Joe Maneri

Joseph Gabriel Esther Maneri (February 9, 1927 – August 24, 2009) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. Violinist Mat Maneri is his son. He has performed with his son, Mat, Paul Bley (at the Montreal Jazz Festival), and Ted Harris, studied with Josef Schmid, and taught saxophonist Matana Roberts and pianists John Medeski, Jack Reilly and Matthew Shipp.