606 Club Special: The Mo Pleasure Band at 606 Club

One of the greatest keyboard players and multi-instrumentalists of his generation you may not immediately recognise the name, Morris "Mo" Pleasure, but he has been at the forefront of American popular music for the last 30 years and you will certainly know the playing. A child prodigy, he began on piano at the age of 4 and by his early teens was also performing on bass, trumpet, guitar, drums and violin! After receiving a BA in Music from the University of Connecticut in the mid 80's, Mo began his professional career playing with Ray Charles before moving in to the studios as an extremely successful session musician, including work with the likes of George Duke, Natalie Cole, Dianne Reeves, Christina Aguilera, Michael McDonald, Chaka Khan, Roberta Flack, Marcus Miller and Mary J...

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One of the greatest keyboard players and multi-instrumentalists of his generation you may not immediately recognise the name, Morris "Mo" Pleasure, but he has been at the forefront of American popular music for the last 30 years and you will certainly know the playing. A child prodigy, he began on piano at the age of 4 and by his early teens was also performing on bass, trumpet, guitar, drums and violin! After receiving a BA in Music from the University of Connecticut in the mid 80's, Mo began his professional career playing with Ray Charles before moving in to the studios as an extremely successful session musician, including work with the likes of George Duke, Natalie Cole, Dianne Reeves, Christina Aguilera, Michael McDonald, Chaka Khan, Roberta Flack, Marcus Miller and Mary J. Blige amongst many others. In 1993, he became a member of the legendary group Earth, Wind & Fire, ascending to become the band

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