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Jason Moran, an acclaimed pianist, composer, educator, bandleader and recording artist, he has left his position as jazz ...
Composer, pianist, educator and bandleader Jason Moran announced on social media that he is no longer the artistic director for jazz. Moran joined the Kennedy Center in 2011.
Across four days, four stages will present an exciting and eclectic array of jazz luminaries in downtown Detroit and in Midtown on Wayne State's campus.
Jason Moran has spent the past year living with the music of Duke Ellington, playing a series of concerts honoring the 125th anniversary of the great pianist, composer and bandleader’s birth ...
Moran and researchers found that young soccer players run faster when focusing on their environment, rather than their body.
Jason Moran has spent the past year immersing himself in the music of Duke Ellington: listening, practicing, teaching — and, most importantly, performing it. His efforts got their public launch ...
Jason Moran plans to blend genres in one of his performances as the Detroit Jazz Festival's artist-in-residence this year. "I'm thinking that I have to figure out a way to represent for Detroit's ...
Pianist Jason Moran, described by Rolling Stone as “the most provocative thinker in current jazz,” is teaming with Marcus Shelby on a celebration of the music of Duke Ellington.” ...
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Jason Moran 's solo tribute to Duke Ellington last Friday could have triumphed on any stage or in any context. "Ellington in Focus" gained special resonance, though, with the presence at the event of ...
Houston native Jason Moran has spent the past several months playing the works of Duke Ellington, marking last year’s 125th anniversary of the composer's birth. Last Thanksgiving I saw him play ...
Jason Moran plans to blend genres in one of his performances as the Detroit Jazz Festival’s artist-in-residence this year. “I’m thinking that I have to figure out a way to represent for ...