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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…
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 Orchestra to Present New Works at Annual Concert
The BMI/New York Jazz Orchestra, an adjunct of the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop, is a 16-piece modern repertory ensemble featuring leading New York musicians. The orchestra will premiere new works created in the Workshop on Thursday, July 19 at New York's Merkin Hall (Abraham Goodman House, 129 West 67th Street). Showtime is 8pm and the performance is free and open to the public.
Bill Kirchner
Former BMI Jazz Composers Workshop member Bill Kirchner (center) was a featured guest at a recent Workshop where he gave some helpful hints to a captive audience. Kirchner, a Grammy Award winning group leader, is involved in many ongoing projects including producing radio shows on PBS and teaching at the New School in New York City.
