Jazz Photo Archive
BMI presented Grammy-nominated Italian jazz singer Roberta Gambarini at the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) CEO Dinner held recently at the St. Regis in New York. The soulful Gambarini performed a number of hits including “Day In Day Out,” “Crazy,” and “On The Sunny Side of the Street.” Pictured are Joseph A. McInerney, President & CEO of AH&LA, Roberta… View Photo
BMI’s Pat Cook pauses for a photo with composer-pianist Bobby Avey, who recently won the Thelonious Monk Institute’s 2011 International Jazz Composer’s Competition, an award sponsored by BMI. View Photo
BMI President & CEO Del Bryant congratulates Kris Bowers, first-place winner of the Thelonious Monk Institute’s International Jazz Piano Competition. Pictured are Bryant, Bowers and BMI’s Pat Cook View Photo
BMI’s Fred Cannon presents a $10,000 prize to Bobby Avey, winner of the Thelonious Monk Institute 2011 International Jazz Composer’s Competition. View Photo
Pictured at the Thelonious Monk Institute’s 25th Anniversary International Jazz Piano Competition and Gala Concert are Tom Carter, President of the Thelonious Monk Institute; BMI’s Fred Cannon; BMI composer Herbie Hancock, Chairman of the Thelonious Monk Institute; and BMI composer Bobby Avey, winner of the Thelonious Monk Institute 2011 International Jazz Composer’s Competition. View Photo
Herbie Hancock and Bobby Avey, winner of the Thelonious Monk Institute 2011 International Jazz Composer’s Competition, pause for a photo at the Thelonious Monk Institute’s 25th Anniversary International Jazz Piano Competition and Gala Concert. View Photo
The BMI Jazz Composer Workshop (JCW) held its 23rd annual Summer Showcase Concert July 1 in New York. Pictured at the event are jazz trombonist Pete McGuinness; saxophonist Bill Kirchner; Mike Holder, JCW Associate Musical Director; Jim Saltzman, Manny Albam Commission winner; Jim McNelly, JCW Musical Director; jazz authority Dan Morgenstern; and BMI’s Robbin Ahrold. View Photo
Manny Albam Commission winner Jim Saltzman conducts the BMI/New York Jazz Orchestra at the BMI Jazz Composer Workshop’s 23rd annual Showcase Concert, held July 1 in New York. View Photo
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. Pictured are BMI’s Charlie Feldman, Mayor Bloomberg, and… View Photo
BMI’s Charlie Feldman congratulates 2011 Grammy nominee Rosanne Cash. The acclaimed BMI singer/songwriter’s latest album, “The List,” earned a nomination in the Best Americana Album field. View Photo











