The Story of Moraz: The Life of a Music Genius explores
over 70 years of Moraz’s musical journey. The exhibit features photos
from Moraz’s personal collection coupled with an extensive personal
narrative, as well as his 1974 Minimoog used on Yes’ Relayer
album and his 2004 Moog Voyager synthesizer, which he purchased
directly from Bob Moog. Both synthesizers are on loan to the exhibit
from synthesizer collector Lee Keeley.
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Patrick Moraz is a virtuoso keyboardist renowned for his prodigious
career with Mainhorse, Refugee, Yes, The Moody Blues, and
Moraz-Bruford, as well as for scoring 37 films, releasing a multitude of
solo albums, and working with Bob Moog in the mid-1970s on the Polymoog
and Micromoog synthesizers. In 1976, Keyboard magazine awarded his solo album I (aka The Story of I) Best Keyboard Album of the Year. In 2019, he performed at Moogmentum, the grand opening celebration of the Moogseum.
“The Bob Moog Foundation is honored to be highlighting Patrick’s immense talents and his long, storied career through The Story of Moraz exhibit at NAMM,” noted Michelle Moog-Koussa. “His life and work are a rich tapestry of prodigiousness, creativity, and collaboration. He is beloved by fans the world over, and he shared a very special working relationship and friendship with Bob Moog. We are proud to be bringing this history to the fore for NAMM’s 100,000 attendees. We are extraordinarily fortunate to have Patrick in the booth with us each day.”
The TEC Tracks session
will explore Moraz’s performance from “Future Memories Live on TV,” as
well as his decades-long career and his collaborations and long
friendship with Bob Moog. Questions from the audience will follow. The
session will be held in room 204B of the convention center and will be
live-streamed from the NAMM+ app.
