Podcasts about Nasheet Waits

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INGRID LAUBROCK “PURPOSING THE AIR” Mt. Vernon, NY, June 6 & 7, 2024Koan 28, 55, 15, 11, 43, 58Mariel Roberts (chelo) Ingrid Laubrock (comp) Fay Victor (voz) MICHAEL ATTIAS “NERVE DANCE” Paramus, NJ, February 15, 2016Dark net, La part maudite, Nasheet Michael Attias (as) Aruan Ortiz (p) John Hebert (b) Nasheet Waits (d) RICH HALLEY “TERRA INCOGNITA” Brooklyn, New York, in August 2018Centripetal, The elms, Terra incognitaRich Halley (ts) Matthew Shipp (p) Michael Bisio (b) Newman Taylor Baker (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 23 de mayo, 2025 at PuroJazz.

INGRID LAUBROCK “PURPOSING THE AIR” Mt. Vernon, NY, June 6 & 7, 2024Koan 28, 55, 15, 11, 43, 58Mariel Roberts (chelo) Ingrid Laubrock (comp) Fay Victor (voz) MICHAEL ATTIAS “NERVE DANCE” Paramus, NJ, February 15, 2016Dark net, La part maudite, Nasheet Michael Attias (as) Aruan Ortiz (p) John Hebert (b) Nasheet Waits (d) RICH HALLEY “TERRA INCOGNITA” Brooklyn, New York, in August 2018Centripetal, The elms, Terra incognitaRich Halley (ts) Matthew Shipp (p) Michael Bisio (b) Newman Taylor Baker (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 23 de mayo, 2025 at PuroJazz.

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Repaso a las recientes grabaciones de los flautistas Jorge Pardo (con Alexis Alonso), Marta Masilla, Fernando Brox (con Álvaro Ocón), Shabaka Hutchings, Naïssam Jalal, Nicole Mitchell, Jamie Baum, Lori Bell, Mark Lotz, Nicolas Navarrete y Mike Filice (con Artie Roth). Temas que suenan en el programa: 01 2024 Alexis Alonso Jorge Pardo - Maires 04 Sonidos de tu meditar (5' 13'') 02 2024 MM Project - Mutatis Mutandis 10 Perpetual - Marta Masilla David Sancho (1' 23'') 03 2024 Álvaro Ocón - Life Dissconance - IW - Fernando Brox Iannis Obiols Nadav Erlich Iago Fernández (6' 45'') 04 2024 Shabaka Hutchings - Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace 01 End Of Innocence - Jason Moran Carlos Niño Nasheet Waits (2' 23'') 05 2023 Naïssam Jalal Healing Rituals 06 Rituel de la forêt Clément Petit Claude Tchamitchian Zaza Desiderio (3' 43'') 06 2023 Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Sway 10 There (5' 36'') 07 2024 Jamie Baum Septet What Times Are These 01 In The Light of Day Jonathan Finlayson Sam Sadigursky Chris Komer Brad Shepik Luis Perdomo Ricky Rodriguez Jeff Hirshfield (5' 51'') 08 2024 Lori Bell Recorda me 01 Isotope Josh Nelson David Robaire Dan Schnelle (4' 38'') 09 2023 Mark Lotz Freshta 01 Freshta Claudio Puntin Jörg Brinkmann Jeroen van Vliet Dirk-Peter Kölsch (2' 42'') 10 2021 Nicolas Navarrete - Evocaciones 06 Negro - Juan Pablo Salvo José Moraga Hugo Naranjo Milton Russell Félix Lecaros (4' 55'') 11 2023 Artie Roth - Resonants 05 Flies with Butterflies - Mike Filice Sam Dickinson Anthony Michelli Drums (5' 23'') Y os recomiendo, como siempre, la web jazzaragon para estar al día del jazz en Aragón.

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BILL CHARLAP TRIO “AND THEN AGAIN” New York, 9 septiembre, 2023And then again, All the things you are, ‘Round midnightBill Charlap (p) Peter Washington (b) Kenny Washington (d) SARAH HANAHAN “AMONG GIANTS” New York, June 8 & 9, 2023Resonance, v A house is not a home,Sarah Hanahan (as) Marc Cary (p) Nat Reeves (b) Jeff “Tain” Watts (d) Bobby Allende (perc-1) TARBABY “YOU THINK THIS AMERICA” August, 2022 Dee Dee, Red door, Blues (When it comes)Orrin Evans (p) Eric Revis (b) Nasheet Waits (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 29 de agosto, 2024 at PuroJazz.

