ASCAP Foundation President Marilyn Bergman has announced
the winners of the 2004/2005 ASCAP Foundation Young
Jazz Composer Awards. The program, established in 2002,
was created to encourage gifted American jazz composers
to create new works. Composers from throughout the United
States ranging in age from 12 to 30 competed for the
cash awards. The winning works were selected through
a juried national competition.
Commenting on the awards, Marilyn Bergman said, "The
young talents nurtured by this program represent the
future of this uniquely American art form. We congratulate
the recipients and extend thanks to the dedicated panel
of ASCAP composers who selected the winners."
The 2004/2005 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer
Award recipients are:
Michael Blanco, 28, Astoria, NY; Robert Borgstede, 25,
Troy, IL; Maurice Brown, 24, New Orleans, LA;
Patrick
Cornelius, 26, Astoria, NY;
Zaccai Curtis, 22, Windsor,
CT;
Jesse Elder, 21, Rochester, MI;
Jason Flatley, 23,
Baltimore, MD;
Quamon Fowler, 24, Lubbock, TX;
Jason
Goldman, 29, South Pasadena, CA;
David Guidi, 26, Austin,
TX;
Eric Hirsh, 20, Carrboro, NC;
Pascal Le Boeuf, 18,
Santa Cruz, CA;
Remy Le Boeuf, 18, Santa Cruz, CA;
Rick Parker, 26, Brooklyn, NY;
Christopher Pattishall,
18, Durham, NC;
Nate Radley, 29, Astoria, NY;
Bob Reynolds,
27, Astoria, NY;
Daniel Riera, 17, San Francisco, CA; Sherisse Rogers, 26, Brooklyn, NY;
Matt Savage, 12,
Francestown, NH;
Jeff Schneider, 17, Cos Cob, CT;
Joey
Schneider, 16, Novato, CA;
Jaleel Shaw, 26, Paterson,
NJ;
and
Manuel Valera, 24, Brooklyn, NY.
The following composers were recognized with Honorable
Mention:
Randy Bauer, 29, Princeton, NJ;
Dan Cavanagh, 26, St
Paul, MN;
Alan Ferber, 30, Brooklyn, NY;
Jimmy Greene,
29, Hartford, CT;
Alex Heitlinger, 24, Jersey City,
NJ;
Jeremy Kittel, 20, Ann Arbor, MI;
Wade Ridenhour,
17, St. James, MO;
Tyson Rogers, 29, Durham, NC;
Sam
Sadigursky, 25, Brooklyn, NY;
Charles Schiermeyer, 23,
Redmond, WA; and James Westfall, 23, Los Angeles, CA.
The ASCAP composer/judges for the 2004/2005 competition were: John Fedchock, Phil Markowitz and Rufus Reid.
The ASCAP Foundation supports the American composer and the development of American music through educational programs. Included in these are songwriting workshops, grants to young composers, music education programs, and public service projects for senior composers and lyricists. The ASCAP Foundation is supported by contributions from ASCAP members and music lovers throughout the United States.
