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Remembering Jazz Great Bob Brookmeyer: 1930-2011

Bob Brookmeyer, noted jazz musician, composer, arranger, educator and co-founder of the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop, died on Thursday in New London, N.H., at the age of 81. The cause was a heart attack. Brookmeyer, a valve trombonist, played with groups led by the saxophonists Stan Getz and Gerry Mulligan and the clarinetist Jimmy Giuffre in the 1950s, as well as a quintet with…
BMI Jazz Composers Workshop Marks 23rd Anniversary with Showcase Concert
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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 23rd Anniversary Summer Showcase Concert on July 1 at Christ & St. Stephen’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…
Big Band Sounds Celebrated at BMI Jazz 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 22nd Anniversary Summer Showcase Concert on July 1 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…
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…
Big Band Jazz Showcased at BMI Jazz Concert
The BMI Jazz Composers Workshop, a noted creative forum for musical exploration and development, will highlight the best new jazz compositions created during the last year at its 21st Annual Summer Showcase Concert. The concert is free to the public, and will be held on Friday, June 26 at Christ and St. Stephen’s Church (120 West 69th Street) at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature the BMI/New York Jazz Orchestra,…
BMI Jazz Composers Workshop Marks 20th 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 20th Anniversary Summer Showcase Concert on June 25 at Merkin Concert Hall. The concert featured the BMI/New York Jazz Orchestra, a 17-piece modern repertory ensemble made up of leading New York musicians. The BMI/New York Jazz…
BMI Jazz Orchestra to Give Special Concert at IAJE Conference
Members of the esteemed BMI Jazz Composers Workshop are set to perform at a special concert as part of the 34th Annual International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) Conference, being held Jan. 10-13, 2007, in New York City. The BMI performance will take place Friday, Jan. 12, 2007, at 3 p.m. in the Sheraton Hotel's Metropolitan Ballroom (811 Seventh Avenue at 52nd Street). This is…
Asuka Kakitani Wins BMI Foundation’s Charlie Parker Jazz Prize
Jazz composer Asuka Kakitani has been named the winner of the BMI Foundation's 7th Annual Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize for her piece, "Dance 1." Presented on July 6 during the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop's annual showcase concert at New York's Merkin Hall, the prize includes the Manny Albam Commission, a $3,000 award given to the…
Jazz Composers Workshop to Showcase New Works at Annual Concert July 6
The highly lauded BMI Jazz Composers Workshop, now in its second decade, will highlight the best of new jazz compositions created during the last year at its 18th Annual Summer Showcase Concert. The concert is free to the public, and will be held on Thursday, July 6 at Merkin Concert Hall (Abraham Goodman House at 129 West 67th Street) at 8:00 p.m. The concert will feature…
BMI Jazz Composers Workshop Now Accepting Applications
Applications are now being accepted for the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop, a unique collaborative environment for professional jazz musicians. The Workshop, which focuses on composition for the large jazz ensemble, meets bi-weekly at the performing right organization's New York headquarters from September until June. Fellowships in the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop are awarded through a competitive process based on proven ability in composition, orchestration and arranging for…
