John Moulder Quartet

John Moulder - Guitar

Vijay Tellis Nayak - Piano

Larry Gray Acoustic - Bass

Paul Wertico - Drums

"The sound is tremendous as are the performances...To these ears, (Moulder's aesthetic) is probing and kaleidoscopic." JAZZ TIMES

John Moulder is a guitarist and composer whose music has evolved from an assimilation of various musical traditions such that David Rickert from All About Jazz wrote, “Moulder has a distinct and exciting approach that ensures that his albums sound like nothing else out there. An ingenious improviser with a seemingly endless instinct for variety, he is definitely one to watch.”

In the course of his career, John is grateful to have performed nationally and internationally and played with many talented musicians, both known and unknown. In live performances and recordings, John has performed with diverse artists such as Eddie Harris, Bob Mintzer, Lyle Mays, Paul McCandless, Paul Wertico, Niels Orsted Pederson, Kurt Elling, Arild Anderson, and Bendik Hofseth. From his hometown of Chicago, he has performed with creative musicians too numerous to mention and enjoys collaborating with them on various projects. As an educator, he is currently a faculty member within the jazz studies departments at Northwestern University and the College of the Performing Arts at Roosevelt University/Chicago.