Simon Lott - Drums
Scott Bourgeois - Sax
John Ellis - Sax
Mark Anderson - Bass
Matt Clohesy - Bass
Peter Harris - Bass
Brian Coogan - Organ
etc.
Influences
Bill Evans, Joe Pass, Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Chico Buarque, Milton Nascimento, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Peter Bernstein, Steve Masakowski, Hank Mackie, Jacques Demy, New Orleans, Denton, New York, Brazil, Linda the Dog, Angela the Wife, my band, your band, monosodium urate crystals, many others...
Davy Mooney was born and raised in New Orleans, and is now based in New York City. He spent the last two years working in the city of his birth with the Thelonious Monk Institute Septet. Some recent career highlights of his are:
Mooney's new duo 7-string guitar CD with the great John Pizzarelli, "Last Train Home" was released on May 13th, 2009 on the Dutch record label Challenge Records; Mooney was featured as a member of the Brian Blade Fellowship at Lincoln Center in April of 2009; in February of 2009 Mooney travelled to India as part of a state department delegation which included Herbie Hancock, Chaka Khan, Dee Bridgewater, George Duke, Terri Lyne Carrington, Zakir Hussein, and James Genus and performed concerts in New Delhi and Mumbai to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s pilgrimage to India to study Gandhi’s philosophy of Satyagraha; in May of 2008 Mooney did a two week tour of Japan in promotion of his LateSet Records CD “Astoriano”; Mooney was featured with the Monk Institute Band at the 2008 Panama Jazz Festival; Mooney won the $5000 third place scholarship in the 2005 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Guitar Competition, performing with Terri Lyne Carrington, Chris Potter, Bob James, and James Genus before judges John Pizzarelli, Bill Frisell, Russell Malone, Pat Martino, Stanley Jordan, and Earl Klugh; Mooney has been featured with trumpet player Nicholas Payton on the international stage, including a performance in Sczcecin, Poland in October of 2006.
Mooney grew up in New Orleans and was educated at the world famous New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts by Clyde Kerr Jr. He also studied guitar with New Orleans guitar guru Hank Mackie and seven string master Steve Masakowski. He attended college at the University of North Texas, where he performed with the One o’ Clock Lab Band with many special guests including Michael Brecker and Randy Brecker.
Mooney participated in the inaugural UNO Louis Armstrong Quintet, a group funded by a grant from the Louis Armstrong foundation to teach jazz to high school students in the New Orleans Public Schools. While playing in the group, Mooney had the opportunity to play with a series of great trumpet players, including Nicholas Payton, Randy Brecker, and Jeremy Pelt. The group performed at the 2005 North Sea Jazz Festival. Mooney has independently released two CDs of his original music: his debut, 2002's "In This Balance of Time...", and 2003's "Luckless Pedestrian." Mooney has also appeared with the great swing band the Hot Club of New Orleans at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, the Ascona Jazz Festival in Switzerland, and Lincoln Center in New York City.
hi friends,,, D'Anthony here with my new music video for my first single which is taking the world by surprise.. Dark Angel... also currently recoding my spanish rock album and my rockin the club album,,, stay tuned and comment back,, Music&Love D'Anthony
Dude you are OFF THE FREAKIN CHAIN!! Beautiful Boppin goin on on this page for sure. If you get a chance come on down to Tucson and jam with Uncle Jeff!
Istanbul's great; you should come visit. how are thing with you? I've just posted (most of) a piece for (classical) guitar and electronics (mostly me noodling on various instruments). Would be interested to hear what you think...
