Extended Bio

Originally hailing from Conyers, Georgia, Max Moore is an up and coming pianist on the Denver music scene. Playing professionally since the age of 14, he attended Denver School of the Arts and went through Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts, studying under and playing with Denver greats such as Eric Gunnison, Shane Endsley, Brad Goode, Paul Romaine, Greg Gisbert and Greg Harris. 

At Denver School of the Arts he got the great chance of being able to attend masterclasses and play with many jazz legends that would come through the school, such as Melissa Aldana, Ron Miles, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Greg Osby, Veronica Swift, and Terrell Stafford, among others. After graduating he attended The New School in New York City, where he got the opportunity to study with  former Jazz Messenger Dave Schnitter, along with one of his heroes Hal Galper. He considers his time in New York one of the most important and formative experiences in his musical life, meeting and playing with his fellow peers and getting to watch his musical heroes play all over town. 

Max is a regular performer at Denver venues such as Dazzle, Nocturne, Mercury Cafe, has played at the Vail Jazz festival, the Five Points Jazz festival, been in Downbeat magazine, and was recognized by Wynton Marsalis to receive a soloist award at the Essentially Ellington competition in New York City. 

He keeps a busy schedule of performances all across Denver and the Front Range, with residencies at the Mercury Cafe, Seven Grand, and Jungle, hosting jam sessions, working with CCJA, teaching private lessons, as well as national tours with acclaimed Ghanaian Afro-Fusion drummer Paa Kow, and the Denver based collective Daruma. 

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