This album isnt full of stride piano, but it is full of fats wallers larger persona as a performer. Jason moran composed a new score for the first staged reading of tanehisi coates between the world and me, and spoke on his process and his connection to the book. Talking j dilla, kamasi, and the hybrid future of jazz. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from jason moran at the discogs marketplace. The adventurous pianist, composer, and bandleader jason moran added guitarist marvin sewell to his band on 2005s same mother. How jason moran met his musical match in tanehisi coates. Apr 30, 2012 on jazz day, jason moran makes the case for relevance unesco recently set april 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz musics potential as a crosscultural unifier. Sewell is back and melding further with his own funky bluesbased playing on artist in residence, which is a farreaching jazz record combining elements of postbop, new orleans jazz, funk, blues and even post20th century classical music to moran s. On jazz day, jason moran makes the case for relevance. At the jazz standard on wednesday, jason moran made a point of playing music by thelonious monk, andrew hill and jaki byard, the pianistic troika at the heart of his style.
In 2014, jason moran was named artistic director for jazz at the kennedy center. Looking to the wider world of art for inspiration, moran has fo read more. Jason moran, the 35yearold virtuoso jazz pianist and composer from. The way they were interpreting the books, it was addressed to me that i shouldnt be playing music, he told me. Moran burns the rule book and presents something so thoroughly individual as to be practically without. Yet any trace of that iconic locale, as well as all the other jazz venues that once lined the block, has long been obliterated by office towers. Apr 06, 2018 jason moran composed a new score for the first staged reading of tanehisi coates between the world and me, and spoke on his process and his connection to the book. A fireside chat with jason moran article by aaj staff, published on october 10, 2001 at all about jazz. Feb 28, 2020 jazz pianist and composer jason moran is a juilliard creative associate and the kennedy centers artistic director for jazz who recently stopped by juilliard and performed improvisational piano. Kennedy center for the performing arts, in washington, d. Some redress for this cultural disregard can be found in jason morans installation staged. Like my many people who love jazz, i grew up feeling like id missed out. Jason moran, jazz pianist and composer whos in the lobby. On the overhead screen, blackandwhite read more jason moran.
Radiclani clytus and gregg conde is raising funds for grammar a documentary film about jazz through jason moran on kickstarter. Waller mixed jokes and comic routines, and did whatever he could to connect with his audience in his act, and if his piano playing was the. Based on a film score that he wrote, jason moran introduces blues from the deep south on same mother. Apr 11, 2019 from catalogue chapter headings inspired by jazz gig posters to the graphic identity for loop magazine, heres a look at the designs for the walkers jason moran exhibition, created by 12. Hearing monks austere musicall the spareness and spacehe. Jason moran and the bandwagon at cologne philharmonie article by phillip woolever, published on december 7, 2019 at all about jazz. Above all else, our huge thanks to jason moran, john akomfrah and the entire creative team behind this remarkable project. Three deuces, which was featured at the 2015 venice biennale. A joyful elegy for fats waller music skip to main content. Jason morans new album shows the future of jazz the houstonborn pianistcomposer crosses genres on new record born from his public dance parties. Finding jason moran installation and live performance. He is a 2009 inductee into the washington, dc hall of fame and was inaugural chair of the dc commission of african american affairs. The album which was produced by ndegeocello and blue note records president don was is the ninth in a formidable catalog that moran has been building on.
Fats waller sang, emceed, told jokes, wrote hits, and played mean piano. Talking j dilla, kamasi, and the hybrid future of jazz with. From catalogue chapter headings inspired by jazz gig posters to the graphic identity for loop magazine, heres a look at the designs for the walkers jason moran exhibition, created by 12. Jazz pianist and composer jason moran is a juilliard creative associate and the kennedy centers artistic director for jazz who recently stopped by juilliard and performed improvisational piano. A joyful elegy for fats waller is an album by jason moran paying. A joyful elegy for fats waller, a collaboration with the vocalist meshell ndegeocello that recasts the music of the legendary jazz entertainer fats waller as a modern dance party. A joyful elegy for fats waller, and he composed his first feature film score for selma 2014, directed by ava duvernay. Supported by her husband, the macarthurwinning jazz pianist jason moran, and by the harlem chamber players orchestra, she unspooled an original song in dreamlike tones. As a torchbearer for jazz, moran challenges traditional forms of musical composition. Jason moran is an artist who is not afraid to look back while constantly pressing forward. All the while hes also worked as the artistic director for jazz at the john f.
