JASON MORAN
Jason Moran piano, Jason Yarde alto saxophone, Denys Baptiste tenor saxophone, Byron Wallen trumpet, Fayyaz Virji trombone, Andy Grappy tuba, Tarus Mateen bass, Nasheet Waits drums, David Dempewolfe video, Bill Strode sound
The life of pianist/composer Thelonious Monk started in poverty and led via jazz clubs to prestigious concert halls. Monk’s music was formative for Jason Moran, the number one jazz artist and pianist of the year according to the Downbeat Critics Poll. Moran’s audiovisual concert In My Mind is based on the legendary 1959 New York night when Monk performed a set with orchestra. Moran and his band blend variations on Monk with video and audio fragments, samples and new music. . ‘As tuneful and inventive as Monk, as funky as hip-hop, as all-embracing as an iPod shuffle’ (JazzTimes).
Tickets: Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ:
020-788 2000 / www.muziekgebouw.nl
Please note: it is not allowed to take pictures of this concert without prior written permission.