Michael Moore (bassist)

Michael Moore (* 16th May 1945 in Glen Este in Cincinnati ) is an American jazz - bassist and composer.

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Moore, the son of a jazz guitarist, studied double bass at the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music and privately with Frank Proto of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Harold Roberts and Orin O'Brien of the New York Philharmonic . In 1966 he joined the big band of Woody Herman at, with whom he toured in Africa and Eastern Europe. In 1968 he was back in New York and played with Marian McPartland , who also recorded some of his compositions. For several years he was part of the quintet of Freddie Hubbard and Gil Evans -Orchester ( The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix 1974). He also played in the quartet of Ruby Braff and George Barnes , with Jim Hall , Chet Baker , Lee Konitz ( Tenorlee , 1977), Jimmy Rowles , Bill Evans , Stan Getz , Benny Goodman and in a trio with pianist Michael Abene and guitarist Mike Gari . A long-time duo partner is also the guitarist Gene Bertoncini ( O Grande Amor , 1986). Moore also played in a duo with bassist Rufus Reid and in a trio with Michal Urbaniak ( My One and Only Love , 1981). He was a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet, the leader of which died in December 2012.

He has taught at William Patterson College and Long Island University .

The History of Jazz, Vol. 1 & 2 ( Arbors Records , 1998/2001) with Ken Peplowski

Martin Kunzler: Jazz Lexicon . Rowohlt, 2002, ISBN 978-3499165139 .
Clem DeRosa , Michael Moore: The Michael Moore bass method . Advance Music Products, Rottenburg (Tübingen) 2002.

personal data
SURNAME	Moore, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Moore, Michael Watson; Moore, Mike
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz bassist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	May 16, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH	Glen Este near Cincinnati