Joe Maneri

For the New York mobster, see Joe Manri.

Joseph Gabriel Esther Maneri (February 9, 1927 – August 24, 2009), was an American jazz composer, saxophone and clarinet player. Violinist Mat Maneri is his son.^[1]

Joe Maneri
Joe Maneri at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia, 2004
Background information
Birth name	Joseph Gabriel Esther Maneri
Born	(1927-02-09)February 9, 1927 Brooklyn, New York
Died	August 4, 2009(2009-08-04) (aged 82) Boston, Massachusetts
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Saxophone, clarinet
Years active	1960–2009
Labels	Leo, ECM

Boston Microtonal Society

In 1988, Maneri founded the Boston Microtonal Society, dedicated to microtonal music and tuning. It is currently led by James Bergin and Julia Werntz.^[2]

Discography

• Kalavinka (Cochlea, 1989)
• Get Ready to Receive Yourself (Leo, 1995)
• Three Men Walking with Mat Maneri, Joe Morris (ECM, 1996)
• Dahabenzapple (hatART, 1996)
• Let the Horse Go (Leo, 1996)
• In Full Cry (ECM, 1997)
• Coming Down the Mountain (hatOLOGY, 1997)
• Paniots Nine (Avant, 1998)
• Blessed with Mat Maneri (ECM, 1998)
• Tales of Rohnlief with Mat Maneri, Barre Phillips (ECM, 1999)
• Tenderly (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 (ECM, 2004)
• Peace Concert with Peter Dolger (Atavistic, 2008)
• Pinerskol with Masashi Harada (Leo, 2009)

With Mat Maneri

• Acceptance (hatOLOGY, 1996)
• Pentagon (Thirsty Ear, 2005)