Jack Montrose (1928-2006) was an arranger and jazz tenor saxophonist. After graduating from university in Los Angeles, he began his career with Jerry Gray and Art Pepper. Montrose also performed arrangements for Clifford Brown. He was known for his cool jazz and/or West coast music. In the mid-1950s, Montrose’s heroin addiction was a problem. His … Read more
James Moody was a jazz legend from the late 40s to the present. He played tenor, flute and occasionally alto. After serving in the Air Force (1943-1946), Moody joined Dizzy Gillespie’s bebop band and formed a lasting friendship with the trumpeter. Moody traveled Europe with Gillespie, then stayed on to work for many years overseas, … Read more
A band calling themselves Moogg implies that their music was created using Moog-synthesizers. This is not the case for this Brescia-based Italian band. It was formed as a trio in 2003 with Rosario ‘Penny’ Rampulla (bass), Marco Dolfini on drums, and Antonio Gafforini (keyboards). The band became a quartet when guitarist Ivan Vanoglio joined them … Read more
Moon Hooch’s heart-pounding, spontaneous subway platform raves have been able to transition from New York City’s underground into the main stages at music festivals and rock clubs around the world over the past few years. Moon Hooch has performed for thousands of raucous fans, and their first two albums have remained at the top of … Read more
Tom Moon, a journalist and music critic who won an award for 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You die (Workman Publishing), steps out of the critic’s chair to record his first album with Moon Hotel Lounge Project. Frosty Cordial Records will release Into the Ojala by Kevin Hanson (Fractals guitarist). Moon composed nine original compositions … Read more
Jemeel Moondoc, born August 5, 1951 in Chicago (Illinois), United States; died August 29, 2021). He is a jazz saxophonist and plays the alto saxophone. He believes in improvisation and is an advocate for it. After studying clarinet and piano, he landed on the saxophone when he was sixteen. Cecil Taylor was the reason he … Read more
Hugo Montenegro was an arranger, composer, and conductor. He is best known for his film work in the 1960s, as well his adaptations of films scores like The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Montenegro started his musical career with the U.S. Navy where he arranged music for various military bands. He then attended Manhattan … Read more
Davy Mooney is a jazz musician whose mission it is to blend the New York’s modern musical sophistication with the New Orleans soul. Sunnyside Records’ latest release, Hope of Home, is Davy Mooney’s latest CD. The title represents the anxieties and hopes associated with Mooney returning to New Orleans six years after he had lived … Read more
J. R. Monterose (1927 – September 16, 1993), was born Frank Anthony Peter Vincent Monterose Jr. in Detroit. He was an American jazz tenor and occasional soprano saxophonist. J.R. (derived from Jr.), Monterose was born in Utica, New York. His family moved to Utica a few months later. At thirteen, he began clarinet lessons. However, … Read more
Moonlight Saving Time, the 2013 Emerging Excellence winner from the Musicians Benevol Fund, combines bold improvisation with atmospheric grooves or world rhythms to create an original sound in contemporary jazz. The band draws on influences from Massive Attack to Chick Corea and offers a fresh approach to jazz as well as original melodic compositions. Moonlight … Read more
