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Bio-ish: Bassist, composer, songwriter PHIL MORRISON uses his international travels and experiences to influence his music and musings!

Having traveled to Brazil many times while working with singer/pianist Freddy Cole, youngest brother of Nat King Cole and Japan, China as well as most of Europe while working with blues great T-Bone Walker(writer of “Stormy Monday Blues”), he acquired a great appreciation for those cultures and their music.

Phil co-wrote an official song for the 2008 Beijing Olympics,

performed with Dizzy Gillespie and the electric jazz group, Stark Reality(pop group Black Eyed Peas sampled Phil’s bassline from this group’s recording).

Phil is a Boston native and while there performed in the group of great saxophonist/composer Sam Rivers with pianist, Hal Galper, and drummer of Miles Davis fame, Tony Williams.

Along with pianist/arranger Keith Williams, the World Unity Jazz Ensemble(WUJE) was formed for the purpose of presenting music in a jazz setting but flavored with the music and musicians of various countries from around the world. Much of the material written by Phil Morrison was inspired by the principles found in the writings of the Baha’i Faith, which advocates for world unity and oneness of humankind.

Striving to be of Service to Humanity by Promoting International Harmony through Music!

"O Son of Spirit! The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice;

turn. not away therefrom if thou desirest Me, and neglect it not that I may confide in thee.

By its aid thou shalt see with thine own eyes and not through the eyes of others,

and shalt know of thine own knowledge and not through the knowledge of thy neighbor.

Ponder this in thy heart; how it behooveth thee to be.

Verily justice is My gift to thee and the sign of My loving-kindness. Set it then before thine eyes." Baha'u'llah