new york

July 16, 2003 / 8:00 PM

BMI/New York Jazz Orchestra 15th Annual Showcase Concert

Merkin Hall, Abraham Goodman House, 129 West 67th Street

WHAT: THE BMI/NEW YORK JAZZ ORCHESTRA, a 16-piece modern repertory ensemble featuring leading New York musicians, will premiere new works created in the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop. The Workshop, directed by jazz greats Jim McNeely and Michael Abene, offers an environment where composers have the freedom to fully explore the creative process with a focus on innovative large ensemble compositions in a collaborative environment.  
WHAT ELSE: The winner of the 4TH ANNUAL CHARLIE PARKER JAZZ COMPOSITION PRIZE, sponsored by the BMI Foundation and given to the writer of the best new work composed in the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop, will be announced during the concert. The winner will receive a cash award and a commission, which will be named in memory of the late Manny Albam, the Workshop's longtime Musical Director who passed away in 2001. The winning piece will be selected by a panel of jazz experts including Dan Morgenstern, writer/critic and Director of the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University; WKCR-FM's Phil Schaap, New York radio's renowned voice of jazz; and Bill Crow, noted jazz bass player and author.