BILL CHARLAP TRIO “AND THEN AGAIN” New York, 9 septiembre, 2023And then again, All the things you are, ‘Round midnightBill Charlap (p) Peter Washington (b) Kenny Washington (d) SARAH HANAHAN “AMONG GIANTS” New York, June 8 & 9, 2023Resonance, v A house is not a home,Sarah Hanahan (as) Marc Cary (p) Nat Reeves (b) Jeff “Tain” Watts (d) Bobby Allende (perc-1) TARBABY “YOU THINK THIS AMERICA” August, 2022 Dee Dee, Red door, Blues (When it comes)Orrin Evans (p) Eric Revis (b) Nasheet Waits (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 29 de agosto, 2024 at PuroJazz.

This time around we start with a rendition of "Portrait of Jennie" with strings followed by a portrait by a string player named Jenny… a portrait of Ornette Coleman by violinist Jenny Scheinman to be precise. That's followed by tributes to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Steve Lacy and Hariprasad Chaurasia, as well as a love letter to NYC. The playlist features Franco Ambrosetti; Jenny Scheinmann; Lux Quartet; Dan Weiss; Roberto Ottaviano, Danilo Gallo, Ferdinando Faraò; Nasheet Waits [pictured]. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19310530/Mondo-Jazz (from "Portrait of Jennie" to "Snake Stance"). Happy listening! Photo credit: Jimmy Katz

11e émission de la 59e session...Cette semaine, post-bop sous différentes formes! En musique: Valdambrini-Piana Quintet sur l'album Afrodite (Vedette, 1974); Paris Smith Quintet sur l'album Thought Seeds  (Oracle, 1983); Joki Freund Sextet sur l'album Yogi Jazz  (CBS, 1964); Nasheet Waits sur l'album New York Love Letter (Bittersweet)  (Giant Step Arts, 2024); Misha Tsiganov sur l'album Painter of Dreams  (Criss Cross, 2024); Tomasz Stańko Quartet sur l'album September Night  (ECM, 2024, enr. 2004)...

The jazz hamsters are back with a look at some of the best modern jazz around with tracks from the likes of Scott Gilman, Kenny Barron, Jeremy Dutton, Nasheet Waits - and the low whistle of Fraser Fifield!

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JASON MORAN FROM THE DANCEHALL TO THE BATTLEFIELD New York, c. 2023Ballin the jack/Feed the fire, All of no man's land is ours, Darktown strutter's ball Dvid Adewumi (tp) Reginald Cyntje, Chris Bates (tb) Darryl Harper (cl) Logan Richardson (as) Brian Settles (ts) Jason Moran (p,voice,comp) Tarus Mateen (b) Jose Davila (tu,helicon) Nasheet Waits (d) SAMUEL BLASER ROUTES c. 2022Green island (2,4,5,6,7,8), Silver dollar (2), Thoroughfare (2)Samuel Blaser (tb,comp) Steve Turre (tb-4,shells-4) John Fedchock (tb-5) Glenn Ferris (tb-6) Johan Escalante (tb-7) Jennifer Wharton (b-tb-8) Soweto Kinch (as,vcl) Michael Blake (ts) Alex Wilson (p,org,melodica) Alan Weekes (g) Ira Coleman (b,baby-b) Dion Parson (d) Edwin Sanz (perc-2) Carroll Thompson (vcl) DAVE DOUGLAS GIFTS Brooklyn, NY, December 11, 2023Kind of teal, Take the “A” train, Blood count, Day dreamDave Douglas (tp) Rafiq Bhatia (g) James Brandon Lewis (sax) Ian Chang (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 16 Mayo 2024 at PuroJazz.

