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Jason Moran (born January 21, 1975) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator involved in multimedia art and theatrical installations. [1] Moran recorded first with Greg Osby and debuted as a band leader with the 1999 album Soundtrack to Human Motion.
Since his formidable emergence on the music scene in the late 90s, jazz pianist Jason Moran has proven more than his brilliance as a performer. The Blue Note Records recording artist has established himself as a risk-taker and innovator of new directions for jazz as a whole.
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Aug 7, 2023 · Moran talks jazz and plays selections from his latest recording, which borrows from the music of James Reese Europe, the composer and musician who led the Harlem Hellfighters regiment band...
- Terry Gross
Mar 23, 2022 · Pianist Jason Moran has been bringing his sensibilities to operatic and dance works, most recently Ronald K. Brown's "The Equality of Night and Day," Alonzo King’s “Single Eye,” part of ...
- Mark Swed
- Classical Music Critic
- mark.swed@latimes.com
Apr 24, 2024 · Jazz pianist Jason Moran has occupied numerous spaces in his esteemed career: bandleader, film-scorer, visual arts, MacArthur fellow and Kennedy Center Artistic Director. Yet the area which showcases his most lucid gift is illuminated in his performance.
Jan 2, 2020 · Moran grew up in Houston listening to Thelonious Monk and hip-hop, and by the time he turned 22, he was one of jazz music’s brightest rising stars.
