Hayley Williams. Her surprise new solo album, Flowers for Vases – descanos, is on our list of the best new albums out on Feb. 5. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jason Moran
Jason Moran, Slugs' Saloon, 2018. Farzad Owrang/Courtesy of Jason Moran and Luhring Augustine hide caption
A photograph of jazz pianist James Reese Europe projected above the musicians performing Jason Moran's James Reese Europe and the Absence of Ruin. Camille Blake/courtesy of JazzFest Berlin hide caption
Joanne Brackeen and Jason Moran at NPR's Studio One in Washington, D.C. Eric Lee/NPR hide caption
Jazz Giants Take The Stage At The NEA Jazz Masters Listening Party
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Jazz Giants Take The Stage At The NEA Jazz Masters Listening Party
Tiny Desk Concert with Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran. Brandon Chew/NPR hide caption
Though not well known for its jazz scene, Houston, Texas has produced some of America's best jazz musicians, including Jason Moran. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Lawrence Brownlee performs with pianist Jason Moran in the active crypt below the historic Church of the Intercession in Harlem. NPR hide caption
Jason Moran leads an expanded version of his band at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. NPR hide caption
Jason Moran Plays Thelonious Monk's Town Hall Concert
Jason Moran's new album is titled All Rise: A Joyful Elegy For Fats Waller. Clay Patrick McBride/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jason Moran. Clay Patrick McBride/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
All Rise: A Joyful Elegy For Fats Waller
Jason Moran and The Bandwagon perform in the KC Jazz Club. Jati Lindsay/Courtesy of the Kennedy Center hide caption
Jason Moran On JazzSet
Jason Moran (left), Alicia Hall Moran (center), The Bandwagon and Bill Frisell (right) perform at the KC Jazz Club. Scott Suchman/Courtesy of the Kennedy Center hide caption
Jason Moran At The Kennedy Center
Geri Allen watches as Taylor Eigsti, Jason Moran and Ellis Marsalis, from left, perform in a round robin at A Jazz Piano Christmas 2012. Brendan Hoffman for NPR hide caption
A Jazz Piano Christmas 2012
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Jazz pianist Jason Moran was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2010. Clay Patrick McBride/ hide caption
"Jaki [Byard] gives me an avenue to travel if I want to go into Earl Hines territory. When I play a Jaki piece, it's not only in honor of Jaki, but it's in honor of the people then who also gave it to him," Jason Moran says of his mentor. Courtesy of the artist hide caption