FABIO MORGERA

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Grammy Awards Nominee 2006 for Best Contemporary Jazz Album (People People MusicMusic, Savoy Jazz ) .

A trumpeter and composer, Fabio Morgera will be performing live with friends (Greg Lyons (saxophone) , Tony Makarome(double bass) and Darren Moore(drum) at Blu Jaz on 21st July 2007 from 9.30pm to 1am.

Born in Italy in1963, he lost his left hand in an accident at age 3, At 12 he invented a device which enabled him to play guitar and electricbass in left-handed fashion.At 15 he switched to trumpet and 2 years later he started playing professionallywith the italian jazz composer GiorgioGaslini and with the European Community Youth JazzOrchestra.
Fabio moved to NYC in 1990 where he continued recording and performing as a jazzbandleader. He was one of the founders of the acid jazz band GROOVE COLLECTIVE.
In 1995 he recorded and toured with RnB star MAXWELL. He is also a member of the multimedial show URBANTAP led bythe great tapper TAMANGO.He played with the MINGUSBIG BAND, the VILLAGE VANGUARD ORCHESTRA, the NUBLUORCHESTRA conducted by BUTCH MORRIS, ROY HARGROVE'SBIG BAND, ALVIN QUEEN, JD ALLEN, and the JASON LINDNERBIG BAND.

He has recorded with many DJ's includingLouie Vega, Eric Kupper, Mark Farina, Romain, Spinna,Dennis Ferrer, Jon Cutler. Other albums under hisdirection are: THE PURSUIT (Ken music 1992), SLICK(Red Records 2000), NEW HOPES (What's new 2001),COLORS feat. Steve Turre (Red Records 2002), RED STARSfeat. Victor Lewis(Red records 2004), THE VOICE WITHIN(Widesound 2005, Kufala 2006).Fabio Morgera has also produced JD Allen, Kenyatta Beasley, Pablo Bobrowickyand Urbantap's cds.


Ticket for his performance at Blu Jaz is $12. You can purchase ticket at the counter or call 6292 3800/900 360 45 or email blujaz@singnet.com.sg for enquiries.



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