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Joel RossJoel Rossジョエル・ロス and Immanuel WilkinsImmanuel Wilkinsイマニュエル・ウィルキンス both debuted on Blue Note around 2020 — vibraphone and alto saxophone from the same generation. They carry both the openness of the Glasper era and a deep respect for the hard bop tradition. OmegaOmegaImmanuel Wilkins · 2020 was named the New York Times's top jazz album of 2020.

Jason Moran functions not just as a performing pianist but as a producer-mentor to younger musicians. He produced Immanuel WilkinsImmanuel Wilkinsイマニュエル・ウィルキンス's debut OmegaOmegaImmanuel Wilkins · 2020 (2020), which the New York Times named the top jazz album of 2020. With his band Bandwagon, he continually explores the boundary between technology and improvisation.

Jason Moran's name sits beside André 3000's on Shabaka Hutchings' 2024 album Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace. The former OutKast rapper, now devoted to flute, turns up as a working sideman in a serious jazz session.