Joe Maneri#Boston Microtonal Society

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Joe Maneri

| image = Joe Maneri.jpg

| caption = Joe Maneri at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia, 2004

| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist

| birth_name = Joseph Gabriel Esther Maneri

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1927|2|9}}

| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York

| death_date = {{death date and age|2009|8|4 |1927|2|9 |mf=yes}}

| death_place = Boston, Massachusetts

| genre = Jazz

| occupation = Musician

| instrument = Saxophone, clarinet

| years_active = 1960–2009

| label = Leo, ECM

| associated_acts =

}}

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.{{cite web |last1=Loewy |first1=Steve |title=The Trio Concerts|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-trio-concerts-mw0000002363|website=AllMusic|access-date=29 November 2017}}

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.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140224200839/http://bostonmicrotonalsociety.org/wp/ Boston Microtonal Society]}}.

Discography

With Mat Maneri

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

References

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