Glen Moore
Moore was born in Portland, Oregon, United States. His performing career began at age 14 with the Young Oregonians in Portland, where he met and played with Native American saxophonist Jim Pepper. He graduated with a degree in History and Literature from the University of Oregon.
Glen Moore
Svíčková · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Name
- Glen Moore
- Born
- 28 October 1941
- Birthplace
- Portland, Oregon, U.S.
- Occupation
- Instrumentalist
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- jazz
- Education
- University of Oregon
- Languages
- English
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Moore was born in Portland, Oregon, United States. His performing career began at age 14 with the Young Oregonians in Portland, where he met and played with Native American saxophonist Jim Pepper. He graduated with a degree in History and Literature from the University of Oregon.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Glen Moore. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q343367 · wikipedia · Glen Moore
In this article
Biography
Biography
His formal bass instruction started after college with Jerome Magil in Portland, James Harnett in Seattle, Gary Karr in New York, Plough Christenson in Copenhagen, Ludwig Streicher in Vienna, and Francois Rabbath in Hawaii. Moore's main instrument is an upright bass that was made by Klotz in Tyrol around 1715. He mostly plays it in a personal unique tuning, using a low and a high C string. Moore is a founding member of the group Oregon, but worked also regularly with Rabih Abou-Khalil, Vasant Rai, Nancy King and Larry Karush.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Glen Moore • Born — 28 October 1941 • Birthplace — Portland, Oregon, U.S. • Genre — Jazz • Occupation — Instrumentalist • Instrument — * Double bass • piano • flute • violin • Years Active — 1955–present
As sideman
As sideman
• This Is It (1967), with Nick Brignola • This Is Jeremy Steig (Solid State, 1969), with Jeremy Steig • Bass Is (1970), with Dave Holland, Jamie Faunt, Peter Warren • Revenge: Bley Peacock Synthesizer Show (1970), with Annette Peacock, Paul Bley • The Paul Bley Synthesizer Show (1971), with Paul Bley • Bird on Wire (1971), with Tim Hardin • I'm the One (1972) Annette Peacock • The Restful Mind (1975), with Larry Coryell • Spring Flowers (1976) Vasant Rai • No Age (1987) Minimal Kidds • Afrique (Sledgehammer Blues, 1993), with Larry Karush and Glen Velez • Birdfingers (2002), with Larry Coryell
Identity
Identity
Glen Moore is recorded with the occupation jazz musician. Recorded as a citizen of United States. Classed in the genre jazz.
Discography
• Trios / Solos, with Ralph Towner (ECM, 1972) • May 24, 1976, with Larry Karush (JAPO/ECM, 1976) • In Concert, with David Friesen (Vanguard, 1977) • Introducing Glen Moore (Elektra, 1979) • Mokave Volume 1 (Audioquest, 1991) • Mokave Volume 2 (Audioquest, 1992) • Returning, with David Friesen (Burnside, 1995) • Forces of Flight (ITM, 1995) • Dragonetti's Dream (Intuition, 1996) • Nude Bass Ascending (Intuition, 1999) With the Paul Winter Consort • Road (1970) With Oregon • Our First Record (Vanguard, recorded 1970, released 1980) • Music of Another Present Era (Vanguard, 1972) • Distant Hills (Vanguard, 1973) • Winter Light (Vanguard, 1974) • In Concert (Vanguard, 1975) • Together (Vanguard, 1976), with Elvin Jones • Friends (Vanguard, 1977) • Violin (Vanguard, 1978), with Zbigniew Seifert • Moon and Mind (Vanguard, 1979) • Out of the Woods (Elektra, 1978) • Roots in the Sky (Elektra, 1979) • In Performance (Elektra, 1980) • Oregon (ECM, 1983) • Crossing (ECM, 1984) • Ecotopia (ECM, 1987) • 45th Parallel (Intuition, 1989) • Always, Never, and Forever (Intuition, 1991) • Troika (Intuition, 1993) • Beyond Words (Intuition, 1995) • Northwest Passage (Intuition, 1997) • Music for a Midsummer Night's Dream (the Oregon Trio) (Intuition, 1998) • In Moscow (Intuition, 2000), with the Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra • Live at Yoshi's (Intuition, 2002) • Prime (CAM Jazz, 2005) • The Glide (CAM Jazz, 2005) • 1000 Kilometers (CAM Jazz, 2007) • In Stride (CAM Jazz, 2010) • Family Tree (CAM Jazz, 2012) With Rabih Abou-Khalil • Al-Jadida (Enja, 1990) • Between Dusk and Dawn (1986) • Bukra (1988) • Tarab (Enja, 1993) • Roots and Sprouts (1990) With King & Moore • Impending Bloom (1990), with Rob Thomas, Jerry Hahn, Lawrence Williams • Cliff Dance (1991), with Warren Rand, Art Lande, Gary Hobbs • Potato Radio (1992), with Bennie Wallace, Art Lande, Gary Hobbs • King on the Road (1999), with Rob Scheps
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- “Glen Moore”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q343367: Glen Moore
General reference · Wikidata
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Colin Larkin. The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz. Guinness Publishing. 292. 1992. 0-85112-580-8.
- 2.Glen Moore | Biography & History. AllMusic.
- 3.Afrique. Valleyentertainment.com.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessauthority record
General reference
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Music memorabilia
42,375 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Glen GoldsmithPerson
- Glen HansardPerson
- Glen HardinPerson
- Glen MatlockPerson
- Glen RovenPerson
- Glen VelezPerson
- GlenmorPerson
- Glenn BarberPerson
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Glen Moore?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.