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Joseph will be joining Earl Klugh, Boney James, Mindi Abair for an evening at The Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, GA. This is a special one night only concert with ALL PROCEEDS benefiting ALS Research and Deborah Lewow, a woman instrumental in the successful careers of many contemporary jazz artists. Other musicians will include Yon Rico Scott (drums), Joey Somerville (trumpet), Derek Lee (keys) and Eric Essix (guitar).
Check out a live TV appearance from April 19th, 2010 on Fox 5 Atlanta, GA to help promote the concert and bring awareness about ALS. This live clip features: Earl Klugh (guitar), YonRico Scott (drums), JPM (electric/upright bass).
Earl Klugh
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In August of 2008, guitarist Dan Baraszu and I went in the studio for two days to record a live jazz duet Christmas CD. Today it has been released on Blue Canoe Records. It was honor to be able to record in an intimate setting with one of my favorite guitarist’s who happens to be a dear friend.


At first I thought this would be an easy recording project, but the more I started working out the arrangement’s in pre-production, I knew it would be quite an undertaking. Recording in a duo setting (avoiding an over-produced CD) was a very eye opening experience.  The stillness and nuance required in capturing a clean performance was ever more present. Every breath, string buzz, room noise, movement was amplified once we started adding compression and effects. In a sense, this was a very naked and bare recording with no other instruments to mask the inconsistencies of our performances (particularly drums). Capturing a great performance, minus all the ambient noises was probably the biggest hurdle we had to overcome.
Secondly, how many times have we heard the vast catalog of Christmas music from multiple artists over the years? Trying to re-arrange these “standard” tunes was in and of itself a challenge. The goal of course was to try and come up with something new or create a fresh unique approach to these classic songs. All in all, recording in this duo environment with Dan was a blast. I hope each of you will enjoy the CD as much as Dan and I had in performing/recording it.
If you would like to listen, stream, download a free song or buy the full CD, click here

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Original Post by: Joseph Patrick Moore
Recently I played a short European tour with Austin, Texas based guitarist, Chris Duarte. Most of the shows went well and the people were very responsive to Chris Duarte’s music as well as the vibe that Jeff Reilly (drums) and I were laying down. Traveling throughout the Czech Republic & Italy, we had an enormous amount of down time. I have to admit, I played the part of a Western “tourist” pretty well. My digital camera was rolling and I captured many of the sights that we visited. 

Additionally, some of the tour was captured on video. Below are the links that have posted on YouTube.com. There are 2 concert video clips and 1 “Rockumentary” of sorts. Hope you enjoy!
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The Chris Duarte Group announces Fall 2007 European Dates.
October 20th, 2007: Prague, Czech Republic: Blues in the Woods Festival
October 23rd, 2007: Milan, Italy: Music Drom ex Transilvania
October 24th, 2007: T.B.A.
October 25th, 2007: Modena, Italy: Vibra
October 26th, 2007: Roma, Italy: Stazione Birra
October 27th, 2007: Boretto Reggio Emilia, Italy: Ikebana Club
October 28th, 2007: Codevilla, Italy: Thunder Road

The Chris Duarte Group consist’s of:
Chris Duarte – guitar/vocals
Jeff Reilly – drums
JPM – bass

Check out several YouTube.com videos of C.D.G. performing from Summer Tour 2007
* Video 1

* Video 2

*UPDATE POSTED TO THIS NEWS STORY ON DECEMBER 2007:
Several Videos from the above performances have surfaced on YouTube.com. Click links below to view
ROCKUMENTARY

USTI NAD LABEM, CZECH REPUBLIC

ROME, ITALY

Chris Duarte with Joseph Patrick Moore (bass) and Jeff Reilly (drums)
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Listen closely and you will hear clips of JPM’s music in the new documentary “Starbucking”. This film is about the bizarre story of Winter, a man who has dedicated his life to visiting every Starbucks in the world. Discover the unlikely motivation behind his seemingly pointless and impossible mission. Ride along with Winter on a journey that has led him to nearly every U.S. state and several foreign countries in search of new Starbucks. See hilarious encounters with the people he meets along the way.

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At least as entertaining as Supersize Me…a road trip film par excellence as well as a wacky Zen spiritual journey” – Tribe.net

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