Dado Moroni

Origin

Genoa, Itália

Also known as

Edgardo Moroni

Years Active

1976

Genres

jazz

Instruments

piano

Biography

Edgardo "Dado" Moroni was born in Genoa, Italy, on October 20, 1962. His passion for jazz was awakened early on, influenced by his parents' record collection. He began playing the piano at age four, being largely self-taught. His early influences included Fats Waller, Earl Hines, Teddy Wilson, Art Tatum, and Erroll Garner. At age 11, he met pianist Flavio Crivelli, who provided him with more formal training and introduced him to the music of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Bud Powell, as well as contemporary pianists like Wynton Kelly and Bill Evans.

Moroni began his professional career at age 14, playing throughout Italy with renowned musicians such as Franco Cerri, Tullio De Piscopo, and Gianni Basso. At 17, he recorded his first trio album with Tullio De Piscopo and American bassist Julius Farmer. In 1979, meeting trumpeter Franco Ambrosetti introduced him to the international jazz scene. Throughout his career, Moroni collaborated with legends like Dizzy Gillespie, Chet Baker, Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry, Zoot Sims, Ray Brown, Ron Carter, Oscar Peterson, and Ahmad Jamal.

In 1991, Dado Moroni moved to the United States, joining the New York jazz scene and performing regularly at prestigious clubs like the Blue Note and Birdland. He also participated in various recordings and, in 2007, won the "Best Jazz Act" award at the Italian Jazz Awards. In 2009, he was named Best Italian Jazz Pianist in the "Top Jazz" referendum. Currently, Dado Moroni is a jazz piano professor at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Turin and continues to perform worldwide, exploring diverse musical projects and collaborations.

Discography

• Jazz Piano (1980)
• Dado Moroni, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Franco Ambrosetti, Tullio de Piscopo – Bluesology (1981)
• Bruno Lauzi Featuring Franco Cerri - Paolo Conte - Dado Moroni - Sante Palumbo - Renato Sellani – Back To Jazz (1986)
• Adrienne West / Dado Moroni – Time Will Tell (1987)
• Sound Sound Sound (1987)
• Ray Brown - Pierre Boussaguet - Dado Moroni – Two Bass Hits (1988)
• Ron Carter Presents Dado Moroni (1988)
• Wolfgang Haffner International Jazz Quintet Featuring: Bert Joris • Roman Schwaller • Dado Moroni • Thomas Stabenow – I Should Have Known (1990)
• Wolfgang Haffner International Jazz Quintet Featuring Bert Joris, Roman Schwaller, Dado Moroni, Thomas Stabenow – Whatever It Is (1991)
• Massimo Faraò Trio Guests Flavio Boltro & Dado Moroni – For Me (1991)
• Andy Scherrer & Roman Schwaller, Dado Moroni, Thomas Stabenow, Klaus Weiss – Saxophone Connection (1991)
• Mark Nightingale, Ray Brown, Dado Moroni, Jeff Hamilton – What I Wanted To Say (1994)
• Alain Guyonnet Tentet And Big Band Featuring Mr. Lee Konitz, George Robert, Dado Moroni, Isla Eckinger, Peter Schmidlin – Swiss Kiss (1994)
• With Duke in Mind (Piano Solo) (1994)
• George Robert, Dado Moroni – Youngbloods (1995)
• Ray Brown . Benny Green, Ahmad Jamal, Geoff Keezer, Dado Moroni, Oscar Peterson, Lewis Nash – Some Of My Best Friends Are... The Piano Players (1995)
• Clark Terry, Ray Brown, Jeff Hamilton, Dado Moroni, Mark Nightingale, George Robert – Remember The Time (1995)
• Dado Moroni, Adrienne West – Dear Nat: Tribute to Nat King Cole (1995)
• Jeroen de Rijk / Dado Moroni / Joris Teepe – Speak Low (1997)
• Cattin' (2001)
• Andrea Massaria, Dado Moroni, Stefano Senni – Tribute To Erminio "Ermi" Bombi (2002)
• Moroni, Moriconi, Bagnoli – Super Star Triok (2002)
• Dream Band (7) : Stefano Bagnoli, Fabrizio Bosso, Mauro Negri, Carlo Bagnoli, Alfredo Ferrario, Giampiero Prina, Dado Moroni, Massimo Moriconi – A Jazz Story Suite (2002)
• Paola Arnesano, Dado Moroni – Defrá (2003)
• Andy Mcghee / Dusko Goykovich / Dado Moroni / Reggie Johnson / Peter Schmidlin – A Tribute To Jimmy Woode: Live At The Alhambra Theatre, Geneva (2005)
• Dado Moroni, Enrico Pieranunzi – Live Conversations (2006)
• Dado Moroni, Massimo Moriconi, Stefano Bagnoli – Heart Of The Swing (2006)
• Storyville Jazz Band - Live (2006)
• Dado Moroni, Peggy Stern, Rachel Gould, Various, Luigi Tessarollo – Live in LameziaHotel (2006)
• Tom Harrell, Dado Moroni – Humanity (2007)
• Groovin' 'Bones Featuring Dado Moroni – Twobones 2007 (Live At The Salzfass In Brugg) (2007)
• Dado Moroni, Andrea Dulbecco, Riccardo Fioravanti, Enzo Zirilli, Stefano Bagnoli With Tom Harrell – The Cube (2008)
• Paolo Recchia Featuring Dado Moroni – Introducing (2008)
• SoloDado (2009)
• Bob Mintzer, Dado Moroni, Riccardo Fioravanti, Joe La Barbera – La Vita É Bella (2010)
• Shapes (2010)
• Joe Locke, Rosario Giuliani, Dado Moroni – Stepping On Stars (2011)
• Max Ionata | Dado Moroni – Two For Duke (2012)
• Dado Moroni, Andrea Dulbecco, Riccardo Fioravanti, Enzo Zirilli, Stefano Bagnoli With Tom Harrell, Bob Mintzer – Quiet Yesterday (2012)
• Five For John (2014)
• Max Ionata, Dado Moroni – Two For Stevie (2014)
• Franco Ambrosetti, Dado Moroni – Quando M'innamoro... In Duo (2014)
• Dado Moroni • Eddie Gomez • Joe La Barbera – Kind Of Bill − Live At Casinò Di Sanremo (2016)
• Giuseppe Cucchiara, Dado Moroni, Stefano Bagnoli – Cookin' Hot (2016)
• Dado Moroni, Luigi Tessarollo – Talking Strings (2017)
• Dado Moroni, Ira Coleman, Enzo Zirilli – Enzirado (2018)
• Alessio Menconi, Faso, Dado Moroni, Simona Bencini, Nick The Nightfly, Christian Meyer, Elio – Historias (2018)
• Dado Moroni / Alberto Marsico / Alessandro Minetto – More Of Les (2020)
• Patrick Bianco's Featuring Dado Moroni And Jim Rotondi – Remembering George Robert (2021)
• Swinging in Friendship (2021)
• Standard Attitude (2021)
• Dado Moroni, Jesper Lundgaard, Lee Pearson – There Is No Greater Love (2022)
• Mads Vinding Trio Feat. Dado Moroni & Niclas Campagnol – Quiet Yesterday (2023)
• Patto armonico (2024)
• Groovin' in Rome (2024)
• Close Together (2026)
• The Way I Am - Piano Solo