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Genre: Jazz
Location NEW YORK, New York, US
Profile Views: 64618
Last Login: 1/31/2013
Member Since 4/18/2006
Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmZhYmlvbW9yZ2VyYS5jb20=
Record Label Emarcy, Smalls , Kufala, Splasc(h), Red, Widesound
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Bio
As Scott Yanow puts it in his book "Trumpet Kings: The Players Who Shaped the Sound of Jazz Trumpet ": "Fabio Morgera is an excellent post-bop trumpeter with a flexible style, who has been gaining more recognition lately due to his versatility".. Good taste, fresh ideas, a balance of groove and melodic sense makes trumpeter and composer Fabio Morgera appreciated around the world... Born in Naples, Italy, he lost his left hand in an accident at age 4, nevertheless he learned to play guitar and electric bass in left-handed fashion, then switched to trumpet at 15. After having been rejected by the Conservatory of Florence for his disability he went to study at the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole with Tolmino Marianini and took jazz clinics with Enrico Rava, Kenny Wheeler and Terence Blanchard. At age 17 he joined the CAM orchestra conducted by Bruno Tommaso and in 1981 he started playing with the italian jazz composer Giorgio Gaslini and with the European Community Youth Jazz Orchestra. In 1982 he won 2nd prize at the 1st Leverkusen Jazz Competition for Newcomers. In 1986 he also won 2nd prize at the Competition for Big Band Arranging in Barga, Italy , and was appointed to conduct an Italian All Stars Big Band (which included P.Fresu and P. Tonolo and L. Flores among others) in Kiev, USSR... In 1985 he had relocated to Los Angeles to attend the Dick Grove School of Music and in 1987 went on to Berklee College in Boston, where he recorded his first album as a leader TAKE 1 (Red Records 1989), featuring George Garzone. The opportunity to record his debut release was given to him by impresario Alberto Alberti who saw him play a blues and rhythm changes at UmbriaJazz 1988, after Fabio had been surprisingly invited to sit in with the Cedar Walton trio (w/Billy Higgins and David Williams) + Jackie McLean... Morgera moved to NYC in 1990 where he continued performing his music at clubs like Birdland and Visiones with bandmates David Sanchez and Leon Parker and guests like Steve Turre, Billy Hart, Mark Turner. In NYC he kept taking trumpet lessons with Vince Penzerella (NY Philarmonic ) and had only one lesson with Donald Byrd which nevertheless changed his whole outlook on music... Other mentors are Butch Morris, Eddie Henderson and Valery Ponomarev. Recently he successfully completed a classical masterclass taught by Mr. Allen Vizzuti and Mr. Jens Lindeman. ... Fabio is one of the founders of GROOVE COLLECTIVE, recently Grammy nominated for Best Contemporary Jazz Album (People People Music Music, SavoyJazz 2006) . In 1995 he also recorded and toured with RnB star MAXWELL and in 1997 he became a member of the multimedial show URBAN TAP led by the great tap dancer TAMANGO. Also played with the NUBLU ORCHESTRA conducted by BUTCH MORRIS, the MINGUS BIG BAND, the VILLAGE VANGUARD ORCHESTRA, ROY HARGROVE'S BIG BAND, JOHN TCHICAI, JERRY BERGONZI, CHICO 'O FARRILL AFROCUBAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA, VALERY PONOMAREV'S BIG BAND, ALVIN QUEEN, JD ALLEN, JASON LINDNER BIG BAND and , last but not least, the italian superstar JOVANOTTI. .. He has also recorded for many DJ's and producers including Smash, Jazzy Nice, Louie Vega, Joe Claussell, Eric Kupper, Mark Farina, Romain, Spinna, Dennis Ferrer, Jon Cutler, Tony Humphries... Other albums under his direction are: .. THE PURSUIT w/ Jesse Davis, Geoff Keezer, Peter Washington, Billy Hart and Leon Parker (1991), ..BE HIP w/ Mark Turner, Steve Turre, Kevin