Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
My Last Meal
We asked a few famous Texans what their last Texas meal would be.
Jason Moran
Music
June 30, 2010
Ten
Too many jazz pianists have surrendered to the unyielding bulk of the instrument, relying on standards with flourished chording, tranquilly delivered. They fashion themselves heirs to greats like Bill Evans but sometimes end up closer to Liberace. It takes real gumption to push that hunk of wood and wire around.
Music
January 1, 2005
Same Mother
Like the blues, jazz is steeped in such tradition that players can spend decades finding their own voice. Many never do. Which makes what JASON MORAN has accomplished in just over five years of recording even more remarkable. Same Mother (Blue Note) is simply the latest in a series of—there’s
Music
November 1, 1999
The Rap on Jazz
Is there a place in the genre for hip-hop influences? Houston pianist Jason Moran thinks so.
Music
March 1, 1999
A Harmonious Homecoming
Jason Moran, Houston native and jazz pianist.