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Composer, pianist, and author Florian Ross explores how to capture the spontaneous energy of jazz improvisation in a composition using his quartet and big band arrangements of his piece "Broomstick." Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Florian Ross' journey into the lands of jazz began with studies in Cologne and later London and New York, where he honed his skills both as a pianist and a composer. His first album as a leader appeared in 1998. Now he has more than 20 to his name, with more on the way. His music comes from a deep synthesis of heart and mind, of feeling and intellect. This is why he can so effortlessly span the realms of improvised and composed jazz. His gifts as a piano player prevent him from being seduced into the abstract theory of purely intellectual composition, while his instincts as a composer enables him to steer clear of self indulgence on the keyboards. He has taught at many German universities and has been involved in teaching clinics and workshops all over the world. In 2024 he released his book "Jazz Composers' Companion". Website: http://www.florianross.de ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Example 1: “Broomstick”, composed by Florian Ross. Performed by the Florian Ross Quartet on the album "Reason & Temptation" (2020) Toy Piano Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qblZLwDxXH4 Example 2: “Broomstick”, composed by Florian Ross. Performed by Florian Ross & the WDR Big Band on the album "Front & Center" (2020) Toy Piano Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVs-C1Zc08w "Jazz Composer's Companion (The Swiss Army Knife for Jazz Composers)," written by Florian Ross (2024) Ama Verlag. https://www.florianross.de/education Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA

Trombonist, composer, and bandleader Zach Rich discusses how to authentically engage with melody writing without forcing ideas into a composition using his pieces "June" and "Moving Pictures." Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Zach Rich is a multi-award winning composer, trombonist, and educator based in Denver, Colorado. Zach has written music for many professional organizations including the New York Youth Symphony; the Ravinia festival; Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas Music Educators Associations; Pathways to Jazz; the Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra; and many universities and high schools throughout the country. Recently, he has worked professionally with Billy Childs, Rufus Reid, Steve Wilson, Knower, Shane Endsley, John Clayton, Randy Brecker, Tia Fuller, Rene Marie, Ari Hoenig, Wayne Bergeron and the Count Basie Jazz Orchestra, just to name a few. His works have received awards from organizations such as ISJAC, JEN, ASCAP, ASMAC, Downbeat Magazine, Pathways to Jazz, the Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, and Jazz at Lincoln Center. His debut album, “Solidarity” is an expansive, vivid program of original music, orchestrated for his Denver-based jazz quintet and chamber orchestra Website: https://www.zachrichmusic.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@zacharyrich4069 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zachrichmusic Instagram: http://instagram.com/zachrichmusic ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Example 1: “June”, composed by Zach Rich. Performed by Zach Rich on the album “Solidarity” (2024) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKaTWzca5ss Example 2: “Moving Pictures”, composed and performed by Zach Rich. Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA

Trombonist, composer, and conductor Ed Partyka discusses how deadlines affect the composition process and how to write quickly but still creatively using his arrangements of Duke Ellington's "Sophisticated Lady." Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposers... Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPre... Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzCompose... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ed Partyka is a bass trombonist, tubist, composer, arranger and conductor, who serves as the Musical Director of the Zurich Jazz Orchestra and Chief Conductor & Artistic Director of Finland’s UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra. He was the long-time bass trombonist with Bob Brookmeyer's New Art Orchestra, including seminal recordings New Works Celebration, Get Well Soon, & Spirit Music, among others. He was recipient of the 2000 “A.S.C.A.P. / I.A.J.E. Commission Honouring the Centenary of Louis Armstrong”. He currently leads the Ed Partyka Jazz Orchestra and was Musical Director of the Concert Jazz Orchestra Vienna from 1999 – 2006. Partyka has appeared as a guest conductor with ensembles including the Danish Radio Big Band, NDR Big Band, Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw, Concept Art Orchestra, and the Graz Composers Orchestra. His most extensive collaboration in recent years has been with the Frankfurt Radio HR Big Band. During his tenure he has arranged music for and conducted projects with jazz artists such as Robben Ford, Theo Bleckmann, China Moses, and Fay Claassen. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwf7... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EPJO2017 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partyka_ed ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Example 1: “Sophisticated Lady", composed by Duke Ellington, arranged by Ed Partyka. Performed by the Frankfurt Radio HR Big Band featuring Robben Ford (2015). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jXpxT7oIGo Example 2: “Sophisticated Lady", composed by Duke Ellington, arranged by Ed Partyka. Performed by the Ed Partyka Jazz Orchestra on the album "In The Tradition" (2018) Neuklang. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeME_-XIWPw Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA

Trombonist, composer, and bandleader Ben Patterson discusses how to make a composition weird, and keep the listener interested and engaged using his piece “To the TOP.” Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ben Patterson’s unique musical voice makes him instantly recognizable as a trombonist, composer, and arranger. He is the former lead trombonist and music director for the USAF Airmen of Note, with whom he spent 22 years thrilling audiences with his fiery technique and connecting with students all over the U.S. and abroad. Ben has been a driving force for many Washington, D.C. ensembles, including the Jazz Orchestras of Alan Baylock and Fran Vielma. He also leads his own Washington, D.C.-based jazz combo and big band, both with recordings appearing on the JazzWeek Top-50 radio charts. Ben is also the owner of Pro Jazz Charts, a publishing house specializing in high-level big band arrangements. Ben’s own arrangements are played by bands around the world. Ben is a proud graduate of the University of North Texas. Website: http://benpattersonjazz.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/2manEbones Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projazzcharts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benpattersontrombone Bandcamp: https://benpatterson.bandcamp.com ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Examples: “To The TOP”, composed by Ben Patterson. Performed by the Ben Patterson Jazz Orchestra featuring Chris Potter, on the album “Vital Frequencies” (2016) BoneCat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqZp4vhukmA Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA

Grammy-nominated composer and multi-instrumentalist Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol discusses how modal world music traditions can serve as rich sources for new harmony using his piece “A Confrontation in Anatolia.” Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol is a Grammy-nominated composer, multi-instrumentalist, CMES Harvard University fellow (2013-15), and full-time faculty member at New England Conservatory. Sanlıkol has composed for, performed, and toured with international stars and ensembles such as Dave Liebman, Bob Brookmeyer, Billy Cobham, Esperanza Spalding, Antonio Sanchez, Anat Cohen, Tiger Okoshi, The Boston Camerata, The Boston Cello Quartet, A Far Cry string orchestra, American Composers Orchestra, Okay Temiz, Erkan Oğur and Birol Yayla. Sanlıkol was the recipient of numerous respected awards including The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Grant twice in 2016 and 2020 as well as the New Music USA Project Grant in 2020. Sanlıkol is the president of DÜNYA, a musicians’ collective dedicated to contemporary presentations of Turkish traditions, alone and in interaction with other world traditions, through musical performance, publication, and educational activities. Currently, he is the director of New England Conservatory’s Intercultural Institute. Website: https://www.sanlikol.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/msanlikol YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvtXiNtO407vyMWBe7G8uTg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mehmetalisanlikol Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mehmetsanlikol Bandcamp: https://dunya.bandcamp.com ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Example 1: “A Confrontation in Anatolia”, composed by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol. Performed by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol & Whatsnext? featuring Dave Liebman on the album “The Rise Up: Stories of Strife, Struggle and Inspiration” (2020). DÜNYA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O1DwJShblA Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA

