Matt Darriau

Matt Darriau (born in Bloomington, Indiana), is a balkan, klezmer, celtic and downtown jazz musician. His most notable work is with balkan rhythm quartet Paradox Trio and American klezmer band The Klezmatics, and formerly performed with Orange Then Blue. Other musical projects include Ballin' The Jack, Yo Lateef, Disastro Totale (with Yuri Lemeshev), Whirligig, Celtic Eclectic, and Shabbes Elevator.

Matt grew up listening to Balkan, Israeli, and other styles of world music. He moved to Boston to study at the New England Conservatory Of Music in the Third Stream program. He now resides in New York City.

Partial Discography

with The Klezmatics

• 1995 - Jews with Horns (Flying Fish) (as a guest)
• 1997 - Possessed (Xenophile)
• 1998 - The Well: Klezmatics with Chava Alberstein (Xenophile)
• 2002 - Rise Up! Shteyt Oyf! (Rounder)
• 2004 - Klezmatics with Joshua Nelson & Kathryn Farmer: Brother Moses Smote the Water (Piranha)
• 2006 - Wonder Wheel (Lyrics by Woody Guthrie) (JMG)
• 2006 - Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah (JMG)
• 2008 - Tuml = Lebn: The Best Of The First 20 Years (Piranha)
• 2011 - Live at Town Hall (Klezmatics Disc)

with Paradox Trio

• 1995 - Matt Darriau Paradox Trio (Knitting Factory)
• 1997 - Flying At A Slant (Knitting Factory)
• 1999 - Source (Knitting Factory)
• 2005 - Gambit with Theodosii Spassov (Enja)
• 2010 - With Bojan Z (Felmay)

with Ballin' The Jack

• 1999 - Jungle (Knitting Factory)
• 2001 - The Big Head (Knitting Factory)

With Jon Madof's Zion80

• Zion80 (Tzadik, 2013)
• Adramelech: Book of Angels Volume 22 (Tzadik, 2014)

References

http://klezmatics.com/about/members/matt-darriau/ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/matt-darriau-mn0000332126