Jason Moran

American jazz pianist, composer, educator (born 1975)

Born: 21 January 1975
Houston
Country: United States
Record labels: ECM Records
Discography: 18 albums

Biography

Jason Moran is a jazz musician who plays piano. Jason Moran was born on 21 January 1975 in Houston. The music is usually filed under jazz and blues. Record labels: ECM Records. The discography here lists 18 albums, from “Soundtrack to Human Motion” (1998) to “Shards” (2026). Honours include MacArthur Fellows Program (2010) and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2022).

Jason Moran (born January 21, 1975) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator involved in multimedia art and theatrical installations. Moran recorded first with Greg Osby and debuted as a band leader with the 1999 album Soundtrack to Human Motion. Since then, Moran has released albums with his trio The Bandwagon, solo, as a sideman, and with other bands. He combines post-bop and avant-garde jazz, blues, classical music, stride piano, and hip hop.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Soundtrack to Human Motion 1998 · Blue Note Facing Left 2000 · Blue Note Black Stars 2001 · Blue Note Modernistic 2002 · Blue Note

The Bandwagon 2003 · Live

Same Mother 2004 · Blue Note Artist in Residence 2006 · Blue Note Ten 2010 · Blue Note

Refraction - Breakin’ Glass 2013

ALL RISE: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller 2014 · Blue Note

The Armory Concert 2016 · Live

BANGS 2017 · Yes Records

Thanksgiving at the Vanguard 2017 · Live

The Sound Will Tell You 2021 From the Dancehall to the Battlefield 2023 Valiant Hearts: Coming Home (Original Game Soundtrack) 2023 · Ubisoft Music Go To Your North 2025 Shards 2026

Also plays on

Albums where Jason Moran is credited as a sideman

1999	Friendly Fire — Joe Lovano & Greg Osby	piano
1999	The Sonic Language of Myth — Steve Coleman	piano, keyboard
2004	Ivey-Divey — Don Byron	piano
2008	Loverly — Cassandra Wilson	piano
2008	Rabo de Nube — Charles Lloyd, Jason Moran, Reuben Rogers, Eric Harland	piano
2012	Sound Travels — Jack DeJohnette	piano
2015	Live in California 04/11/2010 - 04/13/2010 — Bill Frisell	piano
2016	Old Locks and Irregular Verbs — Henry Threadgill; Ensemble Double Up	piano
2021	Let My People Go — Archie Shepp, Jason Moran	piano
2024	The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow — Charles Lloyd	piano, arranger
2025	Figure in Blue — Charles Lloyd, Jason Moran, Marvin Sewell	piano