It all starts with Europe — James Reese Europe, to be exact Pianist Jason Moran does things on his own terms. Since leaving Blue Note Records almost a decade ago (his final album for them was 2014&#8217;s All Rise: A Joyful Elegy For Fats Waller), he&#8217;s become the Artistic Director for Jazz at the Kennedy…

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