Mike Moreno

Mike Moreno
Born October 8, 1978
Houston, Texas
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Guitarist, composer, bandleader
Instruments Guitar (acoustic/electric)
Website www.mikemoreno.com

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

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 15 at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston. When he was 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, 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.

As a bandleader, Moreno has released four records. These include his latest, Another Way, released by World Culture Music in March 2012.[2][3] and his debut album, Between The Lines, released by World Culture Music in March 2007.[4][5][6]

Moreno's other records include First In Mind for Criss Cross Jazz, May 2011[7][8] and Third Wish for Criss Cross Jazz, May 2008.[9]

He is currently an Artist in Residence of the Universidad San Francisco de Quito College of Music (Berklee International Network Member) in Ecuador.

In the media

Downbeat Magazine credits Moreno as "One of the most compelling guitarists in jazz today,"[2] while the New York Times describes him as "A versatile and increasingly prominent guitarist," who is "drawn to mystery and euphony."[10] Nate Chinen for the JazzTimes writes: "There are many other guitarists out there pushing towards a modern ideal, but none with the precise coordinates that Mike Moreno has charted,"[11] and in an interview for the same magazine, jazz guitarist Pat Metheny describes Moreno as "a really talented guy who impressed me beyond the notes, for his general feeling, and what he’s going for."[12] The JazzTimes describes Moreno's sound as "lyrical," containing "spacious phrasing and luminous tone."[11]

Discography

As a leader

As a sideman

Jason Palmer "Places". 2013

Kendrick Scott Conviction, 2013

Stan Killian Evoke, 2013

Ralph Bowen Total Eclipse, 2012

Matteo Sabattini Metamorpho, 2012

John Ellis It's You I Like, 2012

Jake Saslow Crosby Street, 2011

Matteo Sabattini Dawning, 2011

Armen Donelian Leap Frog, 2011

Arne Donadell Reisende, 2011

Myron Walden What We Share, 2010

Myron Walden To Feel, 2010

Michael Janisch Purpose Built, 2010

Kendrick Scott Reverence, 2009

Brian Patneaude Riverview, 2009

Geoffrey Keezer Aurea, 2009 Grammy Nomination Best Latin Jazz Album

Q-Tip The Renaissance, 2009 Grammy Nomination Best Rap Album

Leonardo Cioglia Contos, 2008

Aaron Parks Invisible Cinema, 2008

Jazz Side of the Moon, 2008

Gaetano Partipilo The Right Place, 2007

Jimmy Green Gifts And Givers, 2007

Marcus Strickland Open Reel Deck, 2007

Eldar Re-Imagination, 2007 Grammy Nomination Best Contemporary Jazz Album

Logan Richardson Cerebral Flow, 2007

Kendrick Scott Oracle The Source, 2007

Frank LoCrasto When Your There, 2006

John Ellis By A Thread, 2006

Bob Reynolds Can't Wait For Perfect, 2006

Yosvany Terry Metamorphosis, 2005

Jeremy Pelt Identity, 2005

Jesse Chandler Somewhere:Between, 2003

Robert Glasper Trio Mood, 2003

Jeremy Pelt Profile, 2002

Bilal 1st Born Second, 2001

References

  1. ↑ Jackson, Josh, (Feb. 5, 2008). "Mike Moreno: Jazz Guitar 'Between the Lines'". NPR. Retrieved Jan. 28, 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Beener, Angelika, (Aug. 17, 2012). "Mike Moreno: Seeking Possibilities". 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"". Jazz/Houston. Retrieved Jan. 28, 2013.
  10. ↑ Chinen, Nate, (Sept. 2012). New York Times Jazz Listings. Retrieved Jan. 28, 2013.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Chinen, Nate, (Jul./Aug. 2007). "Beyond Elasticity". JazzTimes. Retrieved Jan. 28, 2013.
  12. ↑ Adler, David R., (Mar. 2005). "Pat Metheny: The Advancing Guitarist". JazzTimes. Retrieved Feb. 7, 2013.

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