AmoChip Dabney is a two-time Grammy nominee, Native American Music Award winner (NAMA), Tucson Hall Of Famer, and multiple Tammie Award winner. Amo has developed a mastery of many styles in his thirty plus years of performing and recording. He is of African, Native American, and European descent, he has not only sought to understand those cultures but he also incorporates their varying musical styles throughout his performances. He plays basses, keyboards, guitar, European and Native American flutes, percussion, vocals and has been seen playing as many as three saxophones at once. Over his career he has worked with the legendary Sun Ra and his Omniverse Arkestra, Afro-Beat innovator O.J. Ekemode and The Nigerian All-stars, Zydeco’s Queen Ida, New Orleans master percussionist and singer Cyril Neville of the Neville Brothers Band, Mardi Gras Indian Monk Boudreaux, Steven Stills, the world’s premier Native American Flutist, R. Carlos Nakai, and many others. He currently performs with several bands, including his own band, “The AmoSphere!” Amo has performed on over fifty albums. In 2005, at his “Completely Bare Studio” in Tucson he composed, performed, produced, recorded and mixed the album “People of Peace” as a member of the R. Carlos Nakai Quartet. The record was a “Grammy Award Finalist for Best New Age Album” and was also the 2006 Native American Music Award winner for “Best World Music Album”. He also created and produced many other Grammy list collaborations including “Edge of the Century” a duet with R. Carlos Nakai. Again, in 2006, he was a Grammy finalist in the “Best New Age Album” category for “Beyond Words” a project he, co-composed, performed, co-produced and engineered at his CBS studio. Amo is currently creating a one-man show for tour. His latest project, “Not Out of Words” is an Improvisational suite for piano released on his own MicroChip label in 2012. Here’s a sample of what critics and industry professionals are saying about it: "When you synthesize the creative energy of multi instrumentalist AmoChip Dabney into a single instrument, in this case solo piano, you hear a fully realized voice masterfully channeling that breath of musical expression into the instrument. Amo’s touch is perfectly matched to the themes he's composed which draw the listener into the rich aural pictures he beautifully paints. Amo's music truly deserves to be listened to and experienced." George Nunes, General Manager Show Dog - Universal Music “For anyone familiar with AmoChip Dabney's various stage personas, this all-instrumental improvisational suite for piano is probably the last thing you'd expect to hear. A multi-instrumentalist excelling on saxophones, keyboards and bass, Dabney is the consummate pro. His work has garnered two Grammy nominations, and his high-energy sax-playing is always in high demand. To say this is a radical departure is a bit of an understatement. But somehow, on an album more closely aligned with George Winston than George Clinton, Dabney serves up an exquisite poem without words. While none of these 12 pieces resemble anything like a completed or traditional song, they are not designed to be. Instead, they are phrases, snippets, ideas and meanderings, woven together in a way that is emotionally engaging, but with room to breathe. Dabney also keeps it interesting with phrasings and tones that offer a variety of contrasts throughout. Within several pieces, you can sense there are times when he is literally reaching for the next note, not quite sure as to what it might be, yet he's playing with a confidence and a vibe that never leaves you hanging. He is at ease within these more open-ended musical landscapes. This is late-night stuff to be sure, blending complementary bits of classical and jazz. More to the point, these pieces are bits of Amo—soulful, complex and not easy to define, yet always a good ride.” Jim Lipson for The Tucson Weekly 8/13/12