Composer, conductor, and bandleader Vanessa Perica explores how stripping back instrumentation in large ensemble compositions can allow for dramatic growth later into the piece, using music from her big band album "The Eye Is The First Circle." Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Vanessa Perica is a composer, arranger, conductor and bandleader based in Melbourne, Australia. Among other accolades she has won the APRA Art Music, and Australian Jazz Bell Awards for ‘Work of the Year’, as well as the Music Victoria Award for ‘Best Jazz Album’ for her critically acclaimed debut, ‘Love is a Temporary Madness’. Vanessa has been commissioned by the likes of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the Australian String Quartet, Ryan Truesdell, and the Australian National Jazz Orchestra. Most recently, she released her second studio album, 'The Eye is the First Circle'. This was launched at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, and has just received an ARIA award nomination for Best Jazz Album. She was named winner of the Society of Composers Jazz Composition Award in 2022 and 2023, and the recipient of the 2024 APRA Professional Development Award. Vanessa is a Yamaha Artist, and the conductor for the Ministry of Sound Classical Australian National Tour. Website: https://www.vanessaperica.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessaperica1576 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vanessapericamusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/Vanessa_Perica Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vanessa_perica Bandcamp: https://vanessaperica.bandcamp.com ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Example 1: “Meet Me At Phoenix Street”, composed by Vanessa Perica. Performed by the Vanessa Perica Orchestra, on the album “The Eye Is The First Circle” (2023). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgdAKA6JQtI Example 2: “Hill Of Grace”, composed by Vanessa Perica. Performed by the Vanessa Perica Orchestra, on the album “The Eye Is The First Circle” (2023). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYoDNEossL4 Example 3: “What A Time To Be Alive”, composed by Vanessa Perica. Performed by the Vanessa Perica Orchestra, on the album “The Eye Is The First Circle” (2023). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4XqMZWKyLM Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA

Pianist and composer Ellen Rowe explores harmonizing a saxophone soli using passing chords, as in her big band arrangement of 'I Feel Pretty,' from West Side Story, as performed by the DIVA Jazz Orchestra. Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ellen Rowe, jazz pianist and composer, is currently the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation at the University of Michigan. Ms. Rowe has released five CDs as a leader including her most recent, “Momentum – Portraits of Women In Motion”. Her “Momentum” octet was featured at the JEN Conference in 2022 and at Dizzy’s Club in March of 2023. Her compositions and arrangements are published by Kendor Music (now Excelsia), Doug Beach Music, Brava Publishing and Sierra Music Publishing and have been performed by the Village Vanguard Orchestra, BBC Jazz Orchestra, U.S. Navy Commodores, Berlin and NDR Radio Jazz Orchestras, DIVA and the Perth Jazz Orchestra. She has received commissions from the Westchester Jazz Orchestra, Detroit Jazz Festival Orchestra, Minnesota, Illinois and Florida Music Educators, Fred Sturm Commissioning Project, and the DIVA Jazz Orchestra. Ms. Rowe has been awarded residencies at the Banff Centre for the Arts and the Ucross Foundation. Website: https://www.ellenrowe.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ellenrowe688 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellenrowemusic ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Example 1: “‘I Feel Pretty”, composed by Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein, arranged by Ellen Rowe. Performed by the The DIVA Jazz Orchestra on the album "The DIVA Jazz Orchestra 30" (2023) DIVA Jazz. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb65Y9oy1D0 Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA

Annie Booth, composer, pianist, and bandleader, explores how transitional sections connecting themes and ideas, create cohesion and clarity, and elevate compositions using her pieces “Jolly Beach” and “Le Voyage.” Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Annie Booth is a versatile and award-winning composer, arranger, and jazz pianist from Denver, CO. She has received international recognition for her work as a composer with awards and grants from the likes of Chamber Music America, ASCAP, ISJAC, Downbeat Magazine, and many others. As a bandleader, Booth has released seven albums with ensembles she leads ranging from trio to large chamber jazz ensemble. Additionally, Booth is a respected jazz educator and appears frequently across North America as a guest artist-educator at high schools, universities, and as a guest conductor of all-state jazz ensembles. She serves on the faculty at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music in the Jazz & Commercial Music Program teaching jazz composition, arranging, and jazz piano. In 2023, she co-founded Brava Jazz Publishing, the only outlet of its kind that exclusively supports and distributes the work of women composers and arrangers in the field of jazz. Website: https://www.annieboothmusic.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/anniebooth Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/annieboothmusic15 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annie_booth Bandcamp: https://annieboothmusic.bandcamp.com/ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Example 1: “Jolly Beach”, composed by Annie Booth. Performed by the Annie Booth Big Band. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsk3rmCNb40 Example 2: “Le Voyage”, composed by Annie Booth, with poetry by Charles Baudelaire. Performed by Annie Booth, on the album “Flowers Of Evil” (2023). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwaXvdoEVDE

Pianist, composer, & author of “Mary Lou Williams: Music For The Soul” Deanna Witkowski explores her combined arrangement of Mary Lou's "Cancer (from Zodiac Suite)" and "Act Of Contrition (from Mary Lou's Mass)," and how she connected the two classic Williams pieces. Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Known for her adventurous, engaging music that heals the soul, pianist-composer Deanna Witkowski moves with remarkable ease between Brazilian, jazz, classical, and sacred music. Witkowski’s explosive performances combine virtuosity and heart, telling stories that reveal her innate curiosity of the human condition. Her first book, Mary Lou Williams: Music For The Soul, published in September 2021, is the winner of the 2022 ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award and the 2022 Jazz Journalists Association Award for Biography of the Year. Her seventh recording, Force of Nature, released in January 2022, reached number five on the JazzWeek nationwide radio chart and remained in the top ten most played albums on jazz radio for more than ten weeks. A frequent winner of composition competitions for her concert and sacred choral pieces, Witkowski has received funding for new work from the New York State Council on the Arts and the Choral Arts Initiative PREMIERE|Project Festival. Website: http://www.deannajazz.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DeannaWitkowski Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deannajazz Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannawit Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deannawit Bandcamp: https://www.deannajazz.bandcamp.com ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Examples: “Cancer (from Zodiac Suite) /Act of Contrition (from Mary Lou’s Mass),” composed by Mary Lou Williams, arranged by Deanna Witkowski. Performed by Deanna Witkowski, on the album “Force Of Nature” (2021) MCG Jazz. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlX69x9sAWg Referenced Audio 1: “Cancer,” composed by Mary Lou Williams. Performed by Mary Lou Williams on the album "Zodiac Suite" (1995) Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7Lo9JSqe6E Referenced Audio 2: “Cancer,” composed by Mary Lou Williams. Performed by Mary Lou Williams With Her Jazz Big Band And Symphonic Orchestra Featuring Ben Webster on the album "The Zodiac Suite: The Complete Town Hall Concert Of December 31, 1945" (1991) Vintage Jazz Classics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyPIPEo2qKI Referenced Audio 3: “Act Of Contrition,” composed by Mary Lou Williams. Performed by Mary Lou Williams on the album "Mary Lou's Mass" (2005) Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UvNvhQ2BtA Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA Mary Lou Williams photograph by Gilles Petard/Redferns

Composer and saxophonist Felipe Salles demonstrates how layering musical ideas and textures onto each other builds effectively to a climactic moment using his pieces "Polymorphous" and "World Citizen." Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Felipe Salles is a composer, conductor, arranger, saxophonist, and flutist. He has worked and recorded with Paquito D'Rivera, Randy Brecker, David Liebman, Lionel Loueke, Jerry Bergonzi, Chico Pinheiro, Melissa Aldana, and Magos Herrera among others, and has toured extensively in Europe, North and South America, India, and Australia. Awards Salles has received include a 2018 Guggenheim Foundation Composition Fellowship, a 2021 South Arts Jazz Road Creative Residency, a 2015 NALAC Fund for the Arts, a 2009 French American Jazz Exchange, and a 2005 Chamber Music America New Works. His pieces have been performed by some of the top groups in the world including The Metropole Orchestra, UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, and the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, among others. Salles has released nine critically acclaimed recordings as a leader, most recently The New Immigrant Experience (2020), which received a 4.5-star review from Downbeat Magazine. Salles is currently a Professor of Jazz at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Website: https://www.sallesjazz.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/sallesjazz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sallesjazz Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sallesjazz ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Examples 1-3: “Polymorphous”, composed by Felipe Salles. Performed by the Felipe Salles Interconnections Ensemble, on the album “Home Is Here” (2021) Tapestry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQfp7PbzSsc Example 4: “World Citizen”, composed by Felipe Salles. Performed by the Felipe Salles Interconnections Ensemble, on the album “Home Is Here” (2021) Tapestry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut5TuEjk7Y8 Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA

