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
JazzTimes magazine calls Typhanie Monique a “modern Sarah Vaughan” with iridescent Lena Horne traces. She is a favorite among Midwest music lovers. Typhanie is an educator, performer and recording artist. Her three independently produced, critically acclaimed albums have won the attention of Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune jazz critic, and thousands of loyal fans. She has … Read more
Jeremy Monteiro, born 20 June 1960 in Singapore, is a jazz pianist and singer. He was dubbed “Singapore’s King Of Swing” in his home country by the local press. In 2002, he was awarded the Cultural Medallion. Monteiro fell in love with jazz at an early age and became a professional musician. He is the … Read more
T.S. T.S. Monk – Monk was a drummer, bandleader and composer. He also became a vocalist at the age of 10. Max Roach, his teacher, gifted him his first drum kit. After earning a reputation as a rabble-rouser in school (and graduating), Monk joined Max Roach’s trio and toured with his father until 1975 when … Read more
Thelonious was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina on October 10, 1917. His mother, Marion, and two of his siblings, Thomas, arrived in New York City when he was just four years old. The Monks, unlike other Southern migrants, settled in Manhattan’s West 63rd Street, near the Hudson River, instead of heading straight to Harlem. … Read more
Monkey Plot is an acoustic trio that has been playing together for five-years. They have created an expressive idiom that evokes other musical references while also playing acoustic guitars, double bass, and drums. Monkey Plot is intimate and sometimes unpretentious in their music. It would be more accurate to refer to it as “music for … Read more
