Jason Moran is an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. He has released solo albums Modernistic, Artist in Residence, and The Sound Will Tell You. Moran has also released albums Ten and Black Stars. He has collaborated with Blankfor.ms and Marcus Gilmore on the album Refract. He has collaborated with Bill Frisell and Lee Konitz on the songs Black Is All Colors at Once and Haiti, with Blue Blocks being one of his popular songs.