Composer Andrew Rathbun discusses how highlighting a new instrument can push your writing in fresh directions, using music from his new album “Lost In Shadows” featuring guitarist Nate Radley. Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Saxophonist, composer, and Toronto native Andrew Rathbun has achieved a rare depth of lyricism and compositional intelligence in 20 years as a recording artist. Voted as a “Rising Star” in the 2018 and 2022 Downbeat Critics Polls, he has documented his stirring original music with a series acclaimed recordings, on the Challenge, Fresh Sound and Steeplechase labels, and has collaborated with musicians like Kenny Wheeler, Billy Hart, Ben Monder, Bill Stewart and Luciana Souza . “Rathbun’s lines dance and glide,” writes David Whiteis of JazzTimes, “reflecting both childlike wonder and well-honed artistry.” After hearing 2014’s Numbers & Letters the New Yorker declared Rathbun “a crafty saxophonist and composer whose ambitious work over the past decade has eluded the wider recognition it deserves.” Atwood Suites, Rathbun’s JUNO-nominated jazz-orchestra project was summarized in Jazziz Magazine; “On the basis of this CD alone, Rathbun deserves to be ranked among today’s top arranger- composers.” His latest recordings include “Semantics” which finds Rathbun with tenor sax great Rich Perry, and jazz percussion icon Billy Drummond. His music has been performed by the Capitol Quartet, the Danish Radio Big Band, the Brussels Jazz Orchestra, the David Liebman Big Band, and the Metropole Orkest. Rathbun is Professor of Saxophone and Chair of the Jazz Area at Western Michigan University. Website: http://andrewrathbun.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/AndrewRathbunMusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrew.rathbun.37 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Example 1: “Ascent”, composed by Andrew Rathbun. Performed by Andrew Rathbun on the album "Lost In The Shadows" (2025) SteepleChase. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P3nRzEFnSY Example 2: “Strum Song”, composed by Andrew Rathbun. Performed by Andrew Rathbun on the album "Lost In The Shadows" (2025) SteepleChase. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DII4AxTDTAE Example 3: “Distant Mirror”, composed by Andrew Rathbun. Performed by Andrew Rathbun on the album "Lost In The Shadows" (2025) SteepleChase. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhLx8Ik1mPI Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA

Jamie Baum, flutist, composer, and bandleader discusses how reflecting the emotional content of a piece's lyrics will improve your instrumental parts using her composition "In Those Years" featuring vocalist Theo Bleckmann. Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jamie Baum, NYC jazz flutist/composer, Sunnyside Records artist, 2014 Guggenheim Fellow, has toured 35 countries and worked with wide range of artists from Paul Motion, Tom Harrell, Kenny Barron, Richie Beirach and Randy Brecker to Dave Douglas, Dave Binney, Louis Cole, Roy Hargrove, Anthony Braxton, and Wadada Leo Smith. Her seventh CD, What Times Are These, featuring her compositions performed by her Septet+ of 25 years, came out in April 2024 and she appears on over 50 recordings as side-woman. Nominated by the Jazz Journalists Association, “Flutist of Year“ 13 times and placing in DownBeat polls annually since ’98, she’s featured in Huffington Post’s “Twenty-five Great Jazz Flute Performances,” JazzTimes’ 10: Essential Jazz Flute Albums and was the flutist on “The Essence of the Blues -- Flute: 10 Great Etudes for Playing and Improvising, Book & CD”, (Snidero “play-along” series). She teaches at Manhattan School of Music, The New School and is an Altus Flutes/KHS America clinician. Website: https://jamiebaum.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jamiebaumflute Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamieBaumFlute Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamiebaumflute Bandcamp: https://jamiebaum.bandcamp.com ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Examples: “In Those Years (feat. Theo Bleckmann)”, composed by Jamie Baum, poetry by Adrienne Rich. Performed by Jamie Baum Septet+, on the album “What Times Are These” (2024) Sunnyside. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HefkSwFt1DE Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA

Composer and arranger Paul White discusses the importance of giving drummers enough information to interpret your music the way you hope they will, using his pieces "The Blue Highway," "All The Jokes," and "Shift In Perspective." Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dr. White is the founding member of The Paul White Quintet, a contemporary jazz ensemble that has graced stages across the nation, including various annual jazz festivals. In 2008 he was awarded the role of Saxophonist with The US Army Field Bands Jazz Ambassadors. As a member of this ensemble, he delivered concerts to audiences numbering in the millions across the United States. His talents were then recognized with the appointment of Staff Arranger for The U.S. Army Field Band in 2011, and advancement to Chief Arranger in 2023. His arrangements and compositions have been showcased by numerous professional and military ensembles all over the world, most notably his award winning arrangement of the iconic John Williams composition, "Leia's Theme." Today, Dr. White continues to be an active force in the world of music. He dedicates his talents to composing and performing with local ensembles in the Washington D.C./Baltimore region while also touring across the nation to deliver captivating concerts and insightful clinics. Website: http://www.paulwhitequintet.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PaulWhiteGroup Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chairbornearranger ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Example 1: “The Blue Highway”, composed by Paul White. Performed by Pete Rodriguez, Paul White, & Rob Kazenel, on the album “Triangulum” (2007). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twR1x0fwsgg Example 2: “All The Jokes”, composed by Paul White. Performed by The Collaboration Workshop Quartet (2021). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUzGUGAqpko Example 3 & 4: “Shift In Perspective”, composed by Paul White and Pete Rodriguez, arranged by Paul White. Performed by The Collaboration Workshop Orchestra (2021). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFGf8h5yBPE Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA

Nick Smart, trumpeter, bandleader, & co-author of the upcoming biography “Song for Someone: The Musical Life of Kenny Wheeler,” explores Kenny Wheeler’s earlier, freer compositions, featuring “C.P.E.P.”, as recorded by the Royal Academy of Music and Frost School U Miami featuring Evan Parker. Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Head of Jazz at the Royal Academy of Music, Nick Smart is an internationally renowned jazz educator, trumpeter and conductor. He has performed alongside some of the leading names in jazz and was a member of the late Kenny Wheeler's Big Band with whom he had a long association, recently finishing co-writing Wheeler's biography. Regarded as one of the leading experts on Wheeler's life and music, he has given masterclasses and performances around the world in residence at many of the leading jazz programmes. Nick has released three albums as a leader to critical acclaim, including 2005’s “Remembering Nick Drake”; described by Straight No Chaser magazine as “…a future classic because it really captures all that is best about British jazz….”. Since 2013 he has been awarded the Parliamentary Jazz Award for Jazz Education, Honorary Membership of the Royal Academy of Music, and conferred with Professorship from the University of London as well as completing his PhD at the Academy. Website: https://www.ram.ac.uk/people/nick-smart Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicksmartmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicksmartmusic ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Example 1: “C.P.E.P.”, composed by Kenny Wheeler. Performed by the Royal Academy of Music, Frost School at the University of Miami, and Evan Parker on the album “The Lost Scores: Kenny Wheeler Legacy” (Greenleaf Music 2025). Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA

Saxophonist, composer, and author Mike Tomaro discusses how changing the meter can provide new energy to an arrangement of a well-known tune, using Home On The Range and Billy Boy as examples. Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mike Tomaro is the Director of Jazz Studies at Duquesne University. Prior to this, he was a member of the Army Blues, composing and/or arranging much of that group's repertoire. He is a Yamaha Performing Artist and Vandoren Diamond Artist and has worked with a diverse array of artists and groups. Mike's latest recording, “4 Seasons,” on the MCG Jazz label, is the first under his own name in 18 years. In addition to 4 prior recordings of his own, he has appeared on many others, including those of Nancy Wilson, Ann Hampton Callaway, New York Voices, Sheryl Bailey, Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra. He has over 200 published compositions and arrangements and his music has been performed by jazz greats and academic institutions around the world. Mike co-authored the textbook “Instrumental Jazz Arranging: A Comprehensive and Practical Guide” (Hal Leonard Publications), with his long-time mentor, Dr. John Wilson. Website: https://miketomaro.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@miketomaro5854 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike_tomaro ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Examples: “Instrumental Jazz Arranging: A Comprehensive and Practical Guide”, written by Mike Tomaro and John Wilson (Hal Leonard Publications). https://www.halleonard.com/product/842263/instrumental-jazz-arranging Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA

