Matt Lavelle

Matt Lavelle (born 1970 in Paterson, New Jersey) is a jazz trumpet, flugelhorn and bass clarinet player.

Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Bass and Alto Clarinet player, and composer Matt Lavelle is a prominent member of the downtown music community in NYC. He began his music career with Hildred Humphries, a swing era veteran who played with Count Basie and Billie Holiday. He has played in ensembles led by Sabir Mateen since 2002. In 2005, Lavelle began study with Ornette Coleman. Lavelle has been a member of the Bern Nix quartet since 2010. He was instrumental in the return of Giuseppi Logan leading to a recording in 2010. In 2011 Lavelle created the 12 Houses Orchestra. Lavelle records for Unseen Rain and has an expected release from ESP records in the fall of 2017.

Lavelle has played and collaborated with Ornette Coleman, William Parker, Warren Smith, Henry Grimes, Eric Mingus, Sabir Mateen, Roy Campbell, Daniel Carter, Jemeel Moondoc, Mat Maneri, Ras Moshe, Hilliard Greene, Steve Swell, Matana Roberts, Bern Nix, Jack DeSalvo, Charles Downs, Tom Cabrera, Francois Grillot, Giuseppi Logan, William Hooker and many others.

Lavelle published his first book, New York City Subway Drama and Beyond in 2011. In 2013 Lavelle published a second book called The Jazz Musician's Tarot Deck. Lavelle is also the author of the blog No Sound Left Behind.

Leader/Collective:

Matt Lavelle - The Matt Lavelle Quartet 2017/Unseen Rain

Matt Lavelle and the 12 Houses - End Times 2017/Unseen Rain

Harmolodic Monk - 2016/Unseen Rain

Sumari II - 2016/Unseen Rain

Sumari - 2013/Unseen Rain

Matt Lavelle and the 12 Houses - Solidarity 2013/Unseen Rain

Matt Lavelle - Goodbye New York, Hello World 2010

Matt Lavelle and Morcilla, the Manifestation Drama 2008

Matt Lavelle/Barry Chabala - I Like To Play 2007/Roeba Records

Matt Lavelle - Cuica In The Third House 2007/KMB Jazz

Matt Lavelle Trio (with Hilliard Greene and Mike 'TA' Thompson) - Spiritual Power 2007/Silkheart

Eye Contact - War Rug 2006/KMB Jazz

Eye Contact - Making Eye Contact With God 2005/Utech

Eye Contact - Embracing The Tide 2005/Utech

Sparks Trio - Short Stories In Sound 2006/Utech

Matt Lavelle/Daniel Carter live at Tower Records- Blackwood 2006/Antamira

Matt Lavelle/Daniel Carter - self-titled 2004/self-released

Matt Lavelle - Trumpet Rising, Bass Clarinet Moon 2003/self-released

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