Joseph Patrick Moore (born October 1, 1969) is an American musician from

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, United States. He is a bass player, composer, arranger and record producer who has played alongside Colonel Bruce Hampton,

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, and

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. In 2003, he founded Blue Canoe Records the internet's first all-digital independent jazz label; he co-owns the label with Travis Prescott.

Early years

Moore began playing alto saxophone at age 7 in public school. As a freshman in high school, he took up drums as a member of the marching band. He switched to the bass during his second year. He has said that he was initially inspired by a recurring dream he had about playing the electric bass. He was influenced early by the playing of

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Jimmy Blanton James Blanton (October 5, 1918 – July 30, 1942) was an American jazz double bassist. Blanton is credited with being the originator of more complex pizzicato and arco bass solos in a jazz context than previous bassists. Nicknamed "Jimmie," Blan ...

, Ray Brown, and

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. One of Moore's first teachers was Rusty Holloway, an instructor at the

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, Knoxville, who himself had played with

Woody Herman Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his dea ...

and

Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but addi ...

, among others. Heeding Holloway's advice, Moore enrolled at the university as a classical studies and jazz performance major, with a concentration on electric bass and double bass. He began playing in bands in

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, including Without Warning (with

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) and Sage (with

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). After two and a half years, Moore transferred to the

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, to be in a city that provided more professional musical opportunities.

Career

Moore began playing nightly on

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with The Charlie Wood Trio. He soon found additional work as a studio musician, teacher, and live performer. In 1996, Moore released his first solo album, ''Never Never Land'', which he financed, arranged, and produced—at the time, an unusual move for a jazz musician. That year, Moore was nominated for a Premier Player award by the Memphis Chapter of the

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. In 1997, Moore moved to Atlanta, where he has remained. He began playing there with

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and his band the Fiji Mariners. As part of Hampton's band, Moore had the opportunity to play with a variety of accomplished guest musicians, including

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, and

Buddy Miles George Allen "Buddy" Miles Jr. (September 5, 1947February 26, 2008) was an American composer, drummer, guitarist, vocalist and producer. He was a founding member of the Electric Flag (1967), a member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys (1969–197 ...

. After releasing two more albums, Moore grew disillusioned with the "rat race experience" of shopping for a record deal and decided to start his own record label. He was inspired in part by the examples of musicians such as

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, and

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. He also received some direct advice from

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, drummer for the band

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, who had also started his own label. Founded in 2003, Moore'
Blue Canoe Records
was the first independent jazz label to be an all-digital label. Moore has maintained an active recording and touring schedule and played through the rest of the decade alongside a number of eminent musicians, including

, Bob James, and Chris Duarte. In 2010, Moore released
To Africa With Love
', an album that he also composed, arranged, engineered, and mixed. His latest release as leader is the EP

', released in December 2011. For the Dutch Radio Westerwolde he made a Radio Jingle for The Toppyjazz Radio Show. In 2014/2015 he forme
The RockTronix
releasing a CD an
DVD Documentary Movie
titled, ''"Magnificent Obsession"'' o

The documentary movie is listed o
IMDB
in 2016, Joseph released

. "Decade II" which is a remastered CD compilation of selected composition's recorded between 2006 through 2015 and is a follow-up to

. In 2017, Joseph moved to his current home of Henderson, Nevada (located outside of Las Vegas). In addition to his hectic touring/recording schedule and productions for Blue Canoe Records, Joseph was contracted with

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as an “On-Call Artist” for the residence show “KA” located at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas from 2017-2020 and his contract ended when the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in March of 2020. In 2019 (pre-COVID), Moore released
Nevada Sun
'. In addition to the bass, he played and programmed all the instruments on ''Nevada Sun''. Mixed by J.P.M. and Mastered by Rich Breen. In 2022, Joseph signed a contract with

as a "Full-Time Artist" for the residency show “Mystère” located at the Treasure Island Casino in Las Vegas. The current schedule is 2 shows a night, 5 days a week (Friday - Tuesday). More info and Joseph's live event schedule can be found on his website

'

Discography

As front man

* ''Never Never Land'' (1996) * ''Soul Cloud'' (2000) (featuring

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and

Yonrico Scott Yonrico Scott (October 6, 1955 – September 19, 2019) was an American drummer and percussionist. He was a longtime member of the Grammy winning The Derek Trucks Band, became a bandleader of his own ensemble, the Yonrico Scott Band, and later w ...

) * ''Alone Together'' (2002) * ''Drum & Bass Society, Volume One'' (2004) (featuring

Jeff Sipe Jeff Sipe (born January 31, 1959), also known as Apt. Q258, is an American drummer. He is a rock and jazz fusion drummer but is proficient in other styles. He is a founding member of Aquarium Rescue Unit with Bruce Hampton. He was a member of Le ...

and

Dan Matrazzo Dan Matrazzo, also known as "Dr. Dan Matrazzo" or simply "Dr. Dan," is an American keyboardist and pianist. He was a member and composer for Grammy winning blues artist Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown. Matrazzo started playing the piano at the age o ...

) * ''Live in 05'' (2005) * ''Decade 1996–2005'' (2006) * ''Pause (iTunes Exclusive)'' (2007) * ''Starbucking'' (soundtrack) (2007) * ''To Africa With Love'' (2010) * ''Path to Geshe'' (soundtrack) (2011) * ''XYZ Factor'' EP (2011) * ''Decade II 2006-2015'' (2016) * ''Nevada Sun'' (2019) * ''3 Degrees Of Separation (single)'' (2022)

As side man (selected)

* ''It's a Swing Thing'' – Andrew Carlton & the Swing Doctors (2000) * ''The Best Impression of Insanity'' – Jag Star (2006) * ''Vantage Point'' – Chris Duarte (2008) * ''

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2010'' – DVD (2010) (appearance with

)

References

External links

*
Blue Canoe Records Official SiteJoseph Patrick Moore
at

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Joseph Patrick Moore at Toppyjazz Radio Show
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