Matt Darriau (born in

Bloomington, Indiana Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County, Indiana, Monroe County in the central region of the U.S. state of Indiana. It is the List of municipalities in Indiana, seventh-largest city in Indiana and the fourth-largest outside ...

), is a Balkan,

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and

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musician. His most notable work is with Balkan rhythm quartet Paradox Trio,

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, and Orange Then Blue. Other musical projects include Ballin' the Jack, Yo Lateef, Disastro Totale (with

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, Israeli, and other styles of world music. He moved to

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to study at the

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in the

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program. He now resides in

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Discography

* 1995 ''Matt Darriau's Paradox Trio'' (

Knitting Factory The Knitting Factory is a nightclub in New York City that features eclectic music and entertainment. After opening in 1987, various other locations were opened in the United States. The Knitting Factory gave its audience poetry readings, perform ...

) * 1997 ''Flying at a Slant'' (Knitting Factory) * 2009 ''Liquid Clarinets'' (Felmay) * 2010 ''Matt Darriau Paradox Trio With Bojan Z.'' (Felmay) With

* 1995 '' Jews with Horns'' (

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) * 1997 ''Possessed'' ( Xenophile) * 1998 ''The Well'' with Chava Alberstein (Xenophile) * 2002 ''Rise Up! Shteyt Oyf!'' (

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) * 2004 ''

Brother Moses Smote the Water ''Brother Moses Smote the Water'' is a live album by the American klezmer group the Klezmatics, with Joshua Nelson and Kathryn Farmer. It was released in 2005 by Piranha Records. The album mixes together traditional Yiddish songs and gospel. Th ...

'', with Joshua Nelson & Kathryn Farmer (Piranha) * 2006 ''

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'' (JMG) * 2006 ''

Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah ''Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah'' is an album by The Klezmatics, released in 2006. It contains Hanukkah-themed songs, of which the lyrics to most were written by American folk singer Woody Guthrie in 1949. Critical reception AllMusic w ...

'' (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 Theodosii Spassov (born 4 March 1961) is a Bulgarian jazz musician who plays kaval. Theodosii Spassov began his early training on the kaval at the Kotel Music School and The Academy of Music and Dance in Plovdiv/Bulgaria. The kaval, an eight-ho ...

(

Enja Enja Records is a German jazz record company and label based in Munich which was founded by jazz enthusiasts Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber in 1971. The label's first release was by Mal Waldron, and early releases included European and Ja ...

) * 2010 ''With Bojan Z'' (Felmay) With Ballin' the Jack * 1999 ''Jungle'' (Knitting Factory) * 2001 ''The Big Head'' (Knitting Factory) With

Jon Madof Jon Madof (born May 28, 1974) is an American guitarist, composer, and leader of the bands Rashanim and Zion80, who has performed extensively with other artists including John Zorn, Matisyahu, Marc Ribot, and Frank London. PopMatters' Sean Mur ...

's Zion80 * ''

Zion80 ''Zion80'' is the debut album by guitarist Jon Madof's Zion80 which was released in 2013 on John Zorn's Tzadik Records as part the Radical Jewish Culture series. The album combines music written by Shlomo Carlebach performed in the Afrobeat styl ...

'' (

Tzadik Tzadik ( he, צַדִּיק , "righteous ne, also ''zadik'', ''ṣaddîq'' or ''sadiq''; pl. ''tzadikim'' ''ṣadiqim'') is a title in Judaism given to people considered righteous, such as biblical figures and later spiritual masters. The ...

, 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