Composer, conductor, and bandleader Vanessa Perica explores integrating hooks into pieces to generate interest, create cohesion, and give the audience something to latch onto using her award-winning composition “Spaccanapoli” and other large ensemble works. Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Vanessa Perica is a composer, arranger, conductor and bandleader based in Melbourne, Australia. Among other accolades she has won the APRA Art Music, and Australian Jazz Bell Awards for ‘Work of the Year’, as well as the Music Victoria Award for ‘Best Jazz Album’ for her critically acclaimed debut, ‘Love is a Temporary Madness’. Vanessa has been commissioned by the likes of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the Australian String Quartet, Ryan Truesdell, and the Australian National Jazz Orchestra. Most recently, she released her second studio album, 'The Eye is the First Circle'. This was launched at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, and has just received an ARIA award nomination for Best Jazz Album. She was named winner of the Society of Composers Jazz Composition Award in 2022 and 2023, and the recipient of the 2024 APRA Professional Development Award. Vanessa is a Yamaha Artist, and the conductor for the Ministry of Sound Classical Australian National Tour. Website: https://www.vanessaperica.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessaperica1576 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vanessapericamusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/Vanessa_Perica Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vanessa_perica Bandcamp: https://vanessaperica.bandcamp.com ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Example 1: “Spaccanapoli”, composed by Vanessa Perica. Performed by the Vanessa Perica Orchestra, on the album “Love Is A Temporary Madness” (2020). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALD_gRUzEaA Example 2: “Dance Of The Zinfandels”, composed by Vanessa Perica. Performed by the Vanessa Perica Orchestra, on the album “Love Is A Temporary Madness” (2020). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwaXvdoEVDE Example 3: “The Eye Is The First Circle”, composed by Vanessa Perica. Performed by the Vanessa Perica Orchestra, on the album “The Eye Is The First Circle” (2023). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY_4QqzPwsw Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA

Pianist, composer, and faculty member at the New England Conservatory Frank Carlberg explores incorporating larger intervals into melody, harmony, and voicings. Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Originally a native of Helsinki, Finland, pianist & composer Frank Carlberg has carved himself a niche in the New York jazz community. As a leader, his groups include the Frank Carlberg’s Word Circus (performing settings of a wide variety of texts by contemporary poets), the Tivoli Trio and the Frank Carlberg Large Ensemble. Carlberg has been commissioned to write music for big bands, small ensembles, symphony orchestras as well as modern dance companies. He has composed nearly 200 settings to a wide range of texts and poetry. In addition to his playing and composing activities Carlberg also serves on the faculty at New England Conservatory. Carlberg has released over 20 albums as a leader. He was a founding member of the Douglass Street Music Collective and runs the Red Piano Records label. He runs 20 Questions, an interview blog. His latest release is Frank Carlberg Large Ensemble - Elegy For Thelonious on the Sunnyside Records label. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frank_carlberg Bandcamp: https://frankcarlberg.bandcamp.com ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Example 1: “Sketch”, composed and performed by Frank Carlberg. Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA

Grammy-nominated saxophonist and composer Tim Armacost explores building anticipation and satisfaction in jazz by applying Leonard Bernstein's 1-2-3 GO! method to his piece "The Mayor's Counsel." Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— After a life of travel and discovery on three continents, Grammy winning saxophonist, composer and author Tim Armacost has established himself as one of the most important improvisers on the New York scene today. Armacost was born in Los Angeles, but came of age as a musician in Tokyo, New Delhi and Amsterdam, where he burnished his reputation as an upcoming talent, with a big tenor sound and an impeccable rhythmic sense. He tours regularly around the world both as a sideman and a leader. Armacost has worked with a phenomenal number of jazz greats, including Al Foster, Jimmy Cobb, Kenny Barron, Tom Harrell, Billy Hart, Victor Lewis, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Peter Erskine, Ray Drummond, Roy Hargrove, Don Friedman and Randy Brecker. He has recorded 17 critically acclaimed records as a leader, performed on more than 60 as a sideman, and has composed and arranged for Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, the Brooklyn Big Band and NYSQ, among many others. Website: https://timarmacost.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@timarm8 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092536482900 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/t_armacost ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Examples: “The Mayor’s Counsel”, composed by Tim Armacost. Performed by Tim Armacost, on the album “The Inevitable Note” (2023) tmarecords. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8PcdDOWRaw Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA

Composer Andrew Rathbun explores abrupt tempo changes, going beyond double time and half time, as ways to unsettle or startle the listener using his piece “Reading The Exits”. Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Saxophonist, composer, and Toronto native Andrew Rathbun has achieved a rare depth of lyricism and compositional intelligence in 20 years as a recording artist. Voted as a “Rising Star” in the 2018 and 2022 Downbeat Critics Polls, he has documented his stirring original music with a series acclaimed recordings, on the Challenge, Fresh Sound and Steeplechase labels, and has collaborated with musicians like Kenny Wheeler, Billy Hart, Ben Monder, Bill Stewart and Luciana Souza . “Rathbun’s lines dance and glide,” writes David Whiteis of JazzTimes, “reflecting both childlike wonder and well-honed artistry.” After hearing 2014’s Numbers & Letters the New Yorker declared Rathbun “a crafty saxophonist and composer whose ambitious work over the past decade has eluded the wider recognition it deserves.” Atwood Suites, Rathbun’s JUNO-nominated jazz-orchestra project was summarized in Jazziz Magazine; “On the basis of this CD alone, Rathbun deserves to be ranked among today’s top arranger- composers.” His latest recordings include “Semantics” which finds Rathbun with tenor sax great Rich Perry, and jazz percussion icon Billy Drummond. His music has been performed by the Capitol Quartet, the Danish Radio Big Band, the Brussels Jazz Orchestra, the David Liebman Big Band, and the Metropole Orkest. Rathbun is Professor of Saxophone and Chair of the Jazz Area at Western Michigan University. Website: http://andrewrathbun.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/AndrewRathbunMusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrew.rathbun.37 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Example 1: “Watching The Exits”, composed by Andrew Rathbun. Performed by the Western Jazz Collective on the album "Dark Journey: the Music of Andrew Rathbun" (2024) Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA

Violinist & composer Lauren Elizabeth Baba explores the relationship between through-composition & improvisation, aiming to thread them together seamlessly, using her piece "Marigold". Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Lauren Elizabeth Baba is a violinist, violist, composer, arranger, and improviser living in Los Angeles, specializing in performing and composing creative improvised music, and serving as curator and producer of the “Big Band Nights” music series at Art Share L.A. With her 17-piece experimental big band, theBABAorchestra, she has self-produced and released two albums: 2019’s “Marigold”, and 2017’s “Another Ride on the Elephant Slide”, under her label “Thirsty Owl Records” and will be releasing another next year. As a top up-and-coming female big band composer and bandleader, she has gained critical acclaim and recognition from the creative music scene, including reviews and features in Downbeat and JAZZIZ, commissions through Los Angeles Jazz Society’s “New Note Artist Award” in 2018, and the inaugural ISJAC “Fundamental Freedoms Commission” in 2022. Website: https://www.laurenelizabethbaba.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx7zO2GMCCItQFKpCB_MwSg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theBABAorchestra Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bababamusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebabaorchestra Bandcamp: https://thebabaorchestra.bandcamp.com ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Examples: “Marigold”, composed by Lauren Elizabeth Baba. Performed by theBABAorchestra, on the album “Live At The Ford Theatre" (2018) Thirsty Owl Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H_uXc4gL_M Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA

