As stated in a press release distributed this morning, “The ensembles selected this year reflect the diverse array of styles performed by small ensembles in the U.S. today, ranging from classical/contemporary keyboard sextet to jazz piano-violin duo to traditional wind, string, vocal, and jazz quartets.” The grantees were chosen in the spring, by independent peer panels of musicians.
The recipients of New Jazz Works grants—including the grantees, composers and instrumentation—are listed below:
Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet (Oakland, Calif.)
Composer: Ambrose Akinmusire
Instrumentation: Trumpet, piano/keyboards, bass, drums
Geof Bradfield Ensemble (Chicago, Ill.)
Composer: Geof Bradfield
Instrumentation: Tenor saxophone/bass clarinet, flute/tenor saxophone, alto saxophone/clarinet, trumpet, trombone, guitar/live electronics, bass, drums
Sylvie Courvoisier/Mark Feldman DUO (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Composer: Sylvie Courvoisier
Instrumentation: Piano, violin
Musae (Union City, N.J.)
Composer: Roman Filiu O’Reilly
Instrumentation: Alto saxophone, tenor saxophone/vocals, piano, guitar, bass, drums, percussion
Ryan Keberle and Catharsis (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Composer: Ryan Keberle
Instrumentation: Trombone/melodica, voice, trumpet, bass, drums
Chris Lightcap's Bigmouth (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Composer: Chris Lightcap
Instrumentation: Bass, saxophones, guitars, keyboards, drums
Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra (Baltimore, Md.)
Composer: Todd Marcus
Instrumentation: Bass clarinet, alto saxophone/flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, piano, bass, drums
Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures (Maplewood, N.J.)
Composer: Adam Rudolph
Instrumentation: Multiple percussion instruments, thumb piano, sintir, cornet/flugelhorn, multiple woodwinds, electronic keyboards, guitar, bass
Wayne Shorter Quartet (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Composer: Wayne Shorter
Instrumentation: Soprano/tenor saxophone, piano, bass, drums
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