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Warfus Powell, Jr.
Warfus "Moon" Powell, Jr., was born
the son of a preacher man in Kansas
City, Missouri. As one of 9 children,
all were musically talented thanks to
their strong faith upbringing. It is
here that Moon refined his vocal and
keyboard talents. Growing up, a
frequent visitor to the Powell home
was R & B great, Johnny Taylor. In
1981, Moon packed his bags and a
keyboard and journeyed to California,
settling in San Luis Obispo. Here he
met another musical soul, Mitch Watts,
and the two have
been creating
music ever since.
As a talented
writer and
musician, Moon
has produced five
CD's to his credit
with number six
on the way.
In addition, Moon
has always reached
out to help other
musicians achieve
their dreams by
helping them to
develop their skills
as well as produce
demos for them.
Moon has assisted
with live performances
by Anne Murray, Kenny G, Lyle
Lovett, Marian McPartland and the
group Yes. Over the years, Moon has
amassed more than 75 keyboards
that are set up in the studio. Besides
being an all around talented musician,
Moon holds a 5th degree black belt in
Kempo Karate. The all around
musical ability that Moon brings to
Urban 805 is immeasurable. This is
one man who lives and breathes
music. Moon's Influences:
Spyro Gyra, The Rippingtons, Grover Washington, Jr., George
Duke and The Crusaders.
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