Music Style Male Vocals

Musical Influences James Taylor, Rodgers & Hart, Nancy LaMott, Liz Callaway

Similar Artists Art Garfunkle, Mandy Patinkin, Michael Crawford

Group Members Vocals: Willis MoorePiano: Rick Jensen

Instruments Piano

Albums So Far

Press Reviews A young man sang last night named Willis Moore. He came out and sang two Gerswhin songs simply and beautifully - no tripped up arrangements. The house went crazy. - Donald Smith, Executive Director of the Mabel Mercer Foundation - appearing on Forum broadcast on KQED - National Public Radio, June 6, 2000 Review of The Mabel Mercer Foundation's Third West Coast Cabaret Convention - A Tribute to Ira Gershwin It was Moore (with a rich and gentle tenor voice that is a real find) who contributed the first genuine novelties of the evening with the Gershwin brothers' "Ask Me Again" (written in the 20's and not published until 1991, Ira is quoted as saying this was the best of the unpublished works of George and Ira) and "I'll Do Anything." His effort to dig deep into the Gershwin treasure chest provided another early pleasure of the night. - David M. Schwartz, Cabaret.org, July, 2000 Willis Moore celebrated the release of his debut CD So Far with a series of performances around the country which concluded at the Plush Room on Easter Sunday. His genuine warmth and the sincere sweetness which infuses his well-chosen material is especially effective on If I Only Had A Brain, Unless It's You, and the seamless medley Something Good/On My Way To You. Watch for Moore at opening (all-Gershwin) night of the West Coast Cabaret Convention and the September 30th benefit gala for the James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center of the San Francisco Public Library.- Cabaret Scenes Magazine, June, 2000 Most surprising was [Rick Jensen's] gentle soft-shoe treatment of "My Baby and Me," a sunshiny Doris Day tune that segues into the darker joys of S/M. The number was deliciously performed by guest vocalist Willis Moore, whose sweet voice and choir boy demeanor proved a perfect foil for the wry lyrics. Moore also sang Jensen's "Amanda Sang," which is currently nominated for Manhattan [Association of Cabaret] Award and which is the song du jour of cabaret singers.On the following Wednesday, Willis Moore returned to the Plush Room to introduce his new CD, "So Far" to a packed house. Rick Jensen provided an intimate, winning accompnaiment. Moore's program took a fresh look at Rodegers and Hammerstein's "So Far" and "Something Good." He sang the Bergman's/LeGrand "On My Way To You," Tom Wait's "Martha" and "Broken Bicycles," the two aforementioned Jensen numbers, a delicately hopeful "If I Only Had a Brain," and a lilting "Would You Like to Swing on a Star."Moore is off to Manhattan's Firebird and then returns to the Plush Room on April 16 and 23. Definitely a don't miss!- San Francisco Bay Times, March 30, 2000Willis Moore is a teddy bear. Last December, he put together three Sunday benefits at the Plush Room showcasing the talents of local singers. Teddy Care raised over $3,000.00 and 430 cuddly teddy beasts for Shanti and the Children's Ward at SF General Hospital.Moore is also a wonderful singer. On March 22, he'll take to the Plush Room stage to celebrate the release of his debut CD So Far. His goal for the album, he writes, was "to create an openhearthed musical experience using only a voice and a piano - like an intimate secret whispered softly in your ear." Succeed he does, with an album sweet and simple, and easy to listen to repeatedly.A carefully chosen if eclectic collection of 12 songs celebrates childhood, romance, and the importance of accepting life's ups and downs. Consider the lilting "It Goes Like It Goes," and the bittersweet "Broken Bicycles" and "Martha," a pair of poignant tunes by Tom Waits. A refreshing rendition of "If I Only Had A Brain," the playful "Pajamas," Annie Dinerman's "Child In Me Again" and an appreciative "I Am Your Child" coalesce into a memory trip back to our youth. Moore wraps his smooth deep voice caressingly around Rodgers and Hammerstein's "So Far" and a medley of "Something Good" and "On My Way To You" by Marilyn and Alan Bergman and Michel Legrand.Rick Jensen, who supplied the effectively simple arrangements and accompanies Moore on the album is represented by "Amanda Sang" and "My Baby and Me," a charmingly risque reminder of the joys of submission. In concert or on disc, you're certain to take to this talented teddy bear, whose vocalizing comes straight from the heart.- Jim Van Buskirk, Bay Area Reporter, March 16, 2000

Location Westchester County, NY - USA

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