Joseph Patrick Moore
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Joseph Patrick Moore is an American virtuoso bassist from Knoxville, Tennessee.
After studying music at The University of Tennessee in Knoxville and The University of Memphis, Moore moved to Atlanta, Georgia and was recruited by Col. Bruce Hampton
for his project with Dr. Dan Matrazzo
, Col. Bruce and the Fiji Mariners.
During his time with The Fiji Mariners, he also began collaborating with notable musicians Jimmy Herring, Warren Haynes, John Popper, Derek Trucks, Oteil Burbridge, Phish members Jon Phishman and Mike Gordon, Shawn Lane, Vassar Clements, Buddy Miles, Michael Ray, and many others and also received the prestigious Milt Hinton Scholarship to further his jazz studies.
In 1996 Moore financed, arranged, and produced his first solo effort, "Never Never Land", which received airplay nationwide and charted on CMJ. For this effort Moore received a nomination for the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences premier player award (Memphis chapter/April, 1997).
Moore founded the jazz music label Blue Canoe Records in 2003.
Between 2003-2009 Moore released five independent solo efforts and worked with Stewart Copeland
(The Police), Earl Klugh, Chris Duarte and Michael Tolcher, among others.
His latest album, "to Africa with Love," was released on May 11, 2010.
After studying music at The University of Tennessee in Knoxville and The University of Memphis, Moore moved to Atlanta, Georgia and was recruited by Col. Bruce Hampton
Bruce Hampton
Bruce Hampton is a surrealist American musician. In the late 1960s he was a founding member of Atlanta, Georgia's avant-garde Hampton Grease Band...
for his project with Dr. Dan Matrazzo
Dan Matrazzo
Dr. Dan Matrazzo is a jazz, jam, and fusion American keyboardist and pianist. He is known as an early collaborator of the Aquarium Rescue Unit, and co-founder of Col. Bruce Hampton and the Fiji Mariners as well as the band Winter .In addition to his partnership with Col. Bruce Hampton and Steve...
, Col. Bruce and the Fiji Mariners.
During his time with The Fiji Mariners, he also began collaborating with notable musicians Jimmy Herring, Warren Haynes, John Popper, Derek Trucks, Oteil Burbridge, Phish members Jon Phishman and Mike Gordon, Shawn Lane, Vassar Clements, Buddy Miles, Michael Ray, and many others and also received the prestigious Milt Hinton Scholarship to further his jazz studies.
In 1996 Moore financed, arranged, and produced his first solo effort, "Never Never Land", which received airplay nationwide and charted on CMJ. For this effort Moore received a nomination for the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences premier player award (Memphis chapter/April, 1997).
Moore founded the jazz music label Blue Canoe Records in 2003.
Between 2003-2009 Moore released five independent solo efforts and worked with Stewart Copeland
Stewart Copeland
Stewart Armstrong Copeland is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the band The Police. During the group's extended hiatus from the mid-1980s to 2007, he played in other bands and composed soundtracks...
(The Police), Earl Klugh, Chris Duarte and Michael Tolcher, among others.
His latest album, "to Africa with Love," was released on May 11, 2010.