NEW DIRECTIONS BAND Englewood Cliffs, N.J., May 10, 1999The sidewinder, Beatrice (vib,p only), Song for my fatherGreg Osby (as) Mark Shim (ts) Stefon Harris (vib) Jason Moran (p) Tarus Mateen (b) Nasheet Waits (d) AZIMUTH Oslo, March, 1977Sirens' song, O, AzimuthKenny Wheeler (tp,flhrn) John Taylor (p,synt) Norma Winstone (vcl) HARRIS EISENSTADT ON PARADE IN PAREDE Parede, Portugal, April 30 & May 1, 2016Sometimes you gotta ask for what you want, A fine kettle of fish, We all ate what we wanted to eat (parts 2 & 5)Nate Wooley (tp) Matt Bauder (ts) Pascal Niggenkemper (b) Harris Eisenstadt (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 09 Mayo 2024 at PuroJazz.

Shabaka Hutchings grew up between the UK and Barbados. He started playing clarinet as a young boy in Barbados and eventually moved back to England to go to music school in the early 2000s.  After college he began a period of working furiously on a kaleidoscopic range of projects and became an icon of the new sound of London jazz, which integrated African rhythms and modes, Caribbean and Middle eastern sounds and was largely danceable. Shabaka himself has never fully embraced the jazz label. While the music is highly improvised, and it owes much to the American jazz tradition, his influences are very broad. Over the course of the past decade, the majority of his touring and recorded work has been with three bands: Sons of Kemet, The Comet is Coming and Shabaka and the Ancestors. In these formations he displayed a fundamental approach to creative practice in different contexts spanning Afro-Caribbean fusion, London dance music club culture and the South African jazz tradition.   Part of his signature on the saxophone has been inspired by rappers, and his sound is often evocative of the human voice, conversational, expressive, and rhythmic. A somewhat chance encounter with a flute maker in Japan several years ago led him to develop an interest in the Shakuhachi flute tradition, and during covid he committed himself to the flute. Last year he announced that he would be putting away his saxophone and ending all of his bands to dedicate himself almost exclusively to playing wooden flutes. His latest release Perceive its beauty, Acknowledge its Grace (Impulse!) is his first full length album since making that transition. It's more meditative, contemplative and introspective than his earlier work. But it's still clearly Shabaka. The album features appearances by pianist Jason Moran, drummer Nasheet Waits, harpists Brandee Younger and Charles Overton, vocalists Lianne La Havas, Moses Sumney and Saul Williams, string wizard Miguel Atwood Ferguson and percussionist Carlos Niño. I talked to Shabaka earlier this year at Winter Jazzfest as he was embarking on a new adventure, both personally and musically. It was an absolutely fascinating conversation about his own creative development and philosophy, his new record, and why this historical moment is “showing the importance of slowing down, of patience, of contemplation.”   www.third-story.com www.leosidran.substack.com/ www.wbgo.org/podcast/the-third-story  

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AL FOSTER LOVE, PEACE AND JAZZ! – “VILLAGE VANGUARD” New York, April 27 & 28, 2007Fungi mama (1), Brandyn (1)Eli DeGibri (sop-1,ts-2) Kevin Hays (p) Doug Weiss (b) Al Foster (d) SIMONA PREMAZZI OUTSPOKEN Released July 14, 2017Euterpe's Dance; Premaxity; It Is Here; DigressionSimona Premazzi (p) Dayna Stephens (ss/st) Joe Martin (b) Nasheet Waits (dr) Invitados: Jeremy Pelt (t) Sara Serpa (voz). Continue reading Puro Jazz 20 marzo 2024 at PuroJazz.

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LAWRENCE MARABLE QUARTET FEATURING JAMES CLAY Hollywood, CA, August 4, 1956The devil and the deep blue sea, Minor meeting, Willow, weep for meJames Clay (ts) Sonny Clark (p) Jimmy Bond (b) Lawrence Marable (d) ORRIN EVANS – “….IT WAS THE BEAUTY” Brooklyn, NY, January 29, 2013Blues connotation, Commitment (1), Rockin' chair, EllipsisOrrin Evans (p) Eric Revis (b) Ben Wolfe (b-1) Donald Edwards (d) NASHEET WAITS – BETWEEN NOTHINGNESS AND INFINITY Solignac, France, May, 2016Snake hip waltz , Unity, KokoDarius Jones (ts) Aruan Ortiz (p) Mark Helias (b) Nasheet Waits (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 13 febrero 2024 at PuroJazz.

