Artist:Jason MoranSong:He Puts On His Coat And Leaves
Album:Artist In Residence
Pianist Jason Moran has proven to be one of the most intriguing musicians to emerge in the last few years. He combines a lot of different elements in his music. He was born Jan. 21, 1975 in Houston. His investment banker father liked to take Jason to art galleries and Jason started playing piano at age six. Of course his dad also had a big jazz record collection. Jason also is a scratch golfer. The thing that convinced Jason to continue his musical education was a visit from McCoy Tyner. So he went to the Manhattan School Of Music and studied with piano legend Jaki Byard. While attending school, sax player Greg Osby invited Moran on a Eueopean tour in 1997 and he appeared on Osby's CD Further Ado. This led to a contract with Blue Note and Moran made his solo debut in 1999. He calls his group The Bandwagon and usually works with bassist Tarus Mateen and drummer Nasheet Waits. Artist In Residence is his latest CD and Moran added guitarist Marvin Sewell to the group. Some of the music was commissioned classical works and he also adds spoken word elements. His music takes some getting used to. Jason Moran is also teaching at the Manhattan School Of Music. He's currently working on a multimedia big band project. Here's a Jason Moran Popcast from 2006.
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