James Moore
James Moore is a versatile guitarist with many musical personalities. Performing on a wide variety of acoustic and electric guitars, banjos, and homemade instruments, he combines the sensitivity and lyricism from his classical training with a healthy dose of improvisation, theatrics, and experimentation. James’s performances have brought him to concert halls and experimental venues across the country and abroad. As a soloist he has been heard at the Chelsea Art museum playing music for just-intonation steel string guitar, at Northwestern University performing on prepared classical guitar, in downtown Miami presenting a set of amplified banjo compositions, and with the Astoria Symphony premiering a concerto for the Greek bouzouki. James’s ensemble projects include the electric guitar quartet Dither, his folk-noise group Oliphant, and his experimental band Passenger Fish. James grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, received his undergraduate degree in guitar performance and electronic music from The University of California, Santa Cruz, and his MM in guitar performance from the Yale School of Music. He currently resides in Brooklyn, NY.