Matt Lavelle


Matt Lavelle is a jazz trumpet, flugelhorn, alto clarinet, and bass clarinet player.

Career

Matt Lavelle is a trumpet, flugelhorn, bass and alto clarinet player based in New York City. 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.
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 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. Lavelle is a jazz history teacher, historian, and writer.

Discography

As a leader
With Sumari
With Eye Contact
With Daniel Carter
With Bern Nix
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With Giussepi Logan
  • The Giuseppi Logan Quintet
With Steve Swell
With Sabir Mateen
  • Prophecies Come To Pass
  • The Jubilee ensemble
With Ras Moshe
  • Into the Openess
  • Schematic
  • Live Spirits
  • Sparks Trio- Short Stories In Sound
With Assif Tsahar
With William Parker
  • Irving Stone memorial concert
  • Spontaneous
  • For Percy Heath
  • Essence of Ellington
With Charles Waters
  • Peace Forms One
  • Brass Mass
With Barry Chabala
  • I Like to Play
With Earth People
  • Waking the living
With Allen Lowe
  • We Will Gather When We Gather, featuring Hamiet Bluiett
With D3
  • D3 + 1.1
With Julie Lyon
  • Moonflower
  • Julie
With The cooperative sound
  • Cooperative Sound #3
With Stars Like Fleas'