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Cornelia Moore

TO JAZZ IS TO LIVE!

About Me

"Connie Moore has discovered the voice that rested deep in her soul, the individual inner voice that has only one owner...Her compositions have power and reflect a burning desire to seek positive enlightenment from a perilous journey, positive reflection being her intuitive response to the challenges of life's circumstances..." (Jean-Paul Bourelly)

"Cornelia sings from a deep place, her voice resonates lush and low... (Her) singing is heartfelt and dramatic; it's dark beauty is haunting." (Ferdinand Maylin/Jazz Now)

"Her philosophy is that image should reflect who you are and what your music is and she lives by that philosophy. Just hearing her sing on a recording you are drawn by her expressive nature. Seeing her on stage takes you to quite another level. Cornelia doesn't just sing, she lives what she sings..." (Lionel Haas/JazzRadio Berlin)

Cornelia Moore is a voice-paintress. Blessed with an instrument that spans more than four octaves, the singer-composer-lyricist creates a multiplicity of shadings, transforming them into sound paintings that transfer her listeners to a more vulnerable, sensitive and creative world, thus evoking personal images and emotions. With her sensuous treatment of jazz literature, her courage to take risks, and her desire to explore the unknown, Cornelia Moore expresses and reflects all shades of human experience.
The Berlin-based artist studied voice, piano and composition with various teachers, further molding and redefining their concepts into a continuum of self expression. Breathing and voice therapist Margarethe Seyd taught Cornelia the potentiality of kinesthetic awareness as the source of tone; songstress Jocelyn B. Smith empowered her with the art of vocal cushioning and texturizing ; and finally, Bel Canto tenor Alex Curiotis passed on to Cornelia the Italian tradition of shaping the acoustic spaces of the vowels in order to create beautifully enriched sounds that express the innate emotional content of any language. Guitarist-composer-singer-producer Jean-Paul Bourelly as well as her husband, New York pianist-composer-arranger Reggie Moore gave Cornelia the "jump start" she needed to find her own personal sound.

Through curious, relentless introspection, Cornelia has blossomed into a mature, truly inventive artist. She has been leading her own group since 1999. With her debut album "Beyond" (OWMCD 03-1) she is now introducing her music to the international scene.

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Member Since: 11/7/2006
Band Website: corneliamoore.com
Band Members: Cornelia Moore.....vocals Reggie Moore.....piano Mack Goldsbury.....reeds Lars Gühlcke.....bass Michael Clifton.....drums Kevin Burrell....percussion
Influences:Immersing myself in the works of the following artists and/or experiencing one of their live performances impacted me in a way that ultimately changed my perception of music and opened my doors to introspection and understanding. I wish to thank Sarah Vaughan, Cleo Laine, Carmen McRae, Betty Carter, Ella Fitzgerald, Sheila Jordan, Anita O'Day, Billie Holiday, Jeannie Lee, Eddie Jefferson, Jon Hendricks, Johnny Hartman, Donny Hathaway, Victor Cook, Joni Mitchell, Rachelle Ferrell, Al Jarreau, Bobby McFerrin, Shirley Horn, Maria Callas, Michel Legrand, Marilyn & Alan Bergman, J.S. Bach, Joaquín Rodrigo, Erik Satie, Fréderic Chopin, Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Rachmaninov, Béla Bartók, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Gary Bartz, Herbie Hancock, Bill Evans, Enrico Pieranunzi, Billy Childs, Calvin Hill, Ornette Coleman and Ernö Lendvai for nurturing my mind and soul.Mentors: Furthermore I wish to thank my mentors for sharing their wisdom and talents with me, thus empowering me with the tools I needed to develop the musician in me: Rudy Stevenson, Anita Moore, Margarethe Seyd, Jocelyn B. Smith, Alex Curiotis, Ralph van Duncan, Kamalesh Maitra, Prof. Gayle McKinney Griffith, Prof. Dr. T.V. Gopalakrishnan, Jean Paul Bourelly and - above all - Reggie Moore. Musicians: I would also like to thank the following musicians for contributing their unique talents to my various projects, thus playing a vital part in turning my inner visions into sound paintings: Mack Goldsbury, Jonas Schoen, Mike Segal, Ed Schuller, Carlos Bica, Gérard Batrya, Guilherme Castro, Earl Bostic, Thomy Jordi, Kevin Burrell, Michael Clifton, Rolo Rodriguez, Zam Johnson, Daniel Schroeteler, Devi, T.V. Gopalakrishnan, Gernot Reetz and Reggie Moore Veterans of Jazz: Performing with the following veterans of jazz has been a much treasured experience for me: Rudy Stevenson, Hal Singer, Benny Bailey, Gene "Mighty Flea" Connors, Red Holloway, Jimmy Woode, Walter Norris Philosophy, Poetry & Prose: The writings of Deepak Chopra, Aldous Huxley, Carlos Castaneda, Paulo Coelho, Dawna Markova, Ph.D., Iona Marsaa Teeguarden, Colin Wilson, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, James Baldwin, Arundati Roy, Richard Powers, Robert Frost, Rainer Maria Rilke and Jessica Moore have been and continue to be a source of insight and inspiration to me.

Created on ... Januar 24, 2007


Record Label: OWM
Type of Label: Indie