Mo Egeston

Maurice "Mo" Egeston is a pianist, bandleader and educator from St. Louis, Missouri. He spends his musical time writing and arranging primarily for Mo Egeston All-Stars/Trio while also working as a collaborative pianist, accompanist and educator in both the classroom and private studio. Mo's primary creative vehicles are Mo E All Stars and Mo E Trio, which perform a groove driven style of music that incorporates elements from DJ based styles such as house, downtempo and breakbeat; while also featuring influences of Jazz, Latin, Soul and R&B. The Mo E/Mo Egeston projects are where Egeston features his own original music as well as reimagined favorites from the worlds of traditional jazz, classic soul, pop, electronica and more. Since 2022 the All-Stars frequently collaborate with the multi- disciplinary artist AhSa-Ti Nu, lyricist and vocalist Michelle Higgins and powerhouse vocalist Nikki Ellis. Mo did his graduate studies in chamber music and accompanying at Southern Illinois University (Edwardsville) with Dr. Linda Perry. He currently runs his own Mo Egeston Piano Studio and is an instructor at Teipen Performing Arts. He has taught adjunct classes in the St. Louis area since 1996 (Applied Piano, Vocal Jazz Combo, Improvisation, Music Appreciation, Music of the United States, Masterpieces of Music) and was part of the inaugural class of Kranzberg Arts Foundation Music Residents (2018). Mo is also currently the pianist for St. John's UCC- the Beloved Community in North St. Louis.