Editing Mat Maneri (section)

==Career==
[[Image:Mat Maneri.jpg|right|thumb|Mat Maneri in 2007]]
Maneri has recorded with [[Cecil Taylor]], [[Guerino Mazzola]], [[Matthew Shipp]], [[Joe Morris (guitarist)|Joe Morris]], [[Gerald Cleaver (musician)|Gerald Cleaver]], [[Tim Berne]], [[Borah Bergman]], [[Mark Dresser]], [[William Parker (musician)|William Parker]], [[Michael Formanek]], John Lockwood, as well as with his own trio, quartet, and quintet. He also played on various band releases such as: Club d'Elf, Decoupage, Brewed by Noon, [[Paul Motian]]'s Electric Bebop Band, and Buffalo Collision.

Maneri started studying violin at the age of five.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mat Maneri |url=https://ecmrecords.com/artists/mat-maneri/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=ECM Records}}</ref> He received a full scholarship as the principal violinist at Walnut Hill High School and [[New England Conservatory of Music]], before going on to pursue a professional career in jazz music.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/other_stories/documents/00668826.htm |title=Music &#124; Dark star |website= Bostonphoenix.com|accessdate=2016-02-21}}</ref>

He started releasing records as a leader in 1996 and performed and recorded worldwide. Maneri has worked with [[Ed Schuller]], [[John Medeski]], [[Roy Campbell, Jr.|Roy Campbell]], Paul Motian, [[Robin Williamson]], [[Drew Gress]], [[Tony Malaby]], [[Ben Monder]], [[Barre Phillips]], [[Joëlle Léandre]], [[Marilyn Crispell]], [[Craig Taborn]], [[Ethan Iverson]], [[David King (musician)|David King]] and many others. Maneri also taught privately and at the New School.