Dado Moroni: A Man in Swing

Dado Moroni is one of Italy’s most celebrated jazz pianists. His sense of swing rivals that of the great African American masters, and his knowledge of the piano and its history is encyclopedic. He spent a significant part of his life in New York, playing with and learning from some of the most important figures in jazz. Now in his sixties, he reflects on his life, his career, and what jazz means to him. Dado, you started playing the piano at the age of four. You were something of a child prodigy. As far as I can remember, yes. It may have been a little earlier or a little later. There’s a photo of me in a baby walker with my hands on the piano. According to my parents, I started tinkering with the keyboard when I was three or four years old. You come from a family where music […]