Jason Moran, jazz pianist, composer, bandleader. Named a Rising Star Jazz Artist, Pianist & Composer, Down Beat magazine, 2003-2005, United States of America Prudential Fellow, United States Artists, 2007, MacArthur Fellow, John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 2010; named Jazz Artist of Year, Playboy magazine, 2005; recipient Up-n-Coming Jazz Musician award, Jazz Journalists Association, 2003.
Background
Moran, Jason was born on January 21, 1975.
Education
Graduate, Manhattan School Music, New York City, 1997.
Career
Faculty New England Conservatory Music, Boston, since 2010.
Named a Rising Star Jazz Artist, Pianist & Composer, Down Beat magazine, 2003-2005, United States of America Prudential Fellow, United States Artists, 2007, MacArthur Fellow, John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 2010. Named Jazz Artist of Year, Playboy magazine, 2005. Recipient Up-n-Coming Jazz Musician award, Jazz Journalists Association, 2003.
Named a Rising Star Jazz Artist, Pianist & Composer, Down Beat magazine, 2003-2005, United States of America Prudential Fellow, United States Artists, 2007, MacArthur Fellow, John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 2010. Named Jazz Artist of Year, Playboy magazine, 2005. Recipient Up-n-Coming Jazz Musician award, Jazz Journalists Association, 2003.