Hays, Dwayne Burno, Billy Hart, DJ Smash (1993) , ..SLICK w/ JD Allen, Jason Jackson, Bill Ware, Peter Griesinger, Eric Revis, Alvester Garnett (1999),.. NEW HOPES w/ JD Allen, J. Jackson, Jesse Chandler, A. Garnett (2001), ..COLORS feat. Steve Turre and JD Allen, James Hurt, Joe Ashlar, Eric Revis, A. Garnett (2002), ..RED STARS feat. Victor Lewis and JD Allen, J.Jackson, Eric Lewis, Raymond Angry, Eric Revis (2004),.. THE VOICE WITHIN w/ Krystle Warren, Stefano di Battista, Josh Roseman, J.Jackson, Gregoire Maret, Joe Ashlar, Barney McAll, Jonathan Maron, Bruce Cox , Saul Rubin, Dionysus, Bruno Briscik (2005), ..NEED FOR PEACE (2007) w/ K. Warren, Miles Griffith, Antonio Barbagallo, J. Jackson, Joe Ashlar , Gregg August, Joseph Lepore, Bruce Cox... NEAPOLITAN HEART w/ Stacy Dillard, Gary Valente, Jason Jackson , Christos Rafalides , Craig Hartley, Gregg August, Gianluca Renzi , EJ Strickland , Antonio Barbagallo ( 2009).. Fabio Morgera has also produced albums by JD Allen, Kenyatta Beasley, Pablo Bobrowicky and Urbantap. .. He has written his own method for improvisation in italian titled IMPROVVISANDO... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ......................real..editor....best profile tools................real..editor....best profile tools..............How I made my profile:....I used Dave & Jay's amazing ..myspace editor...............................
Members
NEAPOLITAN HEART SEXTET w/ Stacy Dillard (sax), Jason Jackson (tbn), Craig Hartley (pno), Gregg August (bass), EJ Strickland or Rudy Royston (dr). TRIO with Christos Rafalides (vibraphone) and Gianluca Renzi, Carlo De Rosa or Paolo Ghetti (contrabass) .. QUINTET with Marcus Strickland or Stacy Dillard (tenor , sop sax) Craig Hartley or Charles Blenzig (piano), John Benitez or Gregg August, (bass), EJ Strickland or Kim Thompson (drums).. TURBULENCE (freejazzfunk) with Charles Blenzig, Theo Hill (keys), John Benitez, Taurus Mateen, Patrice Blanchard (el.bass), Kim Thompson, Jeremy "Bean" Clemons , Bruce Cox, Victor Jones (drums), Daniel Moreno, Samuel Torres, Kahlil Kwame Bell (perc)... TURBULENCE (italian) with Michele Papadia (organ and synth), Davide Pettirossi (drums), Dario Cecchini (reeds)
Influences
Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Woody Shaw, Joe Henderson, Eddie Harris, George Russell, Donald Byrd, Kenny Dorham, Fats Navarro, Sonny Stitt, Hank Mobley, Butch Morris, Roy Hargrove, mediterranean music
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"Morgera's focus is tight and clear on Neapolitan Heart, and the album is enhanced by his considerable production talent and his wispy melodic sense." .. C. Michael Bailey, AllAboutJazz.. "Morgera is an excellent instrumentalist and most of his tunes leave a lasting impression." ..Ken Dryden, AllAboutJazz.. "Morgera is, in the vernacular, a talent deserving of more attention. He is no Miles Davis rip-off, being as much his own musician as alto saxophonist Art Pepper was in the shadow of Charlie Parker. Need For Peace is a shining example of great, great jazz smothered in a commercial market place. Let Fabio breathe!" .. C. Michael Bailey, AllAboutJazz.. "Italian trumpeter Fabio Morgera became known around town as a member of the acid-funk band Groove Collective, but that represents only a fraction of what he can do. At Smalls his quartet will offer up some old-school-jazz barn burners, as well as ballads like those on Morgera’s recent Need for Peace . ".. Time Out , New York.. "Italian trumpeter Fabio Morgera has a mastery of the hard bop vocabulary, possesses a lyrical and appealing sound and is willing to take chances during his solos.".. Scott Yanow, All Music Guide.. About JD Allen's "In Search Of": "Morgera is splendid on trumpet and deserves greater international recognition, which this recording will hopefully bring him. ".. Steve Loewy