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Jason Moran

Music Interview: Pianist Jason Moran Plugs into the Powerhouse, Fats Waller

“I love Fats Waller. Fats Waller will always be here because he is simply that magnetic a person(a).”

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Interview, Jazz, Music Tagged: Celebrity-Series-of-Boston, Fats Waller, Fats Waller Dance Party, Jason Moran

Classical Music CD Review: Ralph Alessi’s “Baida” — Consistently Surprising

Ralph 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.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Fuse News, Jazz, Music Tagged: Baida, Jason Moran, Ralph Alessi

Jazz Concert Review: The Charles Lloyd New Quartet — Of Sound and Silence

It turns out that it was more than just a rumor that saxophonist Charles Lloyd spent some of the ’70s playing with The Beach Boys.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Charles Lloyd, Charles Lloyd New Quartet, Eric Harland, Jason Moran, Reuben Rogers, The Celebrity Series of Boston

Jazz Review: Jason Moran and Bandwagon Roll into Worcester, MA

In 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.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Jason Moran, Music Worcester, The Bandwagon

Jazz Feature: Pianist Jason Moran Repays It Forward

Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original by Robin. D. G. Kelley

From James P. Johnson to Thelonious Monk to Jason Moran, inspired mentors carry the past into the future.

By: J.R.Carroll Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Jason Moran, New England Conservatory, Robin D. G. Kelley, Thelonious Monk

Jazz Preview / Commentary: Jason Moran’s Monk Project

So 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?

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: In My Mind, Jason Moran, Jazz, John-Coltrane, The Town Hall concert, Thelonious Monk

Jazz Review: Two Marvelous for Words — Fred Hersch and Jason Moran

I 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.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Jazz Tagged: duo-pianists, Fred Hersch, Jason Moran, Jazz, Jordan Hall

Coming Attractions in Jazz: February 2010

There may not be any Lester Young tributes scheduled for Presidents’ Day, but the entire month of February is nothing less than a valentine to jazz piano. By J. R. Carroll Pianist Jason Moran hasn’t yet encountered a piece of music (or even raw sound) that he couldn’t transform into a jaw-dropping improvisation. Johannes Brahms, […]

By: J. R. Carroll Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Jazz, Music Tagged: Acton Jazz Cafe, Alex Alvear, Allan Holdsworth, Beehive, Berklee College of Music, Brad Mehldau, Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, Dan Moretti, Eliane Elias, Fred Hersch, Hip Hop, Iron Horse Music Hall, Jason Moran, Jazz Marauders, Jazz Underground, Kenny Barron, Kurt Elling, Leo Blanco, Lionel Loueke, Lisa Thorson, Mango Blue, Marc Rossi, Marta Gomez, Nando Michelin, New England Conservatory, Ramona Borthwick, Regattabar, Regina Carter, Robert Glasper, Russell Malone, Ryles, Sanders Theatre, Scullers, Tony Williams Lifetime

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