About

Shape-shifting instrumental quintet Moraine has built a reputation as one of the most electrifying and original instrumental rock bands anywhere, winning over listeners around the globe with its unique amalgam of art rock, forward-thinking jazz, Asian-inspired music, and more.

Balancing inventive composition with exploratory improvisation, Moraine has delighted audiences ranging from progressive rock partisans to jazz aficionados to metalheads. The Seattle-based unit has performed in major U.S. cities on both coasts; in Mexico, Siberia, and Tuva; and at notable festivals including NEARfest and Baja Prog. In 2019 the band was honored to open several shows for the legendary Soft Machine. Moraine's three releases on NYC-based MoonJune Records (including two co-produced and mixed by fabled Pacific Northwest producer Steve Fisk) have garnered hundreds of enthusiastic reviews worldwide. Moraine has also collaborated with such globally significant artists as trombone virtuoso Stuart Dempster, Mexican "avant folk" phenomenon Cabezas de Cera, traditional Korean master musician Young Sub Lee, imaginative Swiss vocal duo Eclecta Forever, and ECM artists Lionel Friedli and Nicolas Stocker.

Dennis Rea (guitar) • Alicia DeJoie (violin) • James DeJoie (woodwinds) • Kevin Millard (bass) • Brian Oppel (drums)

mo·raine: an accumulation of earth and stones carried and finally deposited by a glacier (Merriam-Webster's Dictionary)

Management: MoonJune Records & Management

"Russian Moraine" live at Ustuu Huree Festival, Tuva 7.24.15