Jackson Moore is an alto saxophonist and composer living in New York. In the 1990s he studied with Jackie McLean and Anthony Braxton in Connecticut. He organizes an annual Jazz Festival, the New Languages Festival. He is also known for designing Moss, a musical language modeled on pidgins.
With Anthony Braxton
I've tried and tried to run and hide
To find a life that's new
But wherever I go I always know
I can't escape from you
A jug of wine to numb my mind
But what good does it do?
The jug runs dry and still I cry
I can't escape from you
These wasted years are souvenirs
Of love I thought was true
Your memory is chained to me
I can't escape from you
There is no end, I can't pretend
That dreams will soon come true
A slave too long to a heart of stone
I can't escape from you