Fine Noise and Light

My teacher and hero Joe Maneri passed away recently. The more I think about him since his death, the more it hits me what a great and important musician he was.  Joe was playing free improvised, atonal - and, with his greek music background, probably microtonal - music as early as 1946.  He deserves all the recognition he can get.  And great credit should also go to his son Mat, without whom Joe may have been content to jam at home the rest of his life.  It was Mat who pushed Joe to begin playing live again in the 90s, and the results changed the lives of many musicians including me.  Without Joe, without the Maneri trios and quartets, I would not be the musician I am today.