Matt Darriau
Biography
Matt Darriau (born in Bloomington, Indiana), is a Balkan, klezmer, Celtic and jazz musician. His most notable work is with Balkan rhythm quartet Paradox Trio, The Klezmatics, and Orange Then Blue. Other musical projects include Ballin' the Jack, Yo Lateef, Disastro Totale (with Yuri Lemeshev), Whirligig, Celtic Eclectic, CCXMD (with Cinema Cinema), and Shabbes Elevator. Darriau 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.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
188 releases · 44 albums · active 1985–2026
- Performance · 380
- Other credits · 124
- Production · 4
- Engineering · 2
Studios: Baby Monster Studios · Radio City Music Hall · The Knitting Factory · Loho Studios
Frequent collaborators
- The Klezmatics
- Various
- Ben Folds
- Ben Folds Five
- Frank London
- Orange Then Blue
- Vinicio Capossela
- Esma