Max Roach — the indomitable drummer, activist, bandleader and composer — was born 100 years ago this month, on Jan. 10, 1924. His centenary is the perfect opportunity to reconsider how his genius changed the game, and not just in rhythmic terms. So in this episode, we talk about Max as an innovator and a liberator, a connector and a catalyst. We also consider his sterling example as an elder, with deep insights from Nasheet Waits — one of Max's leading inheritors on drums, someone he mentored from an early age. Nasheet has incredible stories to tell, and he shares them here. More to explore:  Max Roach at 100: Five stellar tracks that attest to his genius Drummer Max Roach Turns 100 Max Roach Played For Keeps Support WRTI: https://bit.ly/2yAkaJsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today is the 100th birthday of the late great jazz drummer and composer Max Roach, who played alongside some of the greatest jazz musicians in history throughout his storied career. This month, there are three concerts planned for the Max Roach Centennial. Drummer Nasheet Waits and Max's son Raoul Roach join us to discuss the genius of Max Roach, his life, and the concerts. The first two concerts will be taking place on January 19 and 20 at Lincoln Center, and the final concert will be at NJPAC on January 26.

Max Roach Centennial Celebrations in January Include Film Screening, Panel Discussion and Local NYC-NJ Concerts The revolutionary 1960 album We Insist!: Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite explored issues of social justice and racial inequality through the lens of jazz and poetry. In celebration of the centennial of Max Roach (1924-2007)—drummer, bebop pioneer and civil rights activist—this landmark work is reimagined for today's world. In affiliation with Jazz at Lincoln Center, this special one-night only concert is led by musical director Nasheet Waits (of Max's percussion ensemble M'Boom) featuring vocalist Cassandra Wilson, poets Sonia Sanchez and Saul Williams, saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, pianist Nduduzo Makhathini, and bassist Eric Revis. Join us for an in-depth discussion with Drummer and Music Educator, Nasheet Waits who's interest in playing the drums was encouraged by his father, legendary percussionist, Frederick Waits, on this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large.

Drummer Nasheet Waits speaks with host Jay Sweet about his mentor, drummer Max Roach, as we approach the legend's centennial. Waits discusses Roach's impact and his upcoming tribute concert for Roach on 1/26/2024.

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Courtney's playing refreshingly cool new jazzy vibes for you to work, rest and play to! Jam-packed full of new releases and plenty of fun, including many of the artists introducing their own tracks!  This week: Rachel Therrien's Latin Jazz, 100 yrs of Wes Montgomery & Soweto Kinch goes full Symphony.1 Mimi Fox - Mr White's Blues (One for Wes) ORIGIN. As a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Wes Montgomery's birth, guitarist Mimi Fox chose to dive deep into the iconic Hammond B3 trio sound.2 Greg Spero - Jam 6.1 (The Chicago Experiment) ROPEADOPE. Following the global success of The Chicago Experiment, the long awaited fourth in The Experiment Series, Greg Spero brings us 8 unreleased tracks from the original sessions. 3 Rosa Passos - Samba Sem Voce (Storyville). Brazilian bossa nova queen Rosa Passos' highly anticipated album Samba Sem Você recorded at at Copenhagen Jazzhouse on July 7th, 20014 Vusi Mahlasela, Norman Zulu & Jive Connection 'Roots' (Face To Face) STRUT South African singer-songwriter Vusi Mahlasela, from Pretoria, was an important voice during the anti-apartheid struggle, singing for freedom but also for reconciliation and a positive future. 5 Soweto Kinch - Curated Chaos (White Juju) London Symphony Orchestra. Recorded live at the Barbican during last year's London Jazz Festival, White Juju is award-winning British saxophonist and rapper Soweto Kinch's powerful new work for jazz quartet and symphony orchestra, written in response to lockdown, BLM, British history and the culture wars6 Michael Feinberg - Blues Variant (Blues Variant) Criss Cross. Bassist Michael Feinberg Releases his Criss Cross Jazz Debut, Blues Variant. Featuring Noah Preminger, Nasheet Waits, Leo Genovese and Dave Liebman.7 Rachel Therrien - Mojo (Mi Hogar) Outside In. An impressive showcase of the Canadian-born bandleader's range, Mi Hogar marks the first outing of Therrien's newly assembled Latin Jazz Project, an ambitious document of her work with expert musicians of the genre from New York City, Canada, Cuba, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. 8 Nadia Washington - Nabi (Hope Resurgence) Self-Release. Powerhouse vocalist Nadia Washington makes her debut statement with Hope Resurgence,9 Joe Locke - Love for Sale (Makram) Circle 9. Glistening with spirit, ingenuity, musicianship and inquisitiveness, Locke returns to his celebrated quartet on Makram. This lineup includes pianist Jim Ridl, bassist Lorin Cohen and drummer Samvel Sarkisyan.

