Jazz Articles about Kelly Moran

Kelly Moran: Bloodroot

by Dan McClenaghan
April 10, 2017

It seems that pianist Kelly Moran's approach to crafting her artistry requires a trip to Home Depot, for the purchase of a variety of screws and bolts. An observer of this purchase might assume an imminent assembly of a back yard patio set, but in reality, these items--among other things--are destined for insertion inside Moran's piano, between the piano strings, creating alterations to the vibrations, resulting in sounds you may never have heard before. It's called “prepared piano," a page ...