Ciara Moser

Bassist and composer Ciara Moser has performed and recorded with artists such as Danilo Pérez, Terri Lyne Carrington, Nate Smith, Charlie Hunter, Victor Wooten, and Braxton Cook, among others. Her debut album, Blind. So What?, has been praised by international outlets including Premier Guitar, Jazzwise, Bass Musician Magazine, and Austrian media such as ORF and Ö1. The ASCAP Foundation honored one of the album’s pieces with the 2023 Young Jazz Composers Award, and the project led to a sold-out release tour through major Austrian venues such as Porgy & Bess Vienna and Jazzit Salzburg.

Born in Dublin and raised in Austria, Moser is currently based in Boston and New York City. She holds a master’s degree in jazz performance from the Berklee Global Jazz Institute, where she was mentored by John Patitucci, Danilo Pérez, Terri Lyne Carrington, and Joe Lovano. She also has a master’s degree in music pedagogy from the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. A versatile performer, Moser is active across jazz, fusion, pop, rock, world, classical, and contemporary settings, appearing in band, orchestra, ensemble, and film projects both live and in the studio.

She has appeared at festivals and venues around the world—including the Chile Jazz Festival (Santiago), Hay Festival (U.K.), Paradiso Jazz Festival (Italy), Festival da Jazz St. Moritz (Switzerland), the Cultural Summit in Abu Dhabi, plus major stages in Canada, Germany, Panama, Ecuador, and Austria. Beyond her performance work, she has been featured on television programs such as Barbara Karlich and Vera, and since 2019 she has hosted her own podcast, Blind. So What?, focusing on life and accessibility as a blind artist.

Moser’s honors include being named the DownBeat Rising Star Electric Bassist of the Year (2025), a Next Jazz Legacy Fellow (2024), winner of the New Generation Jazz Lab Competition (2024), an ASCAP Young Jazz Composer, a Jazz Ahead participant, and a recipient of awards such as the Matt Marvuglio Student of the Year, the Tara Life Goes On Award, the Johann Ratzenböck Scholarship, and first prize at Austria’s classical competition Prima La Musica.