Morgan rose to fame in New York as the young lead alto in Maynard Ferguson’s Big Band in the sixties. He also played in the MF Sextet in the same era and was a regular at clubbing in the Big Apple. Morgan’s signature sound has been with Ferguson since his early days and has survived … Read more
Lee Morgan, born 10 July 1938 and died 19 February 1972. He was an American hard-bop trumpeter. Morgan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a jazz prodigy and joined the Dizzy Gillespie bigband at 18 and remained a member for 2 years. He began recording in 1956 as a leader, mostly for Blue Note. … Read more
John Moriarty, a guitarist and guitar-builder, is a graduate from the National College Of Art And Design (Dublin), where he studied Visual Communications. John Moriarty is primarily a performer guitarist. His passion for guitar building is the culmination of both his visual design and musical interests. He has performed at numerous concerts, including Guinness Jazz … Read more
Morello was born July 17, 1929 in Springfield (Massachusetts). He began playing violin at six years old and, three years later, was featured in the Mendelssohn Concerto with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. At age 15, he switched to drums. He first studied with Joe Sefcik, a show drummer, and then he continued his studies with … Read more
Nanami Morikawa is a Japanese singer who has been recognized as one of Japan’s top emerging jazz vocalists. She won the Asakusa Jazz Competition’s Grand-Prix in Tokyo (2008) and has performed at major Japanese jazz festivals. Her popularity with jazz fans is high. She regularly appears at major jazz clubs in Osaka, Kobe and other … Read more
Since moving to Los Angeles from her native Guatemala, singer-songwriter-producer Gaby Moreno has released 5 albums, earned a Grammy nomination for her album, Illusion (Best Latin Pop Album, 2017), an Emmy nomination (for co-writing the “Parks & Recreation” theme song), and won a Latin Grammy (Best New Artist, 2013). She was the first Latin contestant … Read more
Dag Einar Eilertsen, an alto-trombone player, and Marius Noss Gundersen, a classical guitarist, combine their musical worlds to create a unique expression that is inspired by Nordic jazz traditions. The duo present “Nordic Landscape”, a unique collection of original compositions that are characterized by melodic lines, timbres and improvisations in a Nordic setting. Gundersen and … Read more
Clara Moreno is the daughter of the famous Brazilian singer/songwriter/guitarist Joyce and composer Nelson Angelo. Moreno was born in Brazil in 1971. She recalls fondly her early musical experiences. At the age of 18, Moreno moved to France in 1989 to study music. It was here that she recorded her first single, and performed her … Read more
Cary Morin is a “best acoustic guitarist on the scene today” and brings together the great musical traditions from America and around the world like no one else. Morin’s unique style is characterized by a deft fingerstyle guitar playing and vocals that alternately convey melodic joy and gritty world-weariness. A man and a guitar can … Read more