Grammy nominated pianist, composer, and vocalist Rachel Eckroth explores how solo sections shouldn't be an afterthought - they should push the piece forward as a continuation of the composer's voice, using her piece Days On End. Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rachel Eckroth can lead with a bold vision or accompany with the subtlety necessary to make another musician shine. Her mix of jazz experimentation and pop feeling form the engine behind her own work as a leader/co-leader on nearly 20 albums. That same crossover talent is why she's been featured on voice and keyboards with Rufus Wainwright, St. Vincent, and Donny McCaslin. Eckroth has been a busy recording artist throughout her career, and the pace has only increased in recent years. Her work as a composer/arranger began in Las Vegas, arranging for horns and strings with local bands. In 2002, she joined the BMI Jazz Composer’s workshop in NYC led by Jim McNeely. Upon earning a Master’s from Rutgers University, Rachel has traveled the world as an artist involved with other Universities, and writing and/or arranging with Tia Fuller, Donny McCaslin, Hues and more. Her latest album, The Garden, complete with a Grammy nomination in 2021, features 8 tracks written by Eckroth. Website: https://www.racheleckroth.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@racheleckroth Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RachelEckrothMusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachel_eckroth Bandcamp: https://racheleckroth.bandcamp.com ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Examples 1 & 2: “Days on End”, composed by Rachel Eckroth. Performed by The JOI Jazz Orchestra, on the album “A JOIful NoiZZ” (2023). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQe62ZoBpnk Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA

Composer and educator Paul Read explains how writing from the inside out produces forms we weren't expecting, using his piece "Prayer". Melody, harmony, rhythm, and orchestration may get all the credit, but form does a lot of the heavy lifting! Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Paul Read is a composer, arranger, pianist, saxophonist, and educator. He directed his own big band: the Paul Read Orchestra, and for 20 years was pianist/arranger with the Trish Colter Sextet. In 1991, he founded the Jazz Studies program at the University of Toronto where he was Director of Jazz Studies and Graduate Jazz Studies. Before that, Paul was a member of the Humber College Music Faculty in Toronto from 1979 to 1991. He is a recipient of the Muriel Sherrin Award for International Achievement in Music by the Toronto Arts Foundation, the 2018 Ken Page Memorial Trust Lifetime Achievement in Music Award, and in 2022, the International Society of Jazz Arrangers and Composers (ISJAC) Distinguished Service Award. Website: https://www.paulread.ca ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Example 1: “Prayer”, composed by Paul Read. Performed by the Ron Collier Jazz Orchestra (live). Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA Referenced Audio: “Prayer”, composed by Paul Read. Performed by the Paul Read Orchestra, on the album “Arc-en-Ciel” (2010) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWQSmPChSVI Referenced Audio: “Celebration”, composed by Paul Read. Performed by the Paul Read Orchestra, on the album “Arc-en-Ciel” (2010) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWQSmPChSVI Referenced Masterclass: Ed Partyka – Creativity With Common Jazz Forms: https://www.jazzcomposerspresent.com/archives/2023.9.30-ed-partyka-foundational-focus Referenced Masterclass: Ed Partyka – Principles of Form: https://www.jazzcomposerspresent.com/archives/2023.3.29-ed-partyka-foundational-focus Referenced Reading: Jazz Scores and Analysis: Volume 2, Strings And Other Things, by Richard Lawn https://www.shermusic.com/9780991077366.php Referenced Audio: “7.5”, composed by Bill Stewart. Performed by Bill Stewart on the album “Snide Remarks” (1995) Blue Note. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7p6ei-CuUg Referenced Audio: “7.5”, composed by Bill Stewart. Performed by the Chris Potter Quartet on the album “Lift - Live At The Village Vanguard” (2004) Sunnyside. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euWVzbwPo4o Referenced Audio: “Dancer In Nowhere”, composed by Miho Hazama. Performed by Miho Hazama’s m_unit on the album “Dancer In Nowhere” (2018) Sunnyside. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-z-2SXmlnE

Composer and electric bassist Sherisse Rogers explores how experimenting with strong chordal structures paired with different bass notes can lead to discovering new sounds using her piece “For Ones Lost”. Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sherisse Rogers is an award-winning composer, bandleader, and Professor of Jazz Composition at Manhattan School of Music. Sherisse’s 2005 album “Sleight of Hand” with her big band Project Uprising, featuring Dave Liebman, received a 4.5 star review in Downbeat Magazine. Sherisse is the recipient of the 2004 ASCAP/IAJE Emerging Composer Award in honor of Count Basie, the 2005 BMI Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Award and Manny Albam Commission for her piece “Slippery Slope”, the 2006 Herb Alpert Foundation / IAJE Gil Evans Fellowship, and the 2007 Meet The Composer Van Lier Fellowship. In 2008, Sherisse was awarded the Best Composition Award by the Thelonious Monk Institute’s annual international competition for her piece “For Ones Lost”. Sherisse has written for world-renowned ensembles including the Metropole Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio HR Big Band, and Cologne Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, as well as Dave Liebman and Peter Erskine. Sherisse’s works are published by Walrus Music. Sherisse is also a well-established electric bassist with Broadway and off-Broadway credits including Hairspray, Hair, Wicked, Kinky Boots, Jersey Boys, and Summer “A Donna Summer Musical”. Website: https://sherisserogers.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sherisse_rogers Reverbnation: https://www.reverbnation.com/sherisserogers ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Example 1 & Closing: “For Ones Lost”, composed by Sherisse Rogers. Performed by Sherisse Rogers's Project Uprising, on the album “Sleight Of Hand” (2005). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50MwnqAcXPU

Composer Jihye Lee demonstrates how broadening our rhythmic inspiration can create unpredictability and complexity in our compositions while still flowing organically using her pieces “Eight Letters” and “Born in 1935”. Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposers... Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPre... Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzCompose... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jihye Lee is a Korean-born, Brooklyn-based composer, arranger, and conductor, and leader of the Jihye Lee Orchestra. Infinite Connections, her third and latest orchestral album, released on May 31, 2024. and was immediately selected as DownBeat Editor’s ‘Pick of the Month’ for June 2024. Lee's sophomore album, 2021’s Daring Mind (Motema), was described by Le Monde as “a miracle of luxuriance and freshness” and selected as one of the 10 best jazz albums of 2021 by The Guardian. Lee has been hailed as ‘imaginative and creative’ by her longtime mentor Jim McNeely, and her co-producer Darcy James Argue describes her work as 'incredibly distinctive and full of surprises.’ Lee has garnered numerous accolades, including the NYU/CBA National Sawdust Toulmin Fellowship, BMI Foundation's Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize, the ASCAP Foundation/Symphonic Jazz Orchestra Commissioning Prize, and the Korean Music Award for Best Jazz Album of 2021. Her work has also graced prestigious stages like Jazz at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall's NYO Jazz, and the National Theatre of Korea, the Brazil C6 Festival, the Frankfurt hr-Big Band and more. Website: https://jihyemusic.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JihyeLee Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jihyeleejiyoo Twitter: https://twitter.com/jihyeleejiyo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jihyeleejiyo Bandcamp: https://jihyeleeorchestra.bandcamp.com ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Example 1: “Eight Letters”, composed by Jihye Lee. Performed by the Jihye Lee Orchestra on the album “Infinite Connections” (2024). Motéma. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZeIQpXuWd8 Example 2: “Born in 1935”, composed by Jihye Lee. Performed by the Jihye Lee Orchestra on the album “Infinite Connections” (2024). Motéma. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu8jadTcngo Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA

