Wendy Moten, born November 22, 1965 in Memphis, Tennessee, is an American singer best known for her single “Come In Out of the Rain”, which reached #8 in the UK in February 1994. Moten was born in Memphis and sang in church choirs when she was a kid. Moten sang with Michael Bolton in a … Read more
Bennie Moten (1894-1935) was an American jazz pianist and band leader. He recruited Count Basie in 1929 for his band Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra. Basie eventually took over as the piano player. Basie gathered many of the best musicians from Moten’s band and formed his own orchestra after Moten died in 1935. Text contributed … Read more
The Mother Funk Conspiracy can be a formidable force. The Mother Funk Conspiracy’s high-energy grooves, intricate changes, and infectious energy will keep everyone moving, from jazz-influenced listeners to casual dancers. Professional jazz musicians play groove music for dancers and take jazzy solos. There is no smooth jazz, but some songs will put your ears in … Read more
Mother’s Finest, an American funk-rock band, was founded in Atlanta by Joyce “Baby Jean”, Kennedy, and Glenn “Doc”, Murdock. The duo met guitarist Gary “Moses Mo”, Moore, and bassist Jerry “Wyzard”, Seay in 1970. Their music is a mixture of heavy rock guitars and expressive, soulful rhythms.
Mothguts was formed on Halloween night 2005. Mothguts is a band that creates music in the “free-grind” style. It is a mixture of jazz, noise, hardcore, and metal with a lot of improvisation. It would be influenced by artists such as Painkiller and Last Exit, Anal Cunt and Dillinger Escape Plan. Pantera, Black Sabbath and … Read more
Miles Mosley is an upright-bassist, singer, producer, composer, and arranger. Mosley, a teen, was chosen to play bass in the Grammy All-American High School Jazz Band & Choir. Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times jazz critic, praised Mosley as a “technical virtuoso”. His classical training was at the Colburn School of Music, Los Angeles. He also … Read more
As a reed player and band leader, multi-instrumentalist Michael Moss has played with a large eclectic group of musicians including Sam Rivers, Dave Liebman, Bobby Moses, Richie Beirach, Paul Bley, Badal Roy, George Brown, Ben Sidran, Dave Burrell, Michal Urbaniak and William Parker, Larry Roland, Waldron Ricks, Mike Wimberley, Billy Stein, Charles Downs (Rashid Bakr), … Read more
Joao Mortagua is a modern-day saxophonist who has quickly established himself as one the most challenging and complete in Portugal. His beautiful compositions allow for both solo improvisation as well as a mesmerizing group dynamic. Mortagua released his first album, “Janela”, in 2014. He recently published “MIRRORS”, (Live at Guimaraes Jazz), and “AXES”. From bandcamp
Danny Moss, a veteran swing-oriented tenor and talented musician, has been a key part of the British music scene since the 1950s. When he was 16, he began playing professionally and has been associated with many of the top names in England’s jazz scene, such as Ted Heath (1953-1955), Johnny Dankworth (1957-1961), Alex Welsh (1962-1964), … Read more
The trombone was an effective musical instrument in swing music. Benny Morton is known for his lovely tone, sophisticated use of chromatics, and understatement. His participation in the essential music of the swing period was a major part of his legacy. Those who take an exploratory trip into the heartbeat of swing music will find … Read more
