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No dia 3 de Abril do ano 2000, no Avery Fisher Hall de Nova York com convidados como o Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra e Wynton Marsalis, o saxofonista James Moody comemorará seu 75o aniversário e mais de cinco décadas como músico de jazz. Possuindo um talento imortal, uma energia infinita e um estilo cosmopolita, Moody continua inspirando e surpreendendo seu públicos do mundo inteiro.

Nascido no dia 26 de Março de 1925, Moody se interessou pelo saxofone com dezesseis anos. Em 1947 depois de ser liberado do serviço para as forças armadas americanas, se juntou com a banda altamente influente de Dizzy Gillepsie. Logo integrou sua própria banda, o James Moody And His Bop Men, em discos da Blue Note.

Em 1949 Moody partiu para a Europa onde gravou seu disco mais famoso- Moody’s Mood For Love. De volta para os Estados Unidos em 1951, trabalhou com Dinah Washington e Eddie Jefferson. Em 1963, Moody juntou-se novamente ao Dizzy Gillespie e se apresentou com seu quinteto até o final da década.

Sendo um “Mestre de Improvisação” as gravações de James Moody com a Warner Brothers, Novus/RCA e várias outras gravadoras incluem, Moody Plays Mancini, Young At Heart, Wail Moody Wail , Something Special entre outros. Já gravou com artistas como Quincy Jones, Dave Brubeck, Mark Turner e Larry Goldings. Com um Grammy Award, um NEA Jazz Masters Award e Honorary Doctorate Degree, Moody mergulhou também no cinema em 1997 com um papel no filme de Clint Eastwood, “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil”.

Hoje Moody continua se apresentando com seu quarteto e músicos de todo o mundo, surpreendendo e encantando seu público com sua vitalidade, seu estilo altamente inovador e seu maravilhoso senso de humor.

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James Moody 

On April 3, 2000 at New York’s Avery Fisher Hall, with guests to include the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis, saxophonist James Moody will celebrate his 75th birthday and more than five decades as a Jazz musician. Possessing a “timeless talent, inexhaustible energy and a cosmopolitan style,” Moody continues to inspire audiences throughout the world.

Born March 26, 1925, Moody became interested in the saxophone at age 16. In 1947 after his discharge from the U.S. Airforce, he joined Dizzy Gillepsie’s influential be-bop/big band. He later debuted with his own band, James Moody And His Bop Men, on Blue Note records.

In 1949 Moody departed for Europe where he made his best known recording Moody’s Mood For Love. Upon returning to the States in 1951, he worked with Dinah Washington and Eddie Jefferson. In 1963, Moody rejoined Dizzy Gillespie and performed with his quintet until the end of the decade.

A “maestro of improvisation,” James Moody’s recordings on Warner Brothers, Novus/RCA and various other labels include, Moody Plays Mancini, Young At Heart, Wail Moody Wail , Something Special, among many others. He has recorded with artists such as Quincy Jones, Dave Brubeck, Mark Turner and organist Larry Goldings. With a Grammy Award, an NEA Jazz Masters Award and an Honorary Doctorate Degree to his credit, Moody delved into acting in 1997 with a cameo role in the Clint Eastwood film, “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.”

Continuing to perform with his own quartet and musicianss around the world, Moody continues to surprise and delight audiences with his vitality, innovative style, high standard of musicianship and his great sense of humor.

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