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BMI Jazz Composers Workshop Marks 21st Anniversary with Showcase Concert

The BMI Jazz Composers Workshop, a noted creative forum for musical exploration and development, highlighted the best new jazz compositions created during the last year at its 21st Anniversary Summer Showcase Concert on June 26 at Christ and St. Stephens’s Church. The concert featured the BMI/New York Jazz Orchestra, a 17-piece modern repertory ensemble made up of leading New York musicians. The evening also featured a competition to choose the…
Darcy Argue Wins BMI Foundation’s Charlie Parker Jazz Prize
The BMI Foundation has named jazz composer Darcy Argue the winner of the 5th Annual Charlie Parker Jazz Prize for his work, "Transit." The $3,000 award, given to the writer of the best new work composed in the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop, was presented during the Workshop's 16th annual showcase concert at Merkin Hall on July 15. Argue has also been commissioned to write…
Jamie Begian Named Winner of Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize
Big band leader and composer Jamie Begian has been named the winner of the second annual BMI Foundation/Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize for his piece, “Fuzzy Math.” The $3000 award, given to the writer of the best new work composed in the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop, was presented during the Workshop’s annual Showcase Concert at Merkin Hall…
Jazz Bassist Rufus Reid Wins 1st Annual BMI Foundation/Charlie Parker Jazz Composition
Jazz bassist Rufus Reid has been named the winner of the first annual BMI Foundation/Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize for his piece, "Skies Over Emilia." The $3000 award, given to the writer of the best new work composed in the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop, was presented during the Workshop's annual Showcase Concert at Merkin Hall on…
Inaugurates Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize
The BMI Foundation announced today that it will inaugurate a Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize, to be given annually to the writer of the best new jazz work composed each year in the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop. The first $3000 award will be presented during the Workshop's annual showcase concert at Merkin Hall on July 20, and includes a commission to write another piece to be premiered…
