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Jack DeJohnette, Charlie Haden & More Saluted as NEA Jazz Masters Celebrates 30 Years

BMI partnered with the National Endowment for the Arts to host the annual luncheon toasting the 2012 class of NEA Jazz Masters on Tuesday, January 10. In a clear illustration of BMI’s storied commitment to jazz, all of the 2012 honorees are BMI creators: composer, drummer and keyboardist Jack DeJohnette; saxophonist Von Freeman; composer, bassist and educator Charlie Haden; and vocalist and educator Sheila Jordan; as well…
Marsalis Family, Hubert Laws, Dave Liebman Saluted as NEA Jazz Masters

BMI partnered with the National Endowment for the Arts and its Chairman Rocco Landesman to celebrate the 2011 Class of NEA Jazz Masters at a luncheon at Jazz at Lincoln Center on January 11. In addition to the Marsalis family, BMI composers Hubert Laws and Dave Liebman were honored along with legendary composer and producers Johnny Mandel and Orrin Keepnews. "I am really pleased to continue the…
Jazz Appreciation Month Kicks Off In Washington
April has once again been designated as Jazz Appreciation Month, and BMI is proud to again be an anchor sponsor, as it has been since the JAM’s beginnings seven years ago. The month-long celebration pays tribute to jazz as a true American art form and features a variety of activities, including performances, film and displays in venues around Washington, D.C. Pictured (l-r) are…
Closer

Beverly Martel Music proudly welcomes South Carolina trio CLOSER to the roster. After touring the East Coast for several years, sharing the stage with acts including Switchfoot, Crossfade, Jet and Better Than Ezra, the band signed with Worlds End Management (America) Inc. and returned home to write what has become their Beverly Martel release Take these scars. Make them Bleed. From their humble roots…
