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ASCAP Announces Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award Winners

The ASCAP Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2022 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards. Now in its 10th year, the award recognizes jazz … Read More “ASCAP Announces Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award Winners”

The ASCAP Foundation and the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra (SJO) have announced the winner of their 7th Annual Commissioning Prize. Christopher Zuar, a New York-based pianist … Read More “Christopher Zuar Wins ASCAP Foundation/SJO Commissioning Prize”

The Symphonic Jazz Orchestra (SJO) has announced its seventh annual ASCAP Foundation/SJO Commissioning Prize competition, honoring its former co-music director, the late keyboardist, composer, producer, … Read More “Symphonic Jazz Orchestra Announces Commissioning Prize Competition”

The ASCAP Foundation and the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra (SJO) have announced that the winner of the sixth annual ASCAP Foundation/SJO Commissioning Prize is Jihye Lee, … Read More “2020 ASCAP and SJO Commissioning Prize Winner Announced”

In an early marking of singer, songwriter, and longtime ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers) member Peggy Lee‘s centennial on May 26, 2020, … Read More “Peggy Lee Songwriter Award Launched by ASCAP Foundation”

Many up-and-coming artists (and even some already-there ones, like singer Dee Dee Bridgewater) will be performing at the Newport Jazz Festival for the first time … Read More “Herb Alpert Award Winner Ben Morris to Take Newport Stage for the First Time”

Composer honored for a career that exemplifies “creative excellence”