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RICK MOORE (Birthplace; Plainfield, NJ - 1954) Rick played the organ, clarinet and drums as child. He began playing the piano professionally in his teens. Rick studied classical piano with Keith McDonald and Jazz piano with Sal Mosca in Mount Vernon, NY (1975–85). While living in NJ, Rick worked in Jazz groups with Vinnie Burke, Vic Juris, Judy Niemack, Don Messina, Fred Amend & Joshua Breakstone. In 1986, Rick relocated to WPB, FL and played long-term engagements @ the International Polo Club, Bear Lakes, Jupiter Island Club, Sailfish Club, Mar-a- Lago, Everglades Club, Club Colette, Mariner Sands, Loblolly, Breakers West, Bath & Tennis Club, Turtle Creek and many other venues throughout South Florida. Rick participated in concert performances @ the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, Lyric Theater, Watchung Arts Center (NJ). He also made a series of solo piano recording's at Echo Beach Studios in Jupiter (2009) under the direction of Paul Bley. In 2012, Rick and his wife Cherie founded the Jupiter Jazz & Performing Arts Society, Inc. Rick currently serves as president of the Society. Rick continues to lead the "Bossa Jazz" ensemble for Sunday Jazz Jams @ Double Roads Tavern, in Jupiter. He also freelances with many other bands. Additionally, Rick and Cherie manage several bands through their company RM MUSIC, LLC. Rick has recent performances with Phill Fest, Yvette Norwood-Tiger, Keith Jones, Nicholas Biello, Jérôme Degey, Greg Diaz, Theo Peoples, Johnny Conga, Clifton Davis, Randy Johnston, Jay Beckenstein & Phil DiRe. He can be heard on CD recordings with Yvette Norwood Tiger, Ava Faith & Phil DiRe' and on his own CDs.

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Bassist Joseph Patrick Moore releases Nevada Sun on Blue Canoe Records

Bassist Joseph Patrick Moore releases Nevada Sun on Blue Canoe Records

Source: Karen Frieske

Joseph Patrick Moore updates the catalog with his 12th solo release, Nevada Sun. Two years in the making, Mr. Moore has teamed up with...well, himself...to produce just right album at exactly the right time. He produced the album and plays every instrument himself while, per his usual modus operandi, spanning genres from smooth jazz to Persian groove...from pop to funk and even a reggae-tinged number. For nearly two decades Joseph Patrick Moore has been touring, recording, and establishing himself as ...

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Joseph Patrick Moore Submerges Into The World Of Electro-Jazz

Joseph Patrick Moore Submerges Into The World Of Electro-Jazz

Source: Joseph Patrick Moore

Blue Canoe Records have released “XYZ Factor" from bassist, Joseph Patrick Moore. This bold, uber-current effort fuses elements of contemporary jazz, for which Mr. Moore is famous, with electronica and the delivery is a fresh and relevant EP that will appeal to his current fans and fans of electronica alike. In the same vein as artists BT , Owl City and Moby, Mr. Moore hits the listener with a smooth, irrepressible experience that encourages listeners to use the repeat function. ...

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Joseph Patrick Moore Releases "To Africa with Love"

Joseph Patrick Moore Releases "To Africa with Love"

Source: Michael Ricci

Composer, producer and performer Joseph Patrick Moore weaves tribal rhythms into funk, pop and jazz melodies on his eighth solo release, To Africa With Love. Mr. Moore connects with some old friends and new ones in this dedication to the Land of the Sahara. The work itself contains 13 songs that range in genre from Contemporary Jazz to Funk to Rock to Contemporary.

Moore and company utilize funky blues man Charlie Wood to spark a contemporary version of the Meters ...

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