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BMI Composers Make Up Majority of DownBeat Critics Poll Winners
BMI’s family of jazz songwriters and composers garnered the majority of 59th Annual DownBeat Critics Poll nods, revealed in the magazine’s August issue. The honorees underscore the muscle of BMI’s jazz repertoire, which is the home of the genre’s legends and contemporary torchbearers. Critics opted to induct BMI songwriters Abbey Lincoln and Paul Chambers into the DownBeat Hall of Fame. Lincoln, who died almost one year…
From News, posted 7.14.11
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…
From News, posted 7.07.11
Recording Academy Honors Bruce Lundvall
Legendary music industry executive Bruce Lundvall was honored at a reception hosted by the New York chapter of the Recording Academy on June 20 at the Jazz Standard in New York City. Lundvall was hailed as someone who “in his long career . . . rose above label, above genre” and whose “perspective rose even beyond national borders and culture,” by BMI Vice President…
From News, posted 6.23.11
Billy Childs Grammy Win Puts Spotlight on ArtistShare
When BMI jazz virtuoso Billy Childs earned the Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition during the 2011 ceremony, the music world witnessed a brilliant artist receiving due recognition. Childs’ triumph was also significant because the winning composition, “The Path Among the Trees,” is part of his ArtistShare fan-funded release Autumn-In Moving Pictures. Consequently, ArtistShare is receiving another wave of attention as one of the industry’s most promising new…
From News, posted 2.23.11
Antonio Sanchez, Reaching New Heights
Antonio Sanchez fondly recalls an inadvertent compliment he received years ago. Scheduled to accompany the legendary jazz bassist Charlie Haden at New York’s Village Vanguard nightclub, Sanchez was warned beforehand that Haden harbored a particular distaste for loud drummers. Sanchez took heed. “I started out playing with brushes, then little by little I started playing more with sticks,” Sanchez says. “After a couple of nights, (Haden) asked,…
From MusicWorld, posted 2.21.11
Lady Antebellum Soars at 2011 Grammy Awards
Lady Antebellum will bring a host of Grammy gold home to Nashville: With five wins, the crossover trio led the BMI charge at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, held last night in Los Angeles. Lady A's "Need You Now," co-written by members and BMI songwriters Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley, earned Record and Song of the Year, as well as Best…
From News, posted 2.14.11
2011 Grammy Nominees Gather at BMI-Sponsored Reception in New York
The night was cold, a snowstorm impending, but spirits were bright and fellowship warm as BMI sponsored a reception for Grammy nominees hosted by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. More than three dozen Grammy nominees joined music industry leaders and celebrities at New York's historic mayoral residence, Gracie Mansion, for the event. BMI songwriters are preparing for a big night at the 53rd annual Grammy ceremony, as BMI…
From News, posted 1.21.11
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…
From News, posted 1.12.11
New ‘BMI Live’ Program Allows Performing Songwriters To Register Live Concerts for Royalty Payments
BMI has launched BMI Live, a program enabling performing songwriters to register their concerts and set lists online to be considered for payment in live music venues, regardless of size. To qualify, songwriters need to enter their live musical performances on BMI’s website (a BMI Live video demo is available) . BMI will pay royalties to both writers and publishers via direct deposit in its June…
From News, posted 1.11.11
Roy Haynes Kicks Off 2010 Jazz at Lincoln Center Season
Aficionados of America’s original art form, rejoice: The 2010 season of Jazz at Lincoln Center commences Saturday, September 25 with Opening Night at Jazz at Lincoln Center: An Evening with Roy Haynes, in the iconic venue’s Rose Theater at 8 p.m. One of jazz’s indisputable masters, Roy Haynes began with an apprenticeship with Charlie Parker and Sarah Vaughan and matured into the rhythmic pulse…
From News, posted 8.23.10
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…
From News, posted 7.02.10
Library of Congress Adds 25 Works to National Recording Registry
Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has named the 25 new additions to the eighth annual National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress, which will ensure that these cultural, artistic and historical recordings are always available to the American public. Included among them are works by such renowned BMI songwriters and composers as Little Richard, Howlin’ Wolf, Bill Evans, Loretta…
From News, posted 6.24.10
Joe Lovano Leads BMI Charge at JJA Jazz Awards
BMI jazz greats took home trophy after trophy during the annual Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards, held Monday, June 14 in New York City. Legendary saxophonist and composer Joe Lovano enjoyed a trio of wins, scoring Record of the Year for his album Folk Art, Tenor Saxophonist of the Year, and Small Ensemble Group of the Year with his group Joe Lovano Us Five. 2010 Grammy winner…
From News, posted 6.17.10
The Insider: Allen Toussaint, Nashville 2010
Allen Toussaint—the producer, arranger, writer and regal living embodiment of New Orleans soul—sits alone at a piano onstage in the dark, empty theater. He plays leisurely, but he is focused and listening carefully. It is sound check and something isn't quite right. The monitor is popping. To test it, Toussaint plays loudly. "There's a certain girl I've been in love with a long, long time," he sings,…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.03.10
BMI to Showcase Big Band Sounds at 22nd Annual Jazz Composer Workshop 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 past year at its 22nd Annual Summer Showcase Concert. The concert is free to the public, and will be held on Thursday, July 1 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,…
From News, posted 6.01.10
Straight, No Chaser: Welcome back, Mose Allison
Everybody quiet down for a second please. Turn off your cell phones and your BlackBerrys, logoff your Facebook and Twitter pages, hold that blog post, fold that laptop, stop and listen: The great Mose Allison has a new album out. Coaxed back into the studio by producer Joe Henry, the 82-year-old jazz pianist songwriting legend has recorded his first collection in ten years. Ten years! In this…
From MusicWorld, posted 3.31.10
Christian Scott: A Jazz Riff for Social Change
Two stories explain the title of jazz trumpeter/composer Christian Scott’s fifth solo release, Yesterday You Said Tomorrow. Officially, it’s a line Scott and his twin brother heard from their grandfather as kids in New Orleans. If they didn’t finish the extra homework he’d assigned, he’d remind them, “yesterday you said you’d do it tomorrow.” In that context, it evokes a family of high-achievers, and Christian Scott certainly…
From MusicWorld, posted 3.31.10
Ron Carter Receives Recognition from French Government
BMI composer and legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter was recently named Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, the highest honor France bestows upon those who have “significantly contributed to the enrichment of the French cultural inheritance.” Frédéric Mitterrand, French Minister of Culture and Communication, presented the honor during a ceremony earlier this year at the French Culture Ministry in Paris. To learn more about Carter's…
From News, posted 2.17.10
NEA Salutes 2010 Jazz Masters
The National Endowment for the Arts saluted the gilt-edged coterie of 2010 NEA Jazz Masters Award honorees on Tuesday, January 12 in New York City. As part of the celebration, BMI hosted a celebratory luncheon at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers. An overwhelming majority of the honorees are BMI composers: Recipients in the Pianist, Composer, Educator category included Muhal Richard Abrams and
From News, posted 1.28.10
Kurt Elling on History, Vocalese, and the Opportunities of a New Art Form
Blues guitarist John Hammond once said the blues was largely about borrowing and lending. Kurt Elling feels the same way about jazz. “You definitely want the sound of the history of your instrument to be present in what you play,” Elling says. “That’s how we transmit to the future the things we love most about the past.” Elling has been using his instrument – specifically, his rich,…
From MusicWorld, posted 1.27.10
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