Joseph Gabriel Esther Maneri (February 9, 1927 – August 24, 2009), was an American jazz composer, saxophone and clarinet player. Violinist

Mat Maneri Mat Maneri (born October 4, 1969) is an American composer, violin, and viola player. He is the son of the saxophonist Joe Maneri and Sonja Maneri. Career Maneri has recorded with Cecil Taylor, Guerino Mazzola, Matthew Shipp, Joe Morris, Ger ...

is his son.

Boston Microtonal Society

In 1988, Maneri founded the Boston Microtonal Society, dedicated to

microtonal music Microtonal music or microtonality is the use in music of microtones— intervals smaller than a semitone, also called "microintervals". It may also be extended to include any music using intervals not found in the customary Western tuning of ...

and

tuning Tuning can refer to: Common uses * Tuning, the process of tuning a tuned amplifier or other electronic component * Musical tuning, musical systems of tuning, and the act of tuning an instrument or voice ** Guitar tunings ** Piano tuning, adjusti ...

. It is currently led by James Bergin and Julia Werntz.
Boston Microtonal Society
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Discography

* ''Kalavinka'' (Cochlea, 1989) * ''Get Ready to Receive Yourself'' (Leo, 1995) * '' Three Men Walking'' with

, Joe Morris ( ECM, 1996) * ''

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'' (ECM, 1997) * ''

Coming Down the Mountain ''Coming Down the Mountain'' is a 2007 British television film which was shown on BBC One, written by Mark Haddon (author of ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'') and directed by Julie Anne Robinson. The television film was bas ...

'' (hatOLOGY, 1997) * '' Paniots Nine'' (

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, 1998) * ''

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'' with Mat Maneri (ECM, 1998) * '' Tales of Rohnlief'' with Mat Maneri, Barre Phillips (ECM, 1999) * ''

Tenderly "Tenderly" is a popular song published in 1946 with music by Walter Gross and lyrics by Jack Lawrence. Written in the key of E as a waltz in time, it has since been performed in 4/4 and has become a popular jazz standard. Notable versions have ...

'' (hatOLOGY, 1999) * '' Out Right Now'' with Mat Maneri and Joe Morris (hatOLOGY, 2001) * ''Voices Lowered'' (Leo, 2001) * ''The Trio Concerts'' (Leo, 2001) * ''Going to Church'' (AUM Fidelity, 2002) * ''

Angles of Repose ''Angles of Repose'' is an album by American composer, saxophonist and clarinet player Joe Maneri with bassist Barre Phillips and violinist Mat Maneri recorded in 2002 and released on the ECM Records, ECM label.Mat Maneri Mat Maneri (born October 4, 1969) is an American composer, violin, and viola player. He is the son of the saxophonist Joe Maneri and Sonja Maneri. Career Maneri has recorded with Cecil Taylor, Guerino Mazzola, Matthew Shipp, Joe Morris, Ger ...

* ''Acceptance'' (hatOLOGY, 1996) * ''Pentagon'' (Thirsty Ear, 2005)

References

External links

"A Fireside Chat With Joe Maneri"
''Jazz Weekly''
"Microtonal marks 20 years with several premieres"
''Boston Globe''

Obituary
''The Guardian'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Maneri, Joe 1927 births 2009 deaths 20th-century American composers 20th-century American male musicians 20th-century American saxophonists American classical composers American jazz clarinetists American jazz composers American jazz saxophonists American male classical composers American male saxophonists American people of Italian descent Avant-garde jazz clarinetists Avant-garde jazz saxophonists ECM Records artists Free improvisation clarinetists Free improvisation saxophonists Free jazz clarinetists American male jazz composers Microtonal composers New England Conservatory faculty 20th-century jazz composers