Jason Moran Solo: After Milford

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | In a concert presented by Usdan Gallery and the Carriage Barn Music Series, acclaimed jazz pianist and composer Jason Moran will perform a solo piano dedication to the life and work of longtime Bennington music professor and visionary drummer Milford Graves.

This event is part of a collaboration between the Carriage Barn Music Series and Usdan Gallery. The exhibition Milford Graves: A Mind-Body Deal is on display at Usdan Gallery February 27–April 27, 2024. This nationally touring exhibition gathers the many-layered and multifaceted work of Milford Graves and explores the practices and predilections of an extraordinary jazz innovator. Learn more about the exhibition here.

About

Pianist, composer, and artist Jason Moran is the Artistic Director for Jazz at The Kennedy Center. He has released 18 solo recordings with Blue Note Records and Yes Records. His duet recording with percussionist/scientist Milford Graves was released in 2021. He curated the permanent exhibition, Here to Stay for the newly opened Louis Armstrong Center in Queens, New York, and has co-curated the exhibition I’ve Seen the Wall: Louis Armstrong on Tour in the GDR 1965 at Das Minsk Kunsthaus in Potsdam, Germany. In 2022, he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and was recently awarded the 2023 German Jazz Prize for Pianist of the Year. His latest recording, "From the Dancehall to the Battlefield," is devoted to the music of World War 1 jazz pioneer and organizer James Reese Europe, the big bang of jazz.