Composer Tracy Yang explores how choices about atmosphere, texture, and density can guide your improvising soloist through the storyline of your piece using her composition “Industrial Zone (Scene Taiwan III)”. Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. Intentional choices about atmosphere, texture, and density help guide your soloist through the storyline of your composition. Using her piece “Industrial Zone”, composer and pianist @TracyYang217 explores adding personalities to your solo backgrounds JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Tracy Yang is a New York-based composer, arranger, performer, and photographer, originally from Taiwan. Yang’s composition "Sea of Clouds" received the Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize and Manny Albam Commission from the BMI Jazz Composers' Workshop in 2021. The commission piece "Sea Swell" was premiered in June 2022 in New York at Dizzy's Jazz at Lincoln Center. Yang was both the Winner and Honorable Mention of the 2018 Jazz Composition Contest for Women Composers from Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra (SWOJO). The performance was part of the Earshot Jazz Festival in Seattle and featured Sheryl Bailey as a guest artist. She was also part of the 2019 Young Composer Showcase selectees from JEN (Jazz Education Network). The 2019 JEN YCS was performed by the Army Jazz Ambassadors at the JEN conference in Reno, Nevada. Yang has worked with many different jazz ensembles, including The Army Jazz Ambassadors, Seattle Women Jazz Orchestra, BMI/New York Jazz Orchestra, and Taipei Jazz Orchestra. Additionally, Yang has been a grant recipient from institutions such as The Queens Council on the Arts, Passim Iguana Music Fund, and Taiwan National Culture and Arts Foundation. Yang released her first EP “The 217 Diaries” in early 2021 and is hard at work on her upcoming jazz orchestra album. Website: https://yangyuchen217.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNh6otYXuTVHfMWWoRlM0CQ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TracyYang217 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracyyang217 Bandcamp: https://tracyyang.bandcamp.com ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Examples: “Industrial Zone (Scene Taiwan III)”, composed by Tracy Yang. Performed by the Tracy Yang Jazz Orchestra on their upcoming album (2023). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ppcm51pze2A Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA

Pianist and composer Ellen Rowe explores how to balance artistry and technique in composition, focusing on using your skill set to realize your artistic vision for a piece, using her arrangement of Thelonious Monk’s ‘Round Midnight’. Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ellen Rowe, jazz pianist and composer, is currently the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation at the University of Michigan. Ms. Rowe has released five CDs as a leader including her most recent, “Momentum – Portraits of Women In Motion”. Her “Momentum” octet was featured at the JEN Conference in 2022 and at Dizzy’s Club in March of 2023. Her compositions and arrangements are published by Kendor Music (now Excelsia), Doug Beach Music, Brava Publishing and Sierra Music Publishing and have been performed by the Village Vanguard Orchestra, BBC Jazz Orchestra, U.S. Navy Commodores, Berlin and NDR Radio Jazz Orchestras, DIVA and the Perth Jazz Orchestra. She has received commissions from the Westchester Jazz Orchestra, Detroit Jazz Festival Orchestra, Minnesota, Illinois and Florida Music Educators, Fred Sturm Commissioning Project, and the DIVA Jazz Orchestra. Ms. Rowe has been awarded residencies at the Banff Centre for the Arts and the Ucross Foundation. Website: https://www.ellenrowe.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ellenrowe688 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellenrowemusic ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Example 1 & Closing: “‘Round Midnight”, composed by Thelonious Monk, arranged by Ellen Rowe. Performed by the Eastman Jazz Ensemble.

Juno-winning composer & pianist Florian Hoefner explores how modern jazz harmony conceals ii-V-I resolutions, and how clever substitutions can unlock complex contemporary chord progressions and sounds. Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com for full-length livestreams and past events. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Florian Hoefner is a Juno-winning pianist and bandleader, composer, arranger and Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at Memorial University in St. John's, Newfoundland. Hoefner’s latest record “First Spring” (2019) with Andrew Downing and Nick Fraser was nominated for a 2021 Juno for Jazz Album of the Year: Group. With his quartet, the Florian Hoefner Group, he has released 3 albums, the latest “Luminosity” (2016) featured tenor saxophonist Seamus Blake. As a composer, Hoefner’s work has been performed by ensembles including Subtone, Peter Kronreif Wayfarers, Iris Trio, Lucerne Jazz Orchestra, Till Brönner, and the Danjam Orchestra. Website: https://florian-hoefner.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FlorianHoefner Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/florianhmusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/florianhjazz Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/florianhjazz ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Examples 1 & Closing: “Flatrock”, composed by Florian Hoefner. Performed by Subtone, on the album “Moose Blues” (2018) Laika Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nD6lNrrTK0 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— PHOTO CREDITS Florian Hoefner photo by Tom Cochrane

Jazz violinist & composer Meg Okura explores how to connect and engage with audiences when discussing your music, striving to make a genuine connection, using her piece "Lilah". Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Meg Okura is jazz violinist, composer, and leader of the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble. She has released six albums under her name since the founding of the PACJE in 2006. Her Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble has performed nationally and internationally, including Winter Jazz Fest, Dizzy's Club Coca Cola at Jazz At Lincoln Center, Blue Note New York, Birdland, the KL Jazz Festival (Malaysia), and the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. Her recent honors include Copland Residency Awards, Chamber Music America New Jazz Works (Doris Duke Charitable Foundation), and Jazz Road Creative Residencies. Okura’s compositions have been performed by the BMI New York Jazz Orchestra, New York Symphonic Ensemble, and Sirius Quartet among others. As a violinist Okura's credit appears on over 100 albums, films, and live videos, including David Bowie, Michael Brecker, Lee Konitz, Steve Swallow, Diane Reeves, Tom Harrell, Vince Giordano, Jeremy Pelt, Sam Newsome, and a Grammy-nominated album by Emilio Solla y La Inestable de Brooklyn. Website: https://www.megokura.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ReasonLogicJazz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MegOkuraJazz Twitter: https://twitter.com/MegOkura Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megokura Bandcamp: https://megokura.bandcamp.com ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Example & Closing: “Seven Short Pieces: VI. Lilah”, composed by Meg Okura. Performed by Meg Okura and Kevin Hays on the album “Lingering” (2024) Adhyaropa Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOHsw6GQpnk

Grammy-nominated pianist, composer, and conductor Mike Holober @mikeholober6378 explores chord voicings for big band using his pieces “Lay of the Land” and “Tides”. Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mike Holober is a Grammy-nominated pianist, composer, and conductor, and recipient of the 2022 American Academy of Arts and Letters Andrew Imbrie Award in Music. Holober’s 2019 big band recording, "Mike Holober & The Gotham Jazz Orchestra: Hiding Out" was nominated for a 2020 GRAMMY® Award (Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album), and features two of Mike’s extended works for jazz orchestra. Holober has served at the helm of some of the world’s most renowned large ensembles as director, conductor, composer, and arranger. From 2007-2013 he was Artistic Director/Conductor of the Westchester Jazz Orchestra (WJO), and he served as guest Conductor/Arranger of the WDR Big Band in 2009, and 2014-2016. From 2011-2015 he was Associate Guest Conductor of the hr-Big Band. Holober is a Full Professor at The City College of New York, where he has been teaching since 1995. He has taught composing and arranging at The Manhattan School of Music since 2014, and from 2007 - 2015 he served as Associate Director of the BMI Jazz Composer’s Workshop, (founded by legendary jazz composers Bob Brookmeyer and Manny Albam), where he taught with Director Jim McNeely. Website: https://mikeholober.com YouTube: @mikeholober6378 Bandcamp: https://mikeholober.bandcamp.com ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Examples 1, 2, & Closing: “Lay of the Land”, composed by Mike Holober. Performed by Mike Holober & The Gotham Jazz Orchestra, on the album "This Rock We're On: Imaginary Letters" (2024) Palmetto Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBMIhJhqvlM https://mikeholober.com/this-rock-we-re-on-imaginary-letters-album Example 3: “Tides”, composed by Mike Holober. Performed by Mike Holober & The Gotham Jazz Orchestra, on the album "This Rock We're On: Imaginary Letters" (2024) Palmetto Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j32Yz4cB29Y ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— PHOTO CREDITS Mike Holober photo by Daryl Estrine

