New York, NY (PRWEB)
February 04, 2016
The recipients, who receive cash awards, range in age from 13 to 30, and are selected through a juried national competition.
Commenting on the awards, ASCAP Foundation
President, Paul Williams said, “We congratulate the recipients of our
Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards. The incredible level of
creativity and sophistication of the submitted works is a great sign for
jazz. We commend our dedicated panel of ASCAP composers who selected
the winners. We are honored to partner with the Herb Alpert Foundation
in this significant ongoing endeavor.”
The 2016 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award
recipients are listed with their age, current residence and place of
origin: David Bernot, age 21 of Glendale, CO (Mesa, AZ); Paul Bloom,
age 22 of New York, NY (Needham, MA); Mario Castro, age 27 of Brooklyn,
NY (Humacao, Puerto Rico); Michael Conrad, age 27 of Greeley, CO
(Arlington Heights, IL); Roxy Coss, age 29 of New York, NY (Seattle,
WA); Natalie Dietz, age 29 of Boston, MA (Sydney, Australia); Lukas
Gabric, age 28 of Brooklyn, NY (Villach, Austria); Joshua Green, age 28
of New York, NY (Philadelphia, PA); Dave Hassell, age 27 of Brooklyn,
NY (Norwell, MA); Taylor Herron, age 24 of New York, NY (Fort Worth,
TX); Gene Knific, age 23 of Chicago, IL (Kalamazoo, MI); Jodie Landau,
age 23 of Sherman Oaks, CA (Los Angeles, CA) ; Remy Le Boeuf, age 29 of
Brooklyn, NY (Santa Cruz, CA); Roos Plaatsman, age 28 of Long Island
City, NY (Groningen, The Netherlands); Jonathan Saraga, age 28 of New
York, NY; Jeremy Siskind, age 29 of Kalamazoo, MI (Santa Ana, CA); and
Christopher Zuar, age 28 of New York, NY.
The youngest winners of The 2016 ASCAP
Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards are listed with their
age and state of residence: Emily Bear, age 14 of Illinois; and Esteban
Castro, age 13 of Pennsylvania.
Composers receiving Honorable Mention this
year are: Andrew Herring, age 19 of Winchester, VA (Harrisburg, PA);
Andrew Karaboski, age 21 of New York, NY (Seattle, WA); Josh Shpak, age
22 of Boston, MA (Walnut Creek, CA); Alexander Weitz, age 24 of Tucson,
AZ (Abington, PA) and Matthew Whitaker, age 14 of New Jersey.
The ASCAP composer/judges for the 2016 competition were:
Mark Feldman, Gregor Hubner, Oscar Perez, and Rufus Reid.
Mark Feldman, Gregor Hubner, Oscar Perez, and Rufus Reid.
Additional funding for this program is provided by The ASCAP Foundation Bart Howard Fund.
About The Herb Alpert Foundation
The Herb Alpert Foundation, a non-profit, private foundation established in the early 1980's, makes significant annual contributions to a range of programs in the fields of Arts, Arts Education and Compassion and Well Being. Its funding is directed toward projects in which Herb and Lani Alpert and Foundation President Rona Sebastian play an active role. [The Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals.]
The Herb Alpert Foundation, a non-profit, private foundation established in the early 1980's, makes significant annual contributions to a range of programs in the fields of Arts, Arts Education and Compassion and Well Being. Its funding is directed toward projects in which Herb and Lani Alpert and Foundation President Rona Sebastian play an active role. [The Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals.]
About The ASCAP Foundation
Founded in 1975, The ASCAP Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to supporting American music creators and encouraging their development through music education, talent development and humanitarian programs. Included in these are songwriting workshops, grants, scholarships, awards, recognition and community outreach programs. The ASCAP Foundation is supported by contributions from ASCAP members and from music lovers throughout the United States. http://www.ascapfoundation.org
Founded in 1975, The ASCAP Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to supporting American music creators and encouraging their development through music education, talent development and humanitarian programs. Included in these are songwriting workshops, grants, scholarships, awards, recognition and community outreach programs. The ASCAP Foundation is supported by contributions from ASCAP members and from music lovers throughout the United States. http://www.ascapfoundation.org
