(1948-06-24) 24 June 1948 (age 75) Morges, Switzerland
Genres
Classical
jazz
progressive rock
jazz fusion
electronic
Occupation(s)
Musician
film composer
songwriter
Instrument(s)
Keyboards
Years active
1967–present
Labels
Charisma
Atlantic
Passport
Carerre
i-Disk/Time Wave Music
Decca
Threshold
Polydor
Formerly of
Mainhorse
Refugee
Yes
The Moody Blues
Vímana
Website
patrickmoraz.net
Musical artist
Patrick Philippe Moraz (born 24 June 1948) is a Swiss musician, film composer and songwriter, best known for his tenures as keyboardist in the rock bands Yes and the Moody Blues.
Born into a musical family, Moraz learned music at a young age and studied at the Lausanne Conservatory. He began a music career in the 1960s as a jazz musician, performing with his quartet and quintet, groups that performed across Europe and won several awards. He formed the short-lived progressive rock group Mainhorse in 1969, and began work scoring films. In 1974, he formed another band, Refugee, and recorded one album before he joined Yes later the same year. Moraz was a member of Yes until 1976, and during this time he also started a solo career, beginning with the 1976 album The Story of I.
Moraz was a member of the Moody Blues from 1978 to 1991. Since then, he has worked on various solo projects.
Patrick Philippe Moraz (born 24 June 1948) is a Swiss musician, film composer and songwriter, best known for his tenures as keyboardist in the rock bands...
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Switzerland to record their next studio album. During rehearsals, keyboardist PatrickMoraz left the group, which marked the return of Rick Wakeman who had left...
1975's Fish Out of Water, featuring Yes alumni Bill Bruford on drums and PatrickMoraz on keyboards and The Syn/The Selfs alumnus Andrew Jackman also on keyboards...
three years (1981–1984), collaborated with several artists (including PatrickMoraz and David Torn), and formed his own electric jazz band Earthworks in...
release Octave, he was replaced that October by former Yes keyboardist PatrickMoraz. Pinder did not return after the tour, and later took legal action against...
declined to tour with the band and was replaced by ex-Yes keyboardist PatrickMoraz. For Long Distance Voyager in 1981 Edge contributed "22,000 Days"—the...
leave Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Yes ultimately chose Swiss keyboardist PatrickMoraz of Refugee, who arrived in August 1974 during the recording sessions...
record label. It was the group's first album featuring keyboardist PatrickMoraz (who previously had worked with bands such as Refugee and Yes) in place...
the Orchestron on their Relayer (1974) album. In fact, keyboardist PatrickMoraz did not acquire his until 1975.[citation needed] Yes's USA Summer 1975...
keyboardist PatrickMoraz and English drummer Bill Bruford. Both were members of Yes at different times (Bruford from 1968- 1972 and Moraz from 1974-1977)...
result, the band chose to continue without him, hiring Swiss keyboardist PatrickMoraz, formerly of Yes, in his place. Pinder took employment as a consultant...
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Magic Theatre while at University of Exeter. McAuliffe also worked with PatrickMoraz while he was a member of the rock band Yes, singing on his first two...
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