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Mat Maneri, born on October 4th , 1969 in Brooklyn, New York is an American composer, improviser and Jazz Violin and Viola player, specifically derivatives such as the five-string viola, the electric six-string violin, and the Baritone Violin . He is the son of the saxophonist Joe Maneri . Maneri has recorded with 's Electric Bebop Band, Buffalo Collision. Maneri started studying violin at the age of five and received a full scholarship as the principal violinist at Walnut Hill High School and New England Conservatory Of Music , but left classical education to pursue a professional career in jazz music. He started releasing records as a leader in 1996 and presently performs and records worldwide. Maneri currently works with Ed Schuller , John Medeski , Roy Campbell , Paul Motian, Tomasz Stanko , Robin Williamson , Drew Gress , Tony Malaby , Ben Monder , Barre Phillips , Joëlle Léandre , Marilyn Crispell , Craig Taborn , Ethan Iverson , David King and many others. Maneri also teaches privately and through the New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York and works as sound engineer and producer. In 2006 , Maneri was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category "Best Alternative Music Album" for the CD ''Pentagon''. PARTIAL DISCOGRAPHY
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