Jason Moran A Zeneakadémia saját szervezésű programja

When introducing jazz musicians it is common to read a long list of those famous artists the musician in question has worked together with (often the majority of whom are only known to the cognoscenti). However, in the case of Jason Moran this kind of ‘contact list’ does not serve much purpose in a brief concert guide, partly because of the extreme length it would run to. Born in Texas in 1975, this artist who mentions hip-hop and Thelonius Monk as being among his childhood experiences music-wise graduated from the Manhattan School of Music. He has nine albums to his name and has featured on more than 30 more, although he is active not only as a pianist but teacher and organizer, too: he has taught at the New England Conservatory since 2010, in 2011 he was made consultant at the Kennedy Center, Washington, and two years ago he became artistic director of the jazz programme of the Center. His first solo album was released in 2002 and his latest concert recording (The Armory Concert), again where he is playing solo, appeared in June of 2016. In spring 2016 he gave a highly acclaimed concert in the Liszt Academy as partner of legendary saxophonist Charles Lloyd and now he steps into the shoes of Brad Mehldau and Chick Corea to captivate the audience of the Grand Hall in a concert where the spotlight is solely on him.