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J.P.M. names his top five most influential albums.  Bass Players United (bass webzine) recently caught up with Joseph and asked him about five albums that influenced him in one way or another.

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2010 Eric Clapton Crossroads DVD now available

Catch JPM performing with jazz legend Earl Klugh on the 2010 Eric Clapton Crossroads DVD. Available now at Best Buy, Amazon, Walmart, Target +

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Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010

Date: June 26th, 2010
Original Post: Joseph Patrick Moore
Re: Earl Klugh at Eric Clapton‘s Crossroads Guitar Festival

Just finished performing with Earl Klugh at The Crossroads Guitar Festival in Chicago. It was a total blast! Thanks to Earl Klugh for inviting me to perform with him and to Eric Clapton and The Crossroads Organization for having the vision of having a master jazz guitarist such as Earl to be apart of this year’s 2010 concert. Not enough words can express how appreciative and honored it was to be apart of such an event. I heard, witnessed and met so many incredible artists, that I’m still trying to absorb the experience. A few of these moments were captured with pictures and I’m attaching a few of them here. If you would like to see my complete gallery, simply click this link. Additionally, the concert will be available on DVD in the coming months.

It should be noted that the main focus of this event is to aid The Crossroads Centre Antigua. Crossroads Centre is a non-profit, International Centre of Excellence for the treatment of alcohol and other drug addictions. Residential treatment provides a unique opportunity for individuals suffering from alcohol and drug addiction to immerse themselves in an intensive therapeutic and supportive environment. Away from the daily distractions of everyday life, the physical environment is one of peace and tranquility which offers clients a safe place to begin the process of recovery. In addition to alcohol and drug rehabilitation program, services include: intervention referrals, aftercare planning transitional living residences, and an integrated family program. For more information please visit and donate at: http://www.crossroadsguitarfestival.com/

Peace and blessings,
Joseph Patrick Moore

Tourdates with Earl Klugh and Bob James Announced

Joseph Patrick Moore will be joining jazz veteran’s Earl Klugh and Bob James for a series of concerts:

4-26-2010: Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse – Appearing with Earl Klugh, Boney James, Mindi Abair, Joey Sommerville. JPM will be part of the house rhythm section and will be performing with all artists.

5-13-2010: Los Angeles, CA – Catalina Jazz Club – Appearing with Earl Klugh

5-14-2010: Los Angeles, CA – Catalina Jazz Club – Appearing with Earl Klugh

5-15-2010: Los Angeles, CA – Catalina Jazz Club – Appearing with Earl Klugh

5-20-2010: Seattle, WA – Jazz Alley – Appearing with Earl Klugh & Bob James

5-21-2010: Seattle, WA – Jazz Alley – Appearing with Earl Klugh & Bob James

5-22-2010: Seattle, WA – Jazz Alley – Appearing with Earl Klugh & Bob James

5-23-2010: Seattle, WA – Jazz Alley – Appearing with Earl Klugh & Bob James

6-26-2010: Chicago, IL – Eric Clapton‘s Crossroads festival – JPM will be appearing with Earl Klugh. Festival to feature: John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, Steve Winwood, Vince Gill, ZZ Top, Buddy Guy, BB King, Allman Brothers, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and many more…

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Book Of My Life

JPM’s visual story of his life (photo’s) have been added to this website and beyond. Click this link to access Book Of My Life. You may also find the photo album sets at: Apple, Facebook, Flickr.

Stewart Copeland, Daniel Hope and…

Original post by: Joseph Patrick Moore

Recently I got the call to perform a concert with legendary Police drummer Stewart Copeland at the Savannah, GA Music Festival. As a Police fanatic and a S.C. fan, I was excited to get an opportunity to play and make music with one of my many musical heroes. It would be safe to say that as a young kid growing up in the 1980′s, The Police we’re “My Beatles.” After the Police broke up, I would continue to follow the careers of Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland.

After accepting the invitation, I received the music (printed/audio) on the road and while finishing a West coast tour with Austin based blues guitarist Chris Duarte. I practiced as much as time would allow in between soundchecks, concerts, car/plane rides and hotel changes. I completed the C.D. tour on March 23rd in Denver, Colorado; and quickly flew to Savannah, Georgia for a rehearsal with Stewart on the 25th and the preceding concert on the 26th. I had less than 5 days to go over the music before hitting it with Stewart, however I was pumped.

Stewart Copeland and Joseph Patrick Moore

My firstencounter with Stewart: I found him to be a very polite, humorous, warm, well tempered and courteous man. He made an effort to reach out to everyone in the group and politely introduced himself. We chit chatted a bit and off we went, down that musical journey from the Rhythmatist. In the hours that followed, it would be an intense yet rewarding experience playing the music of and with this musical genius. I was mostly a silent observer and did my best to take it all in. In short, let me just say that Stewart wasn’t there to play checkers. His passion for his craft was nothing short of inspiring.

Halfway through the concert, Stewart brought out another amazing talent, Daniel Hope. Stewart wrote a trio composition for one of his daughters that featured drums, violin, piano. During this moment of the concert, I took a seat to bare witness of this premiere work. It was astonishing! Daniel Hope tore it up and his intonation and tone was impeccable. While I didn’t play with Daniel, we chatted a bit backstage. Daniel is also a very nice chap with an amazing aura around him. Daniel might be one of the best violinists I’ve ever heard, a true madman I say!

Daniel Hope and Joseph Patrick Moore

Not to go un-noticed, the musical ensemble for this event was an amazing group of musicians/artists.

The group consisted of:
Ted Nash -reeds
Victor Goines – reeds
Walter Blanding – reeds
Carl Maraghi – reeds
Marcus Printup – trumpet
David Elliot – trombone
Ricardo Ochoa – violin
Gretchen Frazier – viola
Annalise Nelson – cello
Hans Kristian Kjos Sorensen – percussion
Kirk Brundage – percussion
Stuart Gerber – percussion
Eric Jones – piano
Andy Ripley – ewi
Mike Daly – french horn

In addition to the genuinely warm spirit of Stewart and the musical ensemble, he had a wonderful crew of people that worked on his behalf. From his manager, tour manager, production team, festival organizers; it was a top shelf entourage. Stewart’s drum tech/engineer Jeff Seitz was also a great asset (and talented drummer).  Jeff has been with Stewart for 25 + years which not only speaks volumes of his abilities and the people Stewart surrounds himself with, it also says everything about the true meaning of loyalty from Mr. Copeland. In fact, Jeff can be seen in the recently released S.C./Police documentary, Everyone Stares.

Conclusion: a high profile musical friend/artist once told me not to play with my musical heroes as they might end up disappointing me (he was speaking from experience). Well in my case, nothing could be further from the truth. Stewart is an amazing artist, a terrific human being and I was honored to be apart of this musical experience!

Stewart Copeland and Joseph Patrick Moore 2008 - photo by Kellie M. Walsh