Nasheet Waits, drummer and music educator, is a New York native. His interest in playing the drums was encouraged by his father, legendary percussionist, Frederick Waits, who played with such legendary artists as Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Sonny Rollins, Lee Morgan, Max Roach, Cecil Taylor, McCoy Tyner, and countless others. While attending Long Island University, Nasheet studied privately with renowned percussionist Michael Carvin. Carvin's tutelage provided a vast foundation upon which Waits added influences from his father, as well as mentor Max Roach and percussionist Fred King. It was Max that first gave Nasheet's formidable talent international spotlight, hiring him as a member of the famed percussion ensemble M'BOOM. One highlight of Nasheet's tenure with M'BOOM was the live concert performance of M'BOOM with special guests Tony Williams and Ginger Baker.  Nasheet's recording and performing discography is a veritable who's who in Jazz. Waits has boasted stints with jazz notables Antonio Hart, Jackie McLean, Wadada Leo Smith, Dave Douglas, Mark Turner, Bunky Green, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Eddie Gomez, Steve Coleman, The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Greg Osby, Wallace Roney, Jacky Terrason, and The Mingus Big Band. Waits has recorded and toured extensively in Africa, Europe, Japan, Canada, South America and the United States. In this episode, Nasheet talks about: Learning from Christian McBride's "played with everybody" experience, and high level consistency as a performer The early influence of his father, musically and culturally How friends and colleague of his father like like Michael Carvin and Max Roach stepped in to mentor him after his father died Lessons from Carvin His experience attending an HBCU in Atlanta

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Tomorrow is the release day of Christian McBride's New Jawn - Prime, the sophomore album of the quartet made up of Christian McBride (bass), Josh Evans (trumpet), Marcus Strickland (saxophone, bass clarinet), and Nasheet Waits (drums). The group's first album earned them a Grammy nomination for Best Instrumental Jazz Album. McBride, who also hosts NPR's Jazz Night In America, joins us for a preview Listening Party of the new album before the band hits the road.

A native of eastern Pennsylvania, JD Walter's past, present, and future has always embodied music. From church Boy choirs at the age of six to the American Boy choir school in Princeton to the University of North Texas on a vocal jazz scholarship, Walter has become a pioneer of improvisation and electronic innovations in the world of jazz. His recording career spans 20 years and his purist progressive approach to jazz music has been recognized worldwide. After extended studies in Amsterdam with Jazz vocal Icon, Deborah Brown, Walter returned to the U.S. and embedded himself in the New York Jazz scene. It was in New York, surrounded by visionaries of jazz, where he began to organically develop his liberated, vibrant style that turned him from straight-ahead to progressive jazz singing. Walter's recordings include, "Dressed in a Song", “Sirens in the C-House,” “Clear Day,” “Dedicated to You,” “2Bass, a Face and a Little Skin,” “Live in Portugal,” “Live at the 55 Bar,” “One Step Away,” and Guest appearances on over 100 recordings. The latest album, released on February 7, 2020, testifies to his personal progression as an evolving artisan and provides an intimate, inventive collection of standards and originals. “Dressed in a Song,” produced by Walter and Grammy-winning producer and A&R executive Al Pryor, features piano and vocal duets and trios with veterans and up-and-comers alike, including Jim Ridl, Orrin Evans, Jean-Michel Pilc, Marc Cary, Taylor Eigsti, Julius Rodriguez, Ben Wolfe, Obed Calvaire, and Becca Stevens. Over the decades, Walter has performed as a featured artist at numerous American jazz clubs and festivals in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, Central America as well as over 80 tours in Russia. He remains a regular in the New York music scene, and has headlined at Dizzy's Lincoln Center, The Jazz Standard, The Blue Note, and The Jazz Gallery, among other venues. He has shared the stage with legendary artists, ranging from Dave Liebman, Billy Hart, Tom Harrell, Eddie Gomez, Bob Dorough, Nicholas Payton, Ben Monder, Sean Jones, Jean-Michel Pilc, Bill Evans, Mark Murphy, Greg Hutchinson, Ari Hoenig, Randy Brecker, Tim Warfield, Jim Ridl, Orrin Evans, Seamus Blake, Igor Butman, Nasheet Waits, Craig Handy, Boris Kozlov, Robin Eubanks, Eric Revis, Billy Drummond, Christian McBride, Adam Nussbaum. Walter currently resides in New York and teaches privately and abroad at The Prince Claus Conservatory in Groningen, Holland, The Jazz and Music School in St. Petersburg, and the Music Wave School in Moscow. In this episode, JD Walter shares his background, education, and musical journey. If you enjoyed this episode please make sure to subscribe, follow, rate, and/or review this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, ect. Connect with us on all social media platforms and at www.improvexchange.com

Jason Moran's landmark live album, recorded at the Village Vanguard in the summer of 2003 is framed and infused by family and love in ways that would impact his life forever. Angélika and Jason also reflect on the brotherhood shared with Taurus Mateen and Nasheet Waits and their impact on a generation; and Angélika finally learns the surprising and incredible genesis of “Gangsterism.”

Starting tomorrow, MacArthur Genius award-winning pianist Jason Moran will be playing a string of shows through the week at Village Vanguard alongside his band The Bandwagon, featuring Tarus Mateen (bass) and Nasheet Waits (drums). Moran joins to preview the residency as well as tell us what else he's got going on.  

Music by, or inspired by, Brazil, Charles Mingus, Mal Waldron, Humanity... and the Convulsionaries... To know more... click on the embedded player and happy listening! The playlist features also Anat Cohen [pictured]; Roberto Ottaviano, Alexander Hawkins; Cristina Mazza, Sean Bergin Daniele D'Agaro Bruno Marini Jean-Jacques Avenel Sangoma Everett; Angelica Sanchez; Matt Ulery, Zach Brock; Jasper Høiby; Trevor Dunn; Julian Lage; Jeff Parker, Eric Revis, and Nasheet Waits. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16420871/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Wait").

On episode 243 of The Quarantine Tapes, Paul Holdengräber is joined by musician and composer Jason Moran. This episode comes as part of a partnership with OXY ARTS. Jason and Paul discuss collaboration, improvisation, and what it means to play the room in this thoughtful and illuminating conversation.Jason talks about the importance of being in action as an artist and recounts his experiences as both a teacher and a student. He tells Paul about his collaborations with his wife, the incredible singer Alicia Hall Moran, and one of their recent projects, Two Wings. Paul and Jason talk about therapy, ancestors, and why Jason doesn't worry too much about trying to find balance as an artist.“Follow the Light”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_Zmzy7_QuA“Two Wings”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9F2WDyvTd0Since his formidable emergence on the music scene in the late 90s, jazz pianist Jason Moran has proven more than his brilliance as a performer. The Blue Note Records recording artist has established himself as a risk-taker and innovator of new directions for jazz as a whole. In almost every category that matters – improvisation, composition, group concept, repertoire, technique and experimentation – Moran, and his group The Bandwagon – with bassist Tarus Mateen and drummer Nasheet Waits – have challenged the status quo, and earned the reputation as “the future of jazz.”His ongoing visionary collaborations in the art world have brought him additional fans and respect. Moran's music is in the collections of both the MOMA and Whitney Museum of American Art. He scored a ballet for renowned Alonzo King's LINES Ballet, as well as scoring video works for contemporary American artists Glenn Ligon and Kara Walker. Moran also has worked with pivotal visual/performance artists Joan Jonas and Adrian Piper. Moran currently teaches at the New England Conservatory. He lives in New York City with his wife, mezzo soprano Alicia Hall Moran, and their twin toddlers.You can find Jason Moran's website at http://jasonmoran.com.Paul Holdengräber is an interviewer and curator of public curiosity. He is the Founder and Director of Onassis LA (OLA), a center for dialogue. Previously he was the Founder and Director of LIVE from the NYPL, a cultural series at the New York Public Library, where he hosted over 600 events, holding conversations with everyone from Patti Smith to Zadie Smith, Ricky Jay to Jay-Z, Errol Morris to Jan Morris, Wes Anderson to Helen Mirren, Christopher Hitchens to Mike Tyson. He is the host of "A Phone Call From Paul," a podcast for The Literary Hub.