– Dado Moroni Trio – live in Geneva – June 3, 2023 – RTS – Espace 2 –
Dado Moroni this weeked. With his trio consisting of Eddie Gomez on bass and Joe LaBarbera on drums – recorded live at the Alhambra in Geneva on June 3, 2023 and broadcast by RTS Espace 2.
We sometimes forget that Jazz is very much alive, vital and a necessary part of life in general. It has never stopped, it continues to grow and explore. Never content to sit back and be complacent or sit hunkered over a Stereo, swathed in reminiscence.
And even though Dado Moroni has been around for some time, since 1980 when he issued his debut album, he continues to keep it fresh and joyful. We’re in good hands and in good places.
Dado was born in Genoa, Italy and started playing piano at age four. A self-taught musician, by his mid-teens he was playing professionally around Italy and by age 17 had recorded his first album.
Throughout the 1980s Dado worked mostly in Europe playing at festivals and in clubs, including a long stint as part of former Duke Ellington bassist Jimmy Woode’s trio at Widder Bar in Zurich. Dado moved to the U.S. in 1991, becoming part of the New York jazz scene, and appearing regularly both as a leader and sideman, in some of the city’s most prestigious clubs, including Blue Note, Birdland, Village Vanguard as well as recording several CDs.
During his 35-year career Dado has played with legends including Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry, Zoot Sims, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Ray Brown, Ron Carter, Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, Hank Jones, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Alvin Queen. A highly respected musician, at age 25 he was granted the honor of serving as a juror at the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition in 1987.[1]
Based in Italy, Dado continues to perform worldwide. In 2007 he won the Italian Jazz Awards as Best Jazz Act. In 2009 Dado was named Best Italian Jazz Pianist in the Top Jazz referendum sponsored by Musica Jazz magazine.[2] In 2010 he was appointed Professor of Jazz Piano at Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory of Music in Turin, a position he currently holds.
If you don’t already know, now you do – now it’s your turn to press Play and sit back.
