Editing Patrick Moraz (section)

{{Short description|Swiss musician (born 1948)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Patrick Moraz
|image  = Patric Moratz.jpg
|caption = Patrick Moraz with [[the Moody Blues]] in 1978
|landscape = 
|background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
|birth_name = Patrick Philippe Moraz
|alias = 
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1948|6|24}}
|birth_place = [[Morges]], Switzerland
|death_date = 
|instrument = {{flatlist|
*Keyboards}}<!--- If you think an instrument should be listed, a discussion to reach consensus is needed first per: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_musical_artist#instrument--->
|genre = {{flatlist|
*Classical
*[[jazz]]
*[[progressive rock]]
*[[jazz fusion]]
*[[Electronic music|electronic]]}}
|occupation = {{flatlist|
*Musician
*film composer
*songwriter}}
|years_active = 1967–present
|label = {{flatlist|
*[[Charisma Records|Charisma]]
*[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
*Passport
*Carerre
*i-Disk/Time Wave Music
*[[Decca Records|Decca]]
*[[Threshold Records|Threshold]]
*[[Polydor Records|Polydor]]}}
|past_member_of = {{flatlist|
*Mainhorse
*[[Refugee (band)|Refugee]]
*[[Yes (band)|Yes]]
*[[The Moody Blues]]
*Vímana}}
|website = [https://www.patrickmoraz.net/ patrickmoraz.net]
}}

'''Patrick Philippe Moraz''' (born 24 June 1948) is a Swiss musician, film composer and songwriter, best known for his tenures as keyboardist in the rock bands [[Yes (band)|Yes]] and [[the Moody Blues]].

Born into a musical family, Moraz learned music at a young age and studied at the [[Lausanne Conservatory]]. He began a music career in the 1960s as a jazz musician, performing with his quartet and quintet, groups that performed across Europe and won several awards. He formed the short-lived [[progressive rock]] group Mainhorse in 1969, and began work scoring films. In 1974, he formed another band, [[Refugee (band)|Refugee]], and recorded one album before he joined Yes later the same year. Moraz was a member of Yes until 1976, and during this time he also started a solo career.

Moraz was a member of the Moody Blues from 1978 to 1991. Since then, he has worked on various solo projects.