Le pianiste, compositeur et artiste Jason Moran est le directeur artistique de Jazz at The Kennedy Center. Il a publié 18 enregistrements en solo chez Blue Note Records et Yes Records. Il a été commissaire de l’exposition permanente Here to Stay pour le nouveau Louis Armstrong Center dans le Queens, à New York, et co-commissaire de l’exposition I’ve Seen the Wall : Louis Armstrong on Tour in the GDR 1965 au Das Minsk Kunsthaus à Potsdam, en Allemagne. En 2022, il a été intronisé à l’Académie américaine des arts et des sciences et a récemment reçu le prix allemand du jazz 2023 pour le pianiste de l’année. Son dernier enregistrement, From the Dancehall to the Battlefield, est consacré à la musique du pionnier et organisateur de jazz de la Première Guerre mondiale, James Reese Europe, le big bang du jazz. Jason Moran a collaboré avec de nombreux artistes contemporains, tels que Joan Jonas, Kara Walker, Stan Douglas, Theaster Gates et Remy Jungeman.

Pianist, composer, and artist Jason Moran is the Artistic Director for Jazz at The Kennedy Center. He has released 18 solo recordings with Blue Note Records and Yes Records. He curated the permanent exhibition Here to Stay for the newly opened Louis Armstrong Center in Queens, New York and has co-curated the exhibition I’ve Seen the Wall: Louis Armstrong on Tour in the GDR 1965 at Das Minsk Kunsthaus in Potsdam, Germany. In 2022, he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and was recently awarded the 2023 German Jazz Prize for Pianist of the Year. His latest recording, From the Dancehall to the Battlefield, is devoted to the music of World War 1 jazz pioneer and organizer James Reese Europe, the big bang of jazz. Jason Moran has collaborated with a number of contemporary artists, such as Joan Jonas, Kara Walker, Stan Douglas, Theaster Gates and Remy Jungeman.