Calling all Jazz Composers! https://JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians, & listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. We livestream Composer Spotlight Masterclasses, Listening Sessions, Foundational Focus Masterclasses, Roundtables, & Artist Q&As. Our incredible Presenting Artists include Grammy winners and nominees, jazz legends, and exciting composers from around the world: Jim McNeely, Darcy James Argue, Rufus Reid, Ayn Inserto, Richard DeRosa, Miho Hazama, and many others! https://jazzcomposerspresent.com/presenting-artists Become a ANNUAL TIER member today to participate in our full-length events and receive access to our **Complete** Archives Events Library - home to over 175 events! We are pleased to offer a variety of membership options to suit any budget. We invite you to join our growing community! https://JazzComposersPresent.com/membership Visit our YouTube channel to enjoy free weekly Mini-Lessons featuring our world-class Presenting Artists as well as Monthly Highlight videos showcasing our favorite moments from our full-length events! https://youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent **Attention music faculty and students** We are pleased to partner with institutions to provide access to our content through their academic libraries. https://jazzcomposerspresent.com/institutional-partnership ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://instagram.com/jazzcomposerspresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. http://danjam.ca/ Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. http://danjam.ca ———————————————————————————————————————————————————

Juno-winning saxophonist and composer Christine Jensen uses her piece “Harbour” to explore chorale writing for brass and saxophones, reflecting on the great Kenny Wheeler's Sweet Time Suite. Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— As a Downbeat Critic’s Poll winner for Rising Star Big Band, Arranger, and Soprano Saxophonist, Christine Jensen is constantly in motion leading her own jazz orchestra and small ensemble. Her albums Habitat and Treelines with the Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra received Juno Awards for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year in 2010 and 2014 respectively. 2017’s Under The Influence Suite, commissioned and recorded by l’Orchestre National de Jazz de Montréal, is an homage to Jensen’s significant musical influences including Kenny Wheeler, John Coltrane, and Lee Konitz. She is two-time recipient of SOCAN’s Hagood Hardy Jazz Composer Award. Jensen has collaborated with artists such as Ben Monder, Gary Versace, Donny McCaslin, Lenny Pickett, Helen Sung, the UMO Jazz Orchestra, Stockholm Jazz Orchestra, and her sister Ingrid Jensen. She is founding Artistic Director and Conductor of the Canadian National Jazz Orchestra and currently serves as Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media at the Eastman School of Music. Website: http://www.christinejensenmusic.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/christinejensenmusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/cjensenmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christinejensenjazz ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Referenced Audio 1: “Us”, composed by Thad Jones. Performed by Thad Jones & Mel Lewis, on the album "Consummation" (1970) Blue Note. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESt7Ofy72W0 Referenced Audio 2: “ The Sweet Time Suite: Part I - Opening”, composed by Kenny Wheeler. Performed by Kenny Wheeler, on the album "Music For Large & Small Ensembles" (1990) ECM Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72OoGlIo6gg Examples & Closing: “Harbour”, composed by Christine Jensen. Performed by the Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra, on the album “Harbour” (2024) Nettwerk/Justin Time Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVVWGjWUW_k

Pianist, composer, and faculty member at the New England Conservatory Frank Carlberg explores tetrachords - four note groupings - and how exploring them in tandem leads us to new and interesting sounds, using his piece "O", from an upcoming unreleased work. Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Originally a native of Helsinki, Finland, pianist & composer Frank Carlberg has carved himself a niche in the New York jazz community. As a leader, his groups include the Frank Carlberg’s Word Circus (performing settings of a wide variety of texts by contemporary poets), the Tivoli Trio and the Frank Carlberg Large Ensemble. Carlberg has been commissioned to write music for big bands, small ensembles, symphony orchestras as well as modern dance companies. He has composed nearly 200 settings to a wide range of texts and poetry. In addition to his playing and composing activities Carlberg also serves on the faculty at New England Conservatory. Carlberg has released over 20 albums as a leader. He was a founding member of the Douglass Street Music Collective and runs the Red Piano Records label. He runs 20 Questions, an interview blog. His latest release is Frank Carlberg Large Ensemble - Elegy For Thelonious on the Sunnyside Records label. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frank_carlberg Bandcamp: https://frankcarlberg.bandcamp.com ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Example 1: “O”, composed by Frank Carlberg and Gabriel Bolaños. Performed by Frank Carlberg and Gabriel Bolaños, on an upcoming album. Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA

Composer and saxophonist Charles Pillow explains how to keep your composition unified using his arrangement of Willie Nelson by Miles Davis alongside other pieces from his new album Electric Miles 2. Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— With eight recordings as a leader to his credit, Charles Pillow is one of the premier woodwind instrumentalists/saxophonists of the day. His recordings include "Chamber Jazz” (2020, Summit), “Electric Miles” (2018, MAMA), his large ensemble featuring his arrangements of the music of Miles Davis, which was a top 10 critics pick, “Triocity” (2017, Originarts), “van Gogh Letters” (2010, ELCM), featuring Gary Versace and Jim Ridl, “The Planets” and “Pictures at an Exhibition”, both on Artistshare, “In this World” (2001, Summit) featuring Peter Erskine,and “Currents” (1996, Challenge) featuring Adam Nussbaum and Ben Monder. He has appeared on over 100 CDs of jazz and pop artists such as Brad Mehldau, John Scofield, Michael Brecker, David Liebman, David Sanborn, Jay Z, Paul Simon, Tom Harrell, Joe Henderson, Maria Schneider and Bob Mintzer. In addition to his teaching at the Eastman School of Music, he gives masterclasses and guest appearances throughout the US and abroad. Website: https://charlespillow.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charles_pillow ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Referenced Audio: “Rated X”, composed by Miles Davis, arranged by Charles Pillow. Performed by the Charles Pillow Large Ensemble, on the album “Electric Miles 2” (Summit Records, 2023). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSWS6lJwtxg Example 1: “Great Expectations”, composed by Miles Davis, arranged by Charles Pillow. Performed by the Charles Pillow Large Ensemble, on the album “Electric Miles 2” (Summit Records, 2023). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRmXpf1uPI8 Example 2 & Closing: “Willie Nelson”, composed by Miles Davis, arranged by Charles Pillow. Performed by the Charles Pillow Large Ensemble, on the album “Electric Miles 2” (Summit Records, 2023). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElKJOWG9v9I

Calling all Music Teachers, Faculty, Staff, & Students! We are thrilled to partner with post-secondary institutions to share our content through their academic libraries. Participate in live events and receive access to our **Complete** Archives - home to 175+ full-length masterclasses! We designed our Foundational Focus Masterclass series in collaboration with our institutional partners to better support instruction. Faculty members submit a draft syllabus or module list, which we support with recommended resources to incorporate in curricular design. https://jazzcomposerspresent.com/institutional-partnership https://JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians, & listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. We livestream Composer Spotlight Masterclasses, Listening Sessions, Foundational Focus Masterclasses, Roundtables, & Artist Q&As. Our incredible Presenting Artists include Grammy winners and nominees, jazz legends, and exciting composers from around the world: Jim McNeely, Darcy James Argue, Rufus Reid, Ayn Inserto, Richard DeRosa, Miho Hazama, and many others! https://jazzcomposerspresent.com/presenting-artists We invite you to join our growing community! https://jazzcomposerspresent.com/institutional-partnership ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://instagram.com/jazzcomposerspresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. http://danjam.ca/ Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. http://danjam.ca ———————————————————————————————————————————————————

Saxophonist, composer, and author Mike Tomaro discusses how developing simple ideas can create a much richer musical setting using his big band arrangement of Rosalina In The Observatory from Super Mario Galaxy. Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mike Tomaro is the Director of Jazz Studies at Duquesne University. Prior to this, he was a member of the Army Blues, composing and/or arranging much of that group's repertoire. He is a Yamaha Performing Artist and Vandoren Diamond Artist and has worked with a diverse array of artists and groups. Mike's latest recording, “4 Seasons,” on the MCG Jazz label, is the first under his own name in 18 years. In addition to 4 prior recordings of his own, he has appeared on many others, including those of Nancy Wilson, Ann Hampton Callaway, New York Voices, Sheryl Bailey, Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra. He has over 200 published compositions and arrangements and his music has been performed by jazz greats and academic institutions around the world. Mike co-authored the textbook “Instrumental Jazz Arranging: A Comprehensive and Practical Guide” (Hal Leonard Publications), with his long-time mentor, Dr. John Wilson. Website: https://miketomaro.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@miketomaro5854 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike_tomaro ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Examples: “Rosalina In The Observatory”, composed by Koji Kondo, arranged by Mike Tomaro. Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA

