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Music Photo of Jason Moran by Clay Patrick McBride


Piano Masterclass with Jason Moran
TEENS & ADULTS: Thursday, January 17 • 7-8:30 pm • Jason Moran • $20 participants, $10 auditors • Limit: 10 participants • Flynn MainStage

Jazz pianist-composer Jason Moran is known for his masterful approach to a wide variety of piano styles—from all kinds of jazz to classical and more. Called "the most provocative thinker in current jazz" by Rolling Stone, Moran will talk about piano technique, interpretation, and improvisation. Come prepared to play short pieces on the Flynn’s new Steinway Grand Piano, and receive feedback from a master educator.


Special Fleming Museum Gallery Tour with Jason Moran
Friday, January 18 • 6 pm • FREE (no separate museum admission required) • Fleming Museum, UVM Campus, Burlington
Moran explores works of his choice in the Fleming galleries and talks about Milestone, his groundbreaking project with visual and conceptual artist Adrian Piper.


Flynn Center/Fletcher Free Library Book Club: "Out of Order, Out of Sight"
Wednesday, January 9 • 7:30 pm • Fletcher Free Library, 235 College Street, Burlington • Registration accepted up to six weeks prior to each meeting if a copy of the book is needed, otherwise registration accepted up to three days prior to each meeting • Call the Fletcher Free Library for information and registration at 802-865-7211 • FREE!

This spring’s book club will read selections from Adrian Piper's essays Out of Order, Out of Sight: Volume 1, which inspired Jason Moran's Milestone project.



Links to MainStage Performance: Jason Moran & The Bandwagon: Milestone • Saturday, January 19 • 8 pm

FlynnArts Visiting Artist
Photo of Jason Moran by Clay Patrick McBride
JASON MORAN
is renowned for his restlessly innovative piano compositions which combine technical virtuosity and heartfelt understanding of the jazz canon, with motifs borrowed from hip-hop, funk, and electronic music. Rolling Stone called Moran "the most provocative thinker in modern jazz."

 

 

Our music program offers a variety of vocal and instrumental classes, and serves our widest range of ages—from young infants to veteran learners. Early music classes enhance children’s natural creative impulses and help develop concentration, coordination, and cooperation. Classes for older children and adults combine individual attention with ensemble work, broaden students’ musical knowledge and performance skills, and introduce like-minded friends who often play and sing together for years to come! Masterclasses with visiting artists and discounts on world-class Flynn Center presentations further enhance the program.

 

 
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