Edgardo "Dado" Moroni (born 20 October 1962) is an Italian jazz pianist and composer.

Biography

A self-taught musician, Dado, who was born in

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, started playing piano at age four. 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

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'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

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International Piano Competition in 1987. 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. In 2010 he was appointed Professor of Jazz Piano at Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory of Music in Turin, a position he currently holds. Dado is married to Ada Toure.

Discography

As leader

* ''Jazz Piano'' (Dire, 1980) * ''Bluesology'' (Dire, 1981) * ''Sound Sound Sound'' (Dire, 1987) * ''Insights'' (Jazz Focus, 1995) * ''Out of the Night'' (Jazz Focus, 1999) * ''Jazz Im Gartnerplatz'' (Chaos, 2001) * ''Super Star Triok'' with Moriconi & Bagnol (Abeat, 2002) * ''Live Conversations'' with Enrico Pieranunzi (Abeat, 2006) * ''Heart of the Swing'' (Music Center, 2006) * ''Jazzitaliano Live'' (Casa Del Jazz, 2006) * ''The Cube'' (Abeat, 2008) * ''Solo Dado'' (Abeat, 2009) * ''Live in Beverly Hills'' (Resonance Records. 2011) * ''Quiet Yesterday'' (Abeat, 2012) * ''Five for John'' (Via Veneto, 2014) * ''Kind of Bill'' with Eddie Gomez, Joe La Barbera (BFM, 2017)

As sideman

With

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* ''Take Double'' (Philips, 1986) * ''What a Wonderful World'' (Red Baron, 1993) * ''The Good Things in Life'' (Red Baron, 1994) * ''Remember the Time'' (Red Baron, 1995) With others * Ray Brown, ''Two Bass Hits'' (European Music, 1988) * Ray Brown, ''Some of My Best Friends Are...The Piano Players'' (Telarc, 1995) *

, ''Ron Carter Presents Dado Moroni'' (EmArcy, 1987) *

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, ''Uragano Elis'' (Via Veneto, 2004) *

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, ''Barber Shop'' (Abeat, 2014) *

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, ''111 Centoundici'' (Capitol, 2003) *

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, ''Introducing...Larry Franco, Jazz Singer!'' (Philology, 2004) * Larry Franco, ''Two in One'' (Philology, 2007) *

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, ''Deep'' (CAM Jazz, 2003) * Roberto Gatto, ''Jazzitaliano Live 2006'' (Casa Del Jazz, 2006) *

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, ''Visions'' (Contemporary, 1991) * Tom Harrell, ''Humanity'' (Abeat, 2007) *

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, ''I Should Have Known'' (Jazz4Ever, 1990) * Wolfgang Haffner, ''Whatever It Is'' (Jazz4Ever, 1991) * Bert Joris, ''Live'' (W.E.R.F., 2002) * Bert Joris, ''Magone'' (Dreyfus, 2007) * Joe Locke, ''Stepping On Stars'' (EGEA, 2011) *

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, Paolo Conte, ''Back to Jazz'' (Dire, 1989) * Andy McGhee, Dusko Goykovich, ''A Tribute to Jimmy Woode'' (Sound Hills, 2005) *

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, ''La Vita e Bella'' (Abeat, 2010) *

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, ''What I Wanted to Say'' (Red Baron, 1994) *

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, ''E2'' (Sony BMG, 2007) *

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, ''At the Gouvy Festival In The Groove'' (Challenge, 2000)

References

External links

Dado Moroni
on

Resonance Records Resonance Records is an independent jazz record label established in 2008 as the centerpiece of the Rising Jazz Stars Foundation, a non–profit organization dedicated to preserving the art and legacy of jazz. The label is based in Los Angeles, Ca ...

Dado Moroni's biography
on International Jazz Productions
Dado Moroni Trio In Concert – review
on

All About Jazz ''All About Jazz'' is a website established by Michael Ricci in 1995. A volunteer staff publishes news, album reviews, articles, videos, and listings of concerts and other events having to do with jazz. Ricci maintains a related site, ''Jazz Near ...

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