Dado Moroni - Swinging in Friendship (2021)

The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington, DCare pleased to partner with DC JazzFest again to present Dado Moroni, one the most talented jazz pianists and composers of our time. Joining the 16th Annual Dc JazzFest lineup, Dado Moroni will perform in a trio together with Stefano Bagnoli (drums) and Riccardo Fioravanti (double bass), two other great Italian jazz figures. Their set will include a tribute to the DC jazz greatest Duke Ellington and Shirley Horn, and Moroni’s own intriguing compositions.

Moroni’s artistic path is blessed with success in Italy and abroad. He toured and recorded with many of the finest contemporary American and European jazz musicians like Clark Terry, Jon Faddis, Ed Thigpen, Ron Carter, Grady Tate, George Robert, Tom Harrell, Lee Konitz, Al Grey, Lewis Nash, Ray Brown and Reggie Johnson among many others. In 1987 he was one of the judges for the First Thelonious Monk Piano Jazz Competition at the Smithsonian Institute.