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Hailed as a "musical universe" by Chick Corea, Jason Lindner first gained acclaim for his long-running Big Band, whose raw energy earned the band a release on Corea's label. Lindner has served as musical director for Lauryn Hill and Claudia Acuña and has collaborated with Meshell Ndegeocello, who produced his recent release Jason Lindner Gives You Now vs. Now. A Brooklyn native, Lindner grew up on hip-hop and learned to play jazz from elders like Barry Harris and Chris Anderson, then further expanded his musical palette to include African, Afro-Caribbean, South American, and Middle Eastern music, all informing his own compositional style. The New York Times does its best to sum up his eclectic musical voice: "Rhythm provides more than a heartbeat for the pianist Jason Lindner. It also seems to fuel his respiratory functions and digestive activity, and maybe his neurons. What matters to him is groove, however it comes."