Jason Moran
Jason Moran, as virtuoso pianist and bandleader, enacted all of jazz history at the keyboard, from ragtime to no time, as the saying goes.
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Here are some recommendations of concerts with hybrid works coming to the Boston area in the months ahead.
Read More“I love Fats Waller. Fats Waller will always be here because he is simply that magnetic a person(a).”
Read MoreRalph Alessi’s compositions are flexible rather than tightly organized, yet their initial statements are strong enough to dominate even the freest group improvisations that follow.
Read MoreIt turns out that it was more than just a rumor that saxophonist Charles Lloyd spent some of the ’70s playing with The Beach Boys.
Read MoreIn any piece, the remarkable pianist Jason Moran might go to the very edges of the harmonic movement, until he on the verge of free jazz.
Read MoreFrom James P. Johnson to Thelonious Monk to Jason Moran, inspired mentors carry the past into the future.
Read MoreSo Jason Moran has decided to re-create something that is already a pinnacle of a master’s work –- something that could hardly be improved on. You could be expected to ask Why? and How?
Read MoreI cite the repertoire only to give you a sense of the breadth of the material Jason Moran and Fred Hersch built on. The glory of the evening was the complete integration of the two pianists’ musical thought.
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