Welcome! Maurice "Mo" Egeston is a pianist from St. Louis, Missouri who spends his musical time leading bands, writing music, accompanying soloists (chamber music) and working as an educator in both the classroom and the private studio.
Mo did his graduate studies in chamber music and accompanying at Southern Illinois University (Edwardsville) with Dr. Linda Perry. He has been the adjunct music instructor at Columbia College-St. Louis since 1996 and he also taught classes from 2000-2004 at McKendree University.
If you are here for piano lesson information please click the link above. Contact Mo directly at moisme1<at>gmail<dot>com with any questions about Mo E band bookings or studio work. For Soul Alliance corporate work please contact Doug Hall at Talent Plus. 314.421.9400
You can also join Mo on twitter Follow @moegeston
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A 16 year veteran of the St. Louis music scene, Mo first emerged as a band leader during the birth of the Washington Ave nightlife scene in the mid 90's. Soon after, regional favorites Vargas Swing brought the sounds of the swing revival to the St. Louis club scene and were featured on 2 national compilations. |
Next came the pioneering live house project Urban Jazz Naturals who had singles remixed and released globally by J.T. Donaldson and Demarkus Lewis. UJN eventually evolved into mo & dawn: the remix project.
In 2008 the Mo E Family was born as a catch all for the variety of projects Mo currently leads. (use the links above for more information)
- mo E All-Stars- House, funk and breaks with flavors of Latin, nu jazz and soul
- Soul Alliance featuring CocoSoul- dance, house, soul, pop and disco
- mo E trio- jazz, bossa, swing & soul in a trio setting
- Mowinda-violin and piano Classical Chamber Ensemble
Mo also records and performs as a member of St. Louis rock band Brothers Lazaroff who released the album Give Em What They Need in 2010 and Science Won in 2012. Click here to go to the CD Baby page.
You can use the links at the top of the page to listen to band samples, watch video, check Mo's performing schedule and even hear a classical/tango piano arrangement (lessons page) that Mo did for his Mom's birthday. For email updates and the occasional free download please join the mailing list by using the form to the bottom right.
Up Next
Mo is in accompanist mode for the next few days. He'll be assisting the kids at Holy Trinity in North St. Louis and playing for the Teipen Performing Arts Student Recital. Email moisme1<at>gmail<dot>com for more information about Mo's work as an accompanist.
May 19- Mo E All-Stars Delmar Sessions featuring Grover Stewart & Duane "Jingo" Williams
Mo E photo- www.joshdisher.com
