Mike Moreno (born October 8, 1978) is ajazz guitarist and composer fromHouston,Texas.

Mike Moreno
Background information
Born	(1978-10-08)October 8, 1978 (age 46) Houston,Texas
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Guitarist, composer, bandleader
Instrument	Guitar
Labels	World Culture,Criss Cross
Website	www.mikemoreno.com

According to an NPR interview in 2008,^[1] Moreno's main musical influences include trumpeterFreddie Hubbard, saxophonistWayne Shorter, and pianistHerbie Hancock, as well as guitaristsPat Metheny andBill Frisell.

Moreno began his musical training at the age of fifteen at theHigh School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston. In 1997, at the age 18, he moved toNew York City to attend theNew School for Jazz and Contemporary Music on a scholarship. Moreno has since toured and recorded extensively with many prominent musicians in jazz today, including TheJoshua Redman Elastic Band,Lizz Wright Band,Nicholas Payton Quartet,Meshell Ndegeocello, TheRobert Glasper Experiment,Kendrick Scott Oracle,Stefon Harris Black Out,Aaron Parks Quartet,Terence Blanchard Quintet,Melissa Aldana,Kurt Elling Weather Report Tribute Band,Greg Osby 4,Wynton Marsalis and theJazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra,Jeff "Tain" Watts Quintet,Kenny Garrett Quintet, andRavi Coltrane Quartet. He has also recorded and played with mainstream artists such as Bilal and Q-Tip, as well as peersJohn Ellis,Jeremy Pelt, andMarcus Strickland. Mike is on the Faculty atManhattan School of Music,where he teaches a course he designed titled "Popular Songs From Film" that's based on his Patreon course Standards From Film.

As a bandleader, Moreno has released six records. These includeLotus, released December 2015,Another Way, released March 2012,^[2][3] and his debut album,Between The Lines, released March 2007,^[4][5][6] all through World Culture Music. Moreno's other records have been released through theCriss Cross Jazz label:First in Mind, released May 2011,^[7][8]Third Wish, released May 2008,^[9] and3 for 3, released October 2017.

• Between the Lines (World Culture Music, 2007)
• Third Wish (Criss Cross, 2008)
• First in Mind (Criss Cross, 2011)
• Another Way (World Culture, 2012)
• Lotus (World Culture, 2015)
• Three for Three (Criss Cross, 2017)
• Standards from Film (Criss Cross, 2022)

WithJohn Ellis

• By a Thread (Hyena, 2006)
• It's You I Like (Criss Cross, 2012)
• MOBRO (Parade Light, 2014)

WithKendrick Scott

• Reverence (Criss Cross, 2009)
• Conviction (Concord Jazz 2013)
• We Are the Drum (Blue Note, 2015)
• A Wall Becomes a Bridge (Blue Note, 2019)

With others

• Bilal,1st Born Second (Interscope, 2001)
• Ralph Bowen,Total Eclipse (Posi-Tone, 2012)
• Jimmy Greene,Flowers: Beautiful Life Vol. 2 (Mack Avenue, 2017)
• Eldar Djangirov,Re-Imagination (Sony BMG, 2007)
• Armen Donelian,Leapfrog (Sunnyside, 2011)
• James Francies,Flight (Blue Note, 2018)^[10]
• Robert Glasper,Mood (Fresh Sound, 2003)
• Stefon Harris,Sonic Creed (Motema, 2018)
• Michael Janisch,Purpose Built (Whirlwind, 2009)
• Aaron Parks,Invisible Cinema (Blue Note, 2008)
• Jeremy Pelt,Profile (Fresh Sound, 2002)
• Jeremy Pelt,Identity (Maxjazz, 2005)
• Q-Tip,The Renaissance (Universal Motown, 2008)
• Bob Reynolds,Can't Wait for Perfect (Fresh Sound, 2006)
• Dayna Stephens,Reminiscent (Criss Cross, 2015)
• Logan Richardson,Cerebral Flow (Fresh Sound, 2007)
• Jochen Rueckert,Charm Offensive (Pirouet, 2016)
• Myron Walden,In This World to Feel (Demi Sound, 2010)
• Sam Yahel,Jazz Side of the Moon (Chesky, 2008)

• Official site