Summertime - Music

Born In 1961 In Tunis Tunisia Moncef Was Blind At Birth. Flown To Switzerland To Receive Treatment On His Eyes At The Age Of 2 He Was Adopted By A Swiss Family Shortly After. At 6 He Began To Take Piano Lessons Strongly Encouraged By His Adoptive Father A Big Jazz Fan Who Would Often Play Records By Louis Armstrong Or Fats Waller At The Family’s House. Blessed With A Remarkable Auditory Memory That Allowed Him To Learn And Replicate Any Piece By Ear Moncef Started To Develop His Own Style. In 1987 He Obtained A Music Teacher’s Degree From The Conservatory In Geneva Where He Still Teaches Jazz Improvisation Today. A Professional Musician Since 1983 Moncef Quickly Asserted Himself As One Of Switzerland’s Leading Jazz Artists Thanks In Part To The Body Of Work He Assembled With His Trio. In The Course Of His Career He Has Played With The Likes Of Bob Berg Alvin Queen Reggie Johnson Harold Danko John Stubblefield Joe LaBarbera Michael Brecker Larry Grenadier Dee Dee Bridgewater Bill Stewart Idris Muhammad James Cammack Jack DeJohnette Tom Warrington Scott Colley Sangoma Everett And Billy Brooks Among Many Others. read less