alto saxophone, B♭ and alto clarinet, and flute. As a young man, Mateen was origi ...

*''Prophecies Come To Pass'' (577 records,2006) *''The Jubilee ensemble'' (Not Two, 2007) With Ras Moshe *''Into the Openess'' (Music Now, 2002) *''Schematic'' (Jump Arts, 2002) *''Live Spirits'' (Utech,2005) *''Sparks Trio- Short Stories In Sound'' (Utech,2006) With

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*''The Labyrinth'' (Hopscotch,2003) *''Embracing the void'' (Hopscotch,2003) With William Parker *'' Irving Stone memorial concert'' (Tzadik) *'' Spontaneous'' (Splasc(H), 2002) *'' For Percy Heath'' (Victo, 2006) *''

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'' (Centering, 2012) *'' Universal Tonality'' (Aum Fidelity, 2022) *'' Migration of silence into and out of the Tone World'' (Aum Fidelity, 2021) With Charles Waters *''Peace Forms One'' (Nurecords,2017) *''Brass Mass'' (Nurecords,2002) With Barry Chabala *''I Like to Play'' (Roeba Records,2007) With Earth People *''Waking the living'' (Undivided vision, 2001) With Allen Lowe *''We Will Gather When We Gather, featuring Hamiet Bluiett'' (Constant Sorrow, 2015)''We Will Gather When We Gather''
Allen Lowe. With D3 *''D3 + 1.1'' (Unseen Rain, 2019) With Julie Lyon *''Moonflower'' (Unseen Rain, 2016) *''Julie'' (Unseen Rain, 2017) With Tom Cabrera *''Hathor'' (Woodshedd, 2020) *''Invocation with Ras Moshe'' (Woodshedd, 2021) With The cooperative sound *''Cooperative Sound #3'' (Nendo Dango, 2017) With Stars Like Fleas *''The Ken Burns Effect'' (2007
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in Europe) (May 20, 200
Hometapes
distribution via Absolutely Kosher/Misra) With Eric Plaks *''The Orbora Tree Suite'' (Darkfyre, 2022) With Pete Dennis *''Live At Abyssinia by 99 Futures'' (Search for the Infinite Light, 2023)

References

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