Jason Moran Commission Project

Philadelphia Museum of Art

2008

$40,000

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Jason Moran.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art commissioned an original composition by jazz pianist Jason Moran, developed in conjunction with the museum's 2008 exhibition Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt. The new composition was performed by the musical group Jason Moran & the Bandwagon as part of the museum's "Art After 5" music programming. Moran also presented a public lecture and performance about his compositional process and its intersection with the visual arts.

Recipients

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Performance

Music

Event

Ars Nova's New Paths Festival Presents the William Parker / Muhammad Ali Duo

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Angelica Negron

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Questions of Practice

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Event

Soundtrack to Immigration: An Evening of Music from Adapt!

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Whit MacLaughlin

Whit MacLaughlin is a theater artist, the founder of New Paradise Laboratories, and a 2002 Pew Fellow.

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Grants & Grantees

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Collaborators & Colleagues

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Event

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Questions of Practice

25 Years of Pew Fellowships in the Arts: Looking Back, Looking Forward

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Questions of Practice

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Event

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

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Grants & Grantees

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News

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Collaborators & Colleagues

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Grants & Grantees

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

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Event

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