Lecture by jason moran, jazz pianist, composer and interdisciplinary artist. His voice is unique among an onslaught of talented pianists. And still it comes across as a statement of love and respect for the jazz piano tradition. Turner stated, modernistic is morans first solo recording and it is truly dynamic. Along these lines, many of his albums narrate his complicated journey as an interdisciplinary black american artist.
Exhilarating, challenging, and animated, are just a view of the ways to describe morans delivery. Oct 10, 2001 a fireside chat with jason moran article by aaj staff, published on october 10, 2001 at all about jazz. Jun 21, 2018 the last jazz fest is productively uncomfortable. But your book is very much about jazz in the present tense.
Albums include black stars, ten, and live at tonic. Jason moran and the bandwagon at cologne philharmonie. Decades later, a fellow jazz pianist tries to capture his lifeoftheparty. Jason moran s new album shows the future of jazz the houstonborn pianistcomposer crosses genres on new record born from his public dance parties. He was a 2015 grammy nominee for best jazz instrumental album for all rise. Moran burns the rule book and presents something so thoroughly individual as to be practically without precedent. On jazz day, jason moran makes the case for relevance unesco recently set april 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz musics potential as a crosscultural unifier. Jason moran is cutting a wide path for jazz in the twentyfirst century. That force tends to weave several lines at once, while involving his bassist and drummer in every aspect. First i consulted the critics top 10s, which follow. Yet, this music has the same bounce and swing, or, at least, the idea of bounce and swing that waller promulgated. The film, five short breaths, depicts the raw outlook of life in a mississippi prison during the 1940s. Since then, he has released albums with his trio the bandwagon, solo, as a sideman, and with other bands. A book titled, jason moran, was published in conjunction with the walker art centers 2018 exhibition.
Jason moran, jazz pianist and composer whos in the. The book looks at the artists practice and his collaborative works in the art. Moran is a jazz pianist, composer, and interdisciplinary artist interested in. Grammar a documentary film about jazz through jason moran.
Jason moran, carrying a book, strolled out from between the bookshelves and sat down at the piano, a yamaha grand. Rolling stone this is the first indepth publication to investigate the practice of pianist, composer and visual artist jason moran, whose work bridges the fields of visual arts and performing arts. Hes reinterpreted works by one of his musical forefathers, thelonious monk whom he calls the most important musician. Moran has neither isolated himself within one musical style nor constrained his creativity by privileging one jazz period over another. This is the first indepth publication to investigate the practice of pianist, composer and visual artist jason moran, whose work bridges the fields of. Pianist jason moran usually plays well within the jazz tradition, but often adopts a sideways slant, open to electronic interference or maybe an askew cover version of a pop or rap tune. Documentary film on the evolution of jazz and hip hop portrayed through the artistic collaborations of jason moran. A look at the artistically exhilarating world of jason moran, jazzs greatest young conceptualist. Whether performing with varied ensembles and musicians, bringing new perspectives as the artistic director for jazz at the. Its a stunning mix of piano jazz with moody, winsome latenight vocals, and it has. Jun 01, 2019 supported by her husband, the macarthurwinning jazz pianist jason moran, and by the harlem chamber players orchestra, she unspooled an original song in dreamlike tones. A joyful elegy for fats waller by jason moran on amazon music.
