Jason Moran Presents Duke Ellington: My Heart Sings at Carpenter Performing Arts Center

Pianist Jason Moran (Artistic Director for Jazz at The Kennedy Center) celebrates the enduring legacy and extraordinary genius of Duke Ellington with selections from Ellington’s vast and enduring canon. A recent recipient of awards and fellowships from the MacArthur Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation and Ford Foundation, Moran has produced fifteen albums and brought jazz history to life with his monumental touring works that have also explored jazz giants Thelonious Monk and Fats Waller. Moran performs brilliantly reimagined solos of his Duke Ellington favorites in this extraordinary evening of vibrant jazz...

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Pianist Jason Moran (Artistic Director for Jazz at The Kennedy Center) celebrates the enduring legacy and extraordinary genius of Duke Ellington with selections from Ellington’s vast and enduring canon. A recent recipient of awards and fellowships from the MacArthur Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation and Ford Foundation, Moran has produced fifteen albums and brought jazz history to life with his monumental touring works that have also explored jazz giants Thelonious Monk and Fats Waller. Moran performs brilliantly reimagined solos of his Duke Ellington favorites in this extraordinary evening of vibrant jazz.

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