Magnolia is a duo composed of pianist Max Moore and vibraphonist Alec Streete. Long time friends and collaborators, they have spent over a decade growing and honing their musical connection. Max MooreHailing from Conyers, Georgia, Max Moore is an accomplished pianist and a prominent presence in the Denver music scene. Performing professionally since the age of 13, he studied at Denver School of the Arts and the Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts, learning and playing with local greats like Eric Gunnison, Greg Gisbert, Shane Endsley, and Brad Goode. He later attended The New School in NYC, where he studied with jazz legends including Jazz Messenger Dave Schnitter and Hal Galper.Max is a regular performer at venues all over Colorado, and tours nationally with Afro-Fusion drummer Paa Kow and Contemporary music ensemble Daruma...
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Magnolia is a duo composed of pianist Max Moore and vibraphonist Alec Streete. Long time friends and collaborators, they have spent over a decade growing and honing their musical connection. Max MooreHailing from Conyers, Georgia, Max Moore is an accomplished pianist and a prominent presence in the Denver music scene. Performing professionally since the age of 13, he studied at Denver School of the Arts and the Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts, learning and playing with local greats like Eric Gunnison, Greg Gisbert, Shane Endsley, and Brad Goode. He later attended The New School in NYC, where he studied with jazz legends including Jazz Messenger Dave Schnitter and Hal Galper.Max is a regular performer at venues all over Colorado, and tours nationally with Afro-Fusion drummer Paa Kow and Contemporary music ensemble Daruma. His notable appearances include performances at the Rochester Jazz Festival, The Green Mill in Chicago, Red Rocks, and The Kennedy Center.He is a recipient of the Five Points Jazz Grant, has been featured in Downbeat magazine, and was honored with a soloist award by Wynton Marsalis at the Essentially Ellington competition in New York City. Max is an accomplished composer as well, and has received original music commissions from the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, and the prestigious Bruce Museum in Greenwich.Alec StreeteAlec Streete is a vibraphonist, composer, arranger, educator, and producer from Denver, Colorado. Alec studied music at Denver School of the Arts and San Fransisco Conservatory of music, and was in the Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts program. He has performed and studied with such greats as Paul Romaine, Dave Liebman, Eric Gunnison, Greg Gisbert, Brad Goode, Greg Osby, Brad Goode, Terrell Stafford, Ron Miles, Shane Endsley, Warren Wolf, Ed Simon, Matt Brewer, Julian Lage, Jason Moran and many more.Alec has released solo projects under the name BLKLNGS, the first of which was featured in Okayplayer magazine, as well as a live album with Splifftet.
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