American virtuoso Jason Moran is a genius
jazz pianist known for performing experimental compositions in collaborative projects with visual artists — among them, Joan Jonas, Lorna Simpson, Glenn Ligon and Adrian Piper.
American virtuoso Jason Moran is a genius
jazz pianist known for performing experimental compositions in collaborative projects with visual artists.
Not exact matches
Keith Jarrett, world - famous
jazz pianist, once answered in an interview when asked if he would ever be interested in doing a concert where he would play both
jazz and classical music: «
No, that's hilarious.
The «untitled Nina Simone project» — which has been in the works for several years but was on hold until now due to lack of funding — will tell the story of the late
jazz musician and classical
pianist who became
known as the «High Priestess of Soul,» including her rise to fame, her role in the Civil Rights movement, and her relationship with her manager.
Extras: New audio commentary featuring
jazz and film critic Gary Giddins, music and cultural critic Gene Seymour, and musician and bandleader Vince Giordano; new introduction by Giddins; new interview with musician and pianist Michael Feinstein; four new video essays by authors and archivists James Layton and David Pierce on the development and making of «King of Jazz»; deleted scenes and alternate opening - title sequence; «All Americans,» a 1929 short film featuring a version of the «Melting Pot» number that was restaged for the finale of «King of Jazz»; «I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket,» a 1933 short film featuring Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra; two Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons from 1930, featuring music and animation from «King of Jazz.&ra
jazz and film critic Gary Giddins, music and cultural critic Gene Seymour, and musician and bandleader Vince Giordano; new introduction by Giddins; new interview with musician and
pianist Michael Feinstein; four new video essays by authors and archivists James Layton and David Pierce on the development and making of «King of
Jazz»; deleted scenes and alternate opening - title sequence; «All Americans,» a 1929 short film featuring a version of the «Melting Pot» number that was restaged for the finale of «King of Jazz»; «I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket,» a 1933 short film featuring Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra; two Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons from 1930, featuring music and animation from «King of Jazz.&ra
Jazz»; deleted scenes and alternate opening - title sequence; «All Americans,» a 1929 short film featuring a version of the «Melting Pot» number that was restaged for the finale of «King of
Jazz»; «I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket,» a 1933 short film featuring Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra; two Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons from 1930, featuring music and animation from «King of Jazz.&ra
Jazz»; «I
Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket,» a 1933 short film featuring Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra; two Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons from 1930, featuring music and animation from «King of
Jazz.&ra
Jazz.»
She described the situation like this: «The fact of the matter is that there have been
no supremely great women artists, as far as we
know, although there have been many interesting and very good ones who remain insufficiently investigated or appreciated; nor have there been any great Lithuanian
jazz pianists, nor Eskimo tennis players,
no matter how much we might wish there had been.»
A celebrated
jazz pianist - composer, he's
known for pushing traditional notions of stagecraft to expose the theatrical associations between art and music.
The artist's inspiration for Piano Chair is South African
pianist and composer Mosese Molelekwa, widely
known as «the brightest hope for a renaissance of South Africa's
jazz culture,» according to his obituary in The Guardian.
Mr. Moran is primarily
known as a performance artist and
jazz pianist.
Conceptual artist Adam Pendleton,
known for his engagement with language and re-contextualization of history through multi-disciplinary practices, presents his work alongside critically acclaimed
pianist Jason Moran, «the future of
jazz,» for an event not to be missed.