Trombonist, composer, and conductor Ed Partyka discusses how our tendencies as composers are often what make our music unique and identifiable, but can make our music predictable (or even boring) for our musicians and audience. Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposers... Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPre... Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzCompose... ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ed Partyka is a bass trombonist, tubist, composer, arranger and conductor, who serves as the Musical Director of the Zurich Jazz Orchestra and Chief Conductor & Artistic Director of Finland’s UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra. He was the long-time bass trombonist with Bob Brookmeyer's New Art Orchestra, including seminal recordings New Works Celebration, Get Well Soon, & Spirit Music, among others. He was recipient of the 2000 “A.S.C.A.P. / I.A.J.E. Commission Honouring the Centenary of Louis Armstrong”. He currently leads the Ed Partyka Jazz Orchestra and was Musical Director of the Concert Jazz Orchestra Vienna from 1999 – 2006. Partyka has appeared as a guest conductor with ensembles including the Danish Radio Big Band, NDR Big Band, Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw, Concept Art Orchestra, and the Graz Composers Orchestra. His most extensive collaboration in recent years has been with the Frankfurt Radio HR Big Band. During his tenure he has arranged music for and conducted projects with jazz artists such as Robben Ford, Theo Bleckmann, China Moses, and Fay Claassen. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwf7... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EPJO2017 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partyka_ed ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Example 1: “Shir", composed by Etti Ankri, arranged by Ed Partyka. Performed by the Zurich Jazz Orchestra featuring Efrat Alony (2023). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTjTfFAV2vo Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA

Composer and arranger Paul White discusses hiding Easter eggs and quotes in your music to point the listener in a specific direction and pay tribute to your inspiration using his composition “Lili’s Song” and his arrangement of John Williams “Leia’s Theme” from Star Wars. Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Dr. White is the founding member of The Paul White Quintet, a contemporary jazz ensemble that has graced stages across the nation, including various annual jazz festivals. In 2008 he was awarded the role of Saxophonist with The US Army Field Bands Jazz Ambassadors. As a member of this ensemble, he delivered concerts to audiences numbering in the millions across the United States. His talents were then recognized with the appointment of Staff Arranger for The U.S. Army Field Band in 2011, and advancement to Chief Arranger in 2023. His arrangements and compositions have been showcased by numerous professional and military ensembles all over the world, most notably his award winning arrangement of the iconic John Williams composition, "Leia's Theme." Today, Dr. White continues to be an active force in the world of music. He dedicates his talents to composing and performing with local ensembles in the Washington D.C./Baltimore region while also touring across the nation to deliver captivating concerts and insightful clinics. Website: http://www.paulwhitequintet.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PaulWhiteGroup Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chairbornearranger ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Example 1 & Closing: “Lili’s Song”, composed by Paul White. Performed by The United States Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors, on the album “Perspectives: Resources for Jazz Education” (2013). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp1qgLaWH4s Example 2: “Leia’s Theme”, composed by John Williams, arranged by Paul White. Performed by The United States Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors (2018). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kKMo36uSAk

Composer and conductor Christopher Zuar explores how well-written solo backgrounds can propel the musical drama of your piece forward while keeping the soloist rooted in the composition using his piece “In Winter Blooms”. Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Composer and conductor Christopher Zuar is the recipient of a 2020 Copland House Residency Award, and 2022 MacDowell Fellowship. His debut album, “Musings” (2016), with the Christopher Zuar Orchestra, a collection of eight original compositions for large ensemble, was awarded a spot on DownBeat magazine's "Best Albums of 2016", and runner-up "Debut of The Year" in the NPR Jazz Critics Poll. Zuar is a recipient of the ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer’s Award (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017), the First Music Commission from the New York Youth Symphony (2011, 2012 and 2015), the 2016 ASCAP Johnny Mandel Prize, the 2020 Airmen of Note Sammy Nestico Award, and the 2021 Symphonic Jazz Orchestra Commissioning Prize. Zuar’s music has been performed by the WDR Big Band (Germany), the Brussels Jazz Orchestra (Belgium), the Danish Radio Big Band (Denmark), and New York Youth Symphony Jazz among others. Website: http://www.christopherzuar.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCinbGRLDob6qFLDogA5CgVw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christopherzuar Bandcamp: https://christopherzuar.bandcamp.com ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Examples 1&2: “In Winter Blooms”, composed by Christopher Zuar. Performed by the Christopher Zuar Orchestra on the album "Exuberance" (2024, upcoming). https://christopherzuar.bandcamp.com/album/exuberance Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA

Pianist, composer, Steinway artist, and 2021 Guggenheim Fellow Helen Sung discusses how to find your compositional voice, reflecting on lessons with the legendary Ron Carter, using her piece “The Waiting Game”. Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Helen Sung is a native of Houston, Texas, and alumna of its High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. Diverging from her classical upbringing after encountering jazz during studies at the University of Texas at Austin, she went on to become part of the inaugural class of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance and win the Kennedy Center’s Mary Lou Williams Jazz Piano Competition. Sung’s "Quartet+" (Sunnyside Records) garnered a 4.5 star DownBeat review and a JazzTimes cover. In addition to her own band, Helen has worked with such luminaries as Clark Terry, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Wynton Marsalis, Regina Carter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Cecile McLorin Salvant, and the Mingus Big Band. Helen currently teaches at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Columbia University, where she was the first jazz artist-in-residence at its prestigious Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute exploring the intersection of jazz & neuroscience. Helen is a Steinway Artist. Website: https://www.helensung.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/helensungmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HelenSungMusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/helensung Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sung_helen Bandcamp: https://helensung.bandcamp.com ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Example 1 & Closing: “The Waiting Game”, composed by Helen Sung. Performed by Helen Sung, on the album “Push” (2001) Fresh Sound New Talent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3k4uQfxd-E ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Helen Sung photo courtesy of Joseph Boggess Photography

Composer and Grammy-nominated producer Miggy Miyajima demonstrates how using unison in your composition or arrangement allows your ideas to clearly cut through and grab the listener's attention using her pieces “Hope For Hope” and "The Blooming Season". Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JazzComposersPresent Facebook: https://facebook.com/JazzComposersPresent Twitter: https://twitter.com/JazzCompPresent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JazzComposersPresent ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Hailing from Japan, composer, producer, pianist, and bandleader of the 17-piece Miggy Augmented Orchestra, Migiwa “Miggy” Miyajima creates large-scale works manifesting her distinct life experiences. Miyajima’s work with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra brought her two Grammy nominations as its associate producer for “Forever Lasting- Live in Tokyo” and “Over Time: Music of Bob Brookmeyer.” She has also served as associate producer and conductor of NEA jazz master Slide Hampton’s big band. After surviving the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, Miyajima received a Japanese government grant and a Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Fellowship and relocated to the US. Miggy Augmented Orchestra released its ArtistShare debut album “Colorful” in 2018. In March 2021, Miyajima released a book with accompanied music entitled “Your Future Story” as a first product of her year-long “Unbreakable Hope and Resilience” project, based on the real stories of survivors and volunteers of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. She is the recipient of grants and awards including the 2019 Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship, 2020 NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre, and 2021 Creative Engagement program of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Website: https://miggymigiwa.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/miggymigiwa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MigiwaMiyajima.pianocomp Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiggyMigwa Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miggymigwa Bandcamp: https://migiwamiyajima.bandcamp.com ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvVHeP4sCc Example 1: “Hope For Hope”, composed by Migiwa Miyajima. Performed by Miggy Augmented Orchestra on the album “Colorful” (2018). ArtistShare. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skzl38oPRTw Example 2: “Hope For Hope”, composed by Migiwa Miyajima. Performed by Dick Oatts, Naomu Soeda, Ron Blake, & Carl Marahgi (2024, upcoming). Example 3: “Reconciliation Suite, Mvmt 4: The Blooming Season”, composed by Migiwa Miyajima. Performed live by ETHEL and