Sep 10, 2019 woven throughout the book is a vibrant cast of charactersfrom the saxophonists steve coleman and kamasi washington to the pianists jason moran and vijay iyer to the bassist and singer esperanza spaldingwho have exerted an important influence on the scene. Join us and explore a riveting lecture on the archive of jazz clubs and spots in new york by macarthur fellow and artistic director for jazz at the kennedy center, jason moran. Lecture by jason moran nyu institute of african american. Kennedy center for the performing arts said on tuesday that the pianist and composer jason moran has been appointed its new artistic adviser for jazz. Howard reich speaks with pianist and macarthur fellow jason moran and alicia hall moran, his wife, about the chicago premiere of two wings. Jul 25, 2018 but your book is very much about jazz in the present tense. Maurice jackson teaches history and african american studies at georgetown university and is the author of let this voice be heard. Acclaimed pianist jason moran releases this collaboration with the vocalist meshell ndegeocello that recasts the music of the legendary jazz entertainer fats waller as a modern dance party. Listen to acclaimed pianist jason morans album all rise. Jul, 2007 at the jazz standard on wednesday, jason moran made a point of playing music by thelonious monk, andrew hill and jaki byard, the pianistic troika at the heart of his style. Music profile for jason moran, born 21 january 1975. His new book, jazz, is a new guide for novice listeners and longtime fans alike. Moran married alicia hall, a mezzosoprano and artistic collaborator, in 2003.
Jason moran born january 21, 1975 is an american jazz pianist, composer, and educator involved in multimedia art and theatrical installations moran recorded first with greg osby and debuted as a band leader with the 1999 album soundtrack to human motion. Modernistic is the fourth album led by american pianist and composer jason moran and his first. Growing up in houston, he went on to study at the manhattan school of music, becoming firmly entrenched on the new york scene. For love by jason moran, released 14 february 2020 supported by 9 fans who also own for love yes,yes,yes. All about jazz stated, the piano trio is a mainstay in the jazz tradition, and here the. Jason moran is named kennedy centers jazz adviser the. Like my many people who love jazz, i grew up feeling like id missed out on something. Jason moran performing with his bandwagon trio at carefusion newport jazz festival 2010 photo.
Jason moran biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. May 4, 2018 jason moran sat down with the nea jazz masters to talk about their careers. A joyful elegy for fats waller is a tribute to the great stride pianist, but in jason morans hands, its not what one would expect. Thus, with his sixth blue note release, hes able to prove to the world once and for all that jazz and blues came from the same mother. Essays by curators, artists, musicians and art historians, plus an interview and photo essay by moran frames his story.
The 2010 macarthur fellow is a leading jazz pianist with moments of kinetic energy, agility, and sensitivity, the likes of his onetime teacher, the great jaki byard. Jason moran is taking jazz to a new place by paying attention to his elders. This album takes the fat man to places he would hardly recognize. In 2018, moran wrote the score for between the world and me by tanehisi coates which premiered at the kennedy center, where moran is artistic director for jazz. Writer profiles 21stcentury jazz greats in new book. Throughout his career, moran has displayed a deep respect for jazz by constantly exploring ways to reinvent it. To remedy that, i resolved to hear him as often as possible in 2019, and heres one thing i learned very quickly. He embraces tradition and courts innovation, joining the past and the future. Sewell is back and melding further with his own funky bluesbased playing on artist in residence, which is a farreaching jazz record combining elements of postbop, new orleans jazz, funk, blues and even post20th century. Hes established himself as a risktaker, a seeker of new directions for jazz as a whole. Moran, who often collaborates with prominent visual artists such joan. A joyful elegy for fats waller, is a collaboration with the vocalist meshell ndegeocello that recasts the music of the legendary jazz entertainer fats waller as a modern dance party. Our journalism is free and open for all, but its made possible thanks to.
Jason moran is shaping up to be the most provocative thinker in current jazz. The album, which was produced by ndegeocello and blue note records president don was, is the ninth in a formidable catalog that moran has been building on. The kennedy center th film screening with live score by jason moran and eric harland followed by a discussion with ava duvernay. The kennedy center jason moran and the bandwagon featuring cassandra wilson. Moran, just 35, is the protean jazz pianist of our time, and this album, marking his bandwagon trios 10 th anniversary hence the title, also marks his peak.
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