Jason Moran

Usually, when I see films that don't have any score attached to them, I think they're beautiful. I love just the naked sound of the voice. That's already music.

You make a record because you have to chart your progress, not only for yourself, but for your audience.

I'm a bit of a traditionalist, but I kind of mangle things as I perform in a contemporary way.

Classical music presents some of the world's most challenging pieces.

It's perfectly okay if you don't understand every single one of them. For one thing, I make a lot of corny jokes, and you have to be 40 years old to get some of them.

I think the Chainsaw remake is very good and captures the spirit of the original film. It's true to the tone of the original, to the point that it's almost a companion piece.