Edgardo "Dado" Moroni, born in Genoa, Italy, on October 20, 1962, was introduced to jazz music at an early age, thanks to his parents' record collection. He began playing the piano when he was just four years old.
Primarily self-taught, his earliest influences included Fats Waller, Earl Hines, Teddy Wilson, Art Tatum, and Erroll Garner. Dado attempted to learn their solos by ear until he met local pianist Flavio Crivelli at the age of 11, who provided him with more formal training and introduced him to the music of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, and contemporary pianists such as Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, Herbie Hancock, and McCoy Tyner.
At the age of 14, Dado began playing professionally throughout Italy with some of the country’s most notable musicians, including Franco Cerri, Tullio De Piscopo, Luciano Milanese, Gianni Basso, Sergio Fanni, and Massimo Urbani. By 17, he had recorded his first album in a trio with Tullio De Piscopo and American bassist Julius Farmer.
In 1979, a meeting with Swiss trumpet star Franco Ambrosetti introduced Dado to the international jazz scene, and since then, he has performed and recorded with many prominent musicians.
Dado has played around the world in clubs, festivals, concerts, and TV/radio shows, touring the U.S., Africa, Asia, and Europe, and has recorded more than 60 albums, including 14 as a leader. He has also ventured beyond jazz for various collaborations.
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