Matt Lavelle
Matt Lavelle (born 1970 in Paterson, New Jersey) is a jazz trumpet, flugelhorn, alto clarinet, and bass clarinet player. Career. Matt Lavelle is a musician, painter, and artist. 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, he began study with Ornette Coleman. 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. He is also a painter , writer, and jazz historian. He posted in his blog for several years and claimed among other things that Eric Dolphy had handed the bass clarinet over to him and that he was African-American after a session with a Ouija board. 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 With Sumari With Eye Contact With Daniel Carter With Bern Nix With Giuseppi Logan With William Hooker With Steve Swell With Sabir Mateen With Ras Moshe With  Assif Tsahar With William Parker With Charles Waters With Barry Chabala With Earth People With Allen Lowe With D3 With Julie Lyon With Tom Cabrera With The cooperative sound With Stars Like Fleas With Eric Plaks