Jason Moran
Plays Duke Ellington
SAT, FEB 1, 2025 AT 8PM
Guided by Duke Ellington’s great canon, Jason Moran takes a solo piano climb up “Mount Ellington” in this extraordinary celebration of the composer’s enduring legacy. Experience the timeless genius of Ellington’s music, brilliantly reimagined by Moran.
Jason Moran's year-long tour celebrating the 125th birthday of Duke Ellington began at the Kennedy Center. Celebrate the music of the Duke in this revealing evening with one of today's "most provocative thinker[s] in current jazz" (Rolling Stone).
About Jason Moran
Pianist Jason Moran (Artistic Director for Jazz at The Kennedy Center) is a recent recipient of awards and fellowships from the MacArthur Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation and Ford Foundation. He has produced fifteen albums and brought jazz history to life with his monumental touring works that have also explored jazz giants Thelonious Monk and Fats Waller.
Moran has performed and/or recorded with artists Cassandra Wilson, Wayne Shorter, Charles Lloyd, Dave Holland, Marian McPartland, Don Byron, Joe Lovano, Greg Osby, Steve Coleman, Von Freeman, Andrew Hill (duo), Uri Caine (duo), Bunky Green, Sam Rivers, Lee Konitz, Paul Motian, Chris Potter, Jenny Scheinman, Christian McBride, and Stefon Harris.
Moran is currently the Artistic Director for Jazz at The Kennedy Center, teaches at New England Conservatory and Jazz Ahead, and curates the Artist’s Studio series for Park Avenue Armory in New York City.
Photo credit: Clay Patrick McBride
