Jason Moran's a rare thing: a young jazz master with an equal hunger for both exploration and tradition who also happens to be one of the most thrilling live players around. His solo piano debut Modernistic -- a follow-up to ''Black Stars,'' last year's prickly, critic's-list-topping quartet session with sax vet Sam Rivers -- is a magically coherent set that mixes Schumann, old-school stride style, Muhal Richard Abrams free ranging, and a cover of Afrika Bambaataa's electro classic ''Planet Rock'' that sounds like a tango by John Cage.
FUSION REACTOR The hypnotic version of ''Body and Soul'' was inspired by a session with Prince-ly R&B singer Bilal -- a collaboration we hope will bear fruit in the future.
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