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New York, NY, February 1, 2006: ASCAP Foundation
President Marilyn Bergman has announced the winners of the
2005/2006 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards. This
program, established in 2002, was created to encourage gifted
jazz composers from throughout the United States. The winners,
who range in age from 13 to 30, are selected through a juried
national competition. They receive cash awards, and will be
recognized at the annual ASCAP Jazz Wall event in New York on
June 21, 2006.
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 2005/2006 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer
Award recipients are listed with their current residence and
places of origin: Omar Alvarado, 23, Dallas, TX;
Chris Blacker, 25, Seattle, WA; Daniel Blake,
24, Malden, MA; Jonathan Blake, 29, Paterson, NJ;
Michael Blanco, 29, Astoria, NY; Patrick
Cornelius, 27, Astoria, NY; Zaccai Curtis, 26,
Windsor, CT; Jeff Fairbanks, 26, Flushing, NY; Ross
Garren, 20, Carmel, CA; Julie Hardy, 29, Brooklyn,
NY; Ethan Herr, 28, Englewood, NJ; Ayn Inserto,
29, Boston, MA; Pascal Le Boeuf, 19, Santa Cruz, CA;
Remy Le Boeuf, 19, Santa Cruz, CA; Yotam
Rosenbaum, 29, Culver City, CA; Scott Routenberg,
28, Miami, FL; Sam Sadigursky, 26, Brooklyn, NY;
Kyle Saulnier, 25, Cheshire, CT; Perry Smith,
22, Tiburon, CA; Loren Stillman, 25, Brooklyn, NY;
Erica Von Kleist, 23, New York, NY; Ezra Weiss,
26, Scottsdale, AZ.
The following composers were
recognized with Honorable Mention: Jarrett Cherner, 24,
San Anselmo, CA; David Guidi, 27, Austin, TX; Ross
Lafleur, 24, Charlotte, NC; Michael MacAllister,
23, Boston, MA; Bob Reynolds, 28, Astoria, NY; Peter
Robbins, 27, Brooklyn, NY; Sylvester Sands, 26,
Orange, CT; Jaleel Shaw, 27, Paterson, NJ; Kris
Tiner, 28, Bakersfield, CA.
The youngest ASCAP
Foundation Young Jazz Composer winners range in age from 13 to
18 and are listed by state of residence:
Alex Han, age
18 (AZ); Morgan Jones, age 18 (CA); Jay Rattman,
age 18 (PA); Matt Savage, age 13 (NH); Ted
Taforo, age 16 (CA).
The following composers were
recognized with Honorable Mention: Jimmy Macbride, age
14 (CT); Jacob Siegel, age 17 (MN).
The ASCAP
composer/judges for the 2005/2006 competition were John
Fedchock, Jay Leonhart, and Rufus Reid.
Founded in 1975, The ASCAP Foundation is a charitable
organization dedicated to supporting American music creators
and encouraging their development through music education and
talent development programs. Included in these are songwriting
workshops, grants, scholarships, awards, recognition and
community outreach programs, and public service projects for
senior composers and lyricists. The ASCAP Foundation is
supported by contributions from ASCAP members and from music
lovers throughout the United States.
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