Creating the standards of tomorrow.

Join ASCAP today.

Become part of our global family of professional music creators.

Join now

Roscoe Mitchell, Gerald Clayton, Marilyn Bergman Honored at 2018 ASCAP Jazz Awards

Ceremony also recognizes ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award recipients

The ASCAP Foundation Announces 2018 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award Recipients

David Leon's New Thing at Newport

ASCAP jazz composer/musician talks music, upbringing and playing the Newport Jazz Festival on 8/5, as part of The ASCAP Foundation/Newport partnership

News

ASCAP Member Henry Threadgill Wins a Pulitzer

Avant-garde jazz composer Henry Threadgill has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize in its hundredth year.

News

Jazz Composition in the Digital Age

Technology has always impacted jazz composition. But how has the digital age changed the way that jazz musicians work and thrive? Music critic and ASCAP composer Ted Gioia traces how jazz and tech intertwine, from the early piano rolls through the latest remixing software.

ASCAP Member Benefits

Get special offers on important resources for your life as a music professional.

Explore all benefits now

ASCAP has been huge. I love it when the checks come in! I know it’s not free money, but it feels like it when they come. It’s like ‘Oh! Wow! Something that I didn’t have to fly someplace for!

—Maria Schneider

Rock out. Cash in.

Get paid when you play your music live with ASCAP OnStage.

Get started

Benjamin Barson - ASCAP Foundation 2017 Fred Ho Award Recipient

Barson is being recognized as an innovative composer whose work defies boundaries and genres. His selection honors the spirit of visionary composer, saxophonist, writer and activist Fred Ho.

Join ASCAP today.

Become part of our global family of professional music creators.

Roscoe Mitchell, Gerald Clayton, Marilyn Bergman Honored at 2018 ASCAP Jazz Awards

Ceremony also recognizes ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award recipients

The ASCAP Foundation Announces 2018 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award Recipients

David Leon's New Thing at Newport

ASCAP jazz composer/musician talks music, upbringing and playing the Newport Jazz Festival on 8/5, as part of The ASCAP Foundation/Newport partnership

News

ASCAP Member Henry Threadgill Wins a Pulitzer

Avant-garde jazz composer Henry Threadgill has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize in its hundredth year.

News

Jazz Composition in the Digital Age

Technology has always impacted jazz composition. But how has the digital age changed the way that jazz musicians work and thrive? Music critic and ASCAP composer Ted Gioia traces how jazz and tech intertwine, from the early piano rolls through the latest remixing software.

ASCAP Member Benefits

Get special offers on important resources for your life as a music professional.

ASCAP has been huge. I love it when the checks come in! I know it’s not free money, but it feels like it when they come. It’s like ‘Oh! Wow! Something that I didn’t have to fly someplace for!

—Maria Schneider

Rock out. Cash in.

Get paid when you play your music live with ASCAP OnStage.

Benjamin Barson - ASCAP Foundation 2017 Fred Ho Award Recipient

Barson is being recognized as an innovative composer whose work defies boundaries and genres. His selection honors the spirit of visionary composer, saxophonist, writer and activist Fred Ho.

ASCAP Jazz Programs & Opportunities

Say hello to your neighborhood ASCAP Jazz rep.

ASCAP Jazz Video Playlist

Performances & insights from some of our favorite jazz composers.

Next distribution

Domestic Publishers - June 22, 2018