Mike Moreno

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Mike Moreno
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Background information
Born (1978-10-08) October 8, 1978 (age 46)
Houston, Texas
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s)Guitarist, composer, bandleader
InstrumentGuitar
LabelsWorld Culture, Criss Cross
Website www.mikemoreno.com

Mike Moreno (born October 8, 1978) is a jazz guitarist and composer from Houston, Texas.

Contents

According to an NPR interview in 2008, [1] Moreno's main musical influences include trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, saxophonist Wayne Shorter, and pianist Herbie Hancock, as well as guitarists Pat Metheny and Bill Frisell.

Career

Moreno began his musical training at the age of fifteen at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston. In 1997, at the age 18, he moved to New York City to attend the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music on a scholarship. Moreno has since toured and recorded extensively with many prominent musicians in jazz today, including The Joshua Redman Elastic Band, Lizz Wright Band, Nicholas Payton Quartet, Meshell Ndegeocello, The Robert Glasper Experiment, Kendrick Scott Oracle, Stefon Harris Black Out, Aaron Parks Quartet, Terence Blanchard Quintet, Greg Osby 4, Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Jeff "Tain" Watts Quintet, Kenny Garrett Quintet, and Ravi Coltrane Quartet. He has also recorded and played with mainstream artists such as Bilal and Q-Tip, as well as peers John Ellis, Jeremy Pelt, and Marcus Strickland. Mike is also on the Jazz Faculty at Manhattan School of Music, Temple University, The Aaron Copland School of Music, and The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music.

As a bandleader, Moreno has released six records. These include Lotus, released December 2015, Another Way, released March 2012, [2] [3] and his debut album, Between The Lines, released March 2007, [4] [5] [6] all through World Culture Music. Moreno's other records have been released through the Criss Cross Jazz label: First in Mind, released May 2011, [7] [8] Third Wish, released May 2008, [9] and 3 for 3, released October 2017.

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With John Ellis

With Kendrick Scott

With others

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References

  1. ↑ Jackson, Josh, (Feb. 5, 2008). "Mike Moreno: Jazz Guitar 'Between the Lines'". NPR. Retrieved Jan. 28, 2013.
  2. ↑ Beener, Angelika, (Aug. 17, 2012). "Mike Moreno: Seeking Possibilities Archived 2012-10-16 at the Wayback Machine ". DownBeat Magazine. Retrieved Jan. 28, 2013.
  3. ↑ Turner, Mark F., (Mar. 7, 2012). "Mike Moreno: Another Way (2012)". All About Jazz. Retrieved Jan. 28, 2013.
  4. ↑ Lienhard, Andrew, (Jun. 4, 2007). "Mike Moreno Releases Debut CD". Jazz/Houston. Retrieved Jan. 28, 2013.
  5. ↑ Henderson, Alex, (2007). "Between the Lines", Allmusic. Retrieved Jan. 28, 2013.
  6. ↑ Dreilinger, Alicia, (Aug. 24, 2008). "Record Review: Between the Lines". Jezebel Music. Retrieved Jan. 28, 2013.
  7. ↑ Jackson, Josh, (Feb. 5, 2008). "First in Mind – Mike Moreno". Jazz Guitar Society. Retrieved Jan. 28, 2013.
  8. ↑ Niland, Tim, (Jul. 7, 2011). "Mike Moreno - First in Mind (Criss Cross, 2011)". Music and More Blog. Retrieved Jan. 28, 2013.
  9. ↑ Lienhard, Andrew, (Dec. 31, 2008). "Mike Moreno "Third Wish" Archived 2013-04-11 at archive.today ". Jazz/Houston. Retrieved Jan. 28, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Flight (2018)". bluenote.com. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
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