Lavelle has played and collaborated with Ornette Coleman, William Parker, Warren Smith, Henry Grimes, Eric Mingus, Sabir Mateen, Roy Campbell, Daniel Carter, Jemeel Moondoc, Mat Maneri, Ras Moshe, Hilliard Greene, Steve Swell, Matana Roberts, Bern Nix, Jack DeSalvo, Charles Downs, Tom Cabrera, Francois Grillot, Giuseppi Logan, William Hooker and many others.
Lavelle published his first book, New York City Subway Drama and Beyond in 2011. In 2013 he published a second book called The Jazz Musician’s Tarot Deck. Lavelle is also the author of the blog No Sound Left Behind.
Recent AFA Performances:
August 13, 2020 On_Line Salon w/ Mara Rosenbloom, Daniel Carter, Warren Smith
Website: http://www.mattlavellemusic.com/
Bandcamp: https://mattlavellemusic.bandcamp.com/