Jason Moran plays Duke Ellington

Name: Jason Moran plays Duke Ellington
Start: 2026-10-09T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-09T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Zig Zag Hall

took place · 9 Oct 2026

Zig Zag Hall, Berlin, Germany

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Jason Moran plays Duke Ellington — Zig Zag Hall, Berlin

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A concert featuring pianist Jason Moran performing the compositions of Duke Ellington. The performance takes place on October 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM at Zig Zag Hall in Berlin.

About: Jason Moran

Hailed by Rolling Stone as 'the most provocative thinker in current jazz,' Houston-born pianist Jason Moran blends stride, hip-hop, and free improvisation into a singular live experience - often crossing into visual art and multimedia. His trio The Bandwagon has been a fixture of the jazz world for over two decades.

DownBeat Critics Poll 2010 - Jazz Album, Pianist, and Jazz Artist of the Year (album Ten)

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Albums released as leader since 1999

Peak position on Billboard Jazz Albums chart (All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller, 2014)

What's new

2025-07
Moran announced on social media on July 9, 2025 that he has left his position as Artistic Director for Jazz at the Kennedy Center, ending a 14-year tenure.
2025-03
Moran was named artist-in-residence at the Detroit Jazz Festival 2025 (Labor Day weekend, Aug 28 - Sep 1), where he plans to premiere a new composition blending jazz and Detroit techno.
2025-02
Moran performed at the Kennedy Center as part of a new trio with electronic musician BlankFor.ms and drummer Marcus Gilmore, exploring real-time digital-acoustic interaction.

Tour

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Tracks

Modernistic2002 solo piano album, critically acclaimed exploration of stride and 20th-century rhythmic techniques

The Bandwagon2003 live trio album at Village Vanguard; Rolling Stone called Moran 'the most provocative thinker in current jazz'

Ten2010 album; DownBeat Jazz Album, Pianist, and Jazz Artist of the Year; MacArthur Fellowship year

All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller2014 Blue Note album with Meshell Ndegeocello; Grammy-nominated; peaked at #7 on Billboard Jazz chart

From the Dancehall to the Battlefield2023 album; tribute to WWI-era bandleader James Reese Europe

Jason Moran plays Duke Ellington

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