Matt Lavelle and the 12 Houses Chamber Ensemble

Lavelle began his music career with Hildred Humphries, a swing era veteran who played with Count Basie and Billie Holiday. He has played in ensembles led by Sabir Mateen since 2002. In 2005, he began study with Ornette Coleman. Lavelle was a member of the Bern Nix quartet since 2010. He recorded with Giuseppi Logan in 2010. In 2011 he created the 12 Houses Orchestra. Lavelle is also a visual artist inspired by his Grandfather Fritz Kluber. Lavelle is author of the Substack No Sound Left Behind. Lavelle published a book titled New York City Subway Drama and Beyond, in 2011. In 2013 he published a short story titled The Jazz Musician's Tarot Deck. The 12 Houses Chamber Ensemble is a multi-cultural and multi-generational free jazz ensemble based in NYC led by Matt Lavelle. Lavelle describes the band as “Ornette Coleman meets William Parker at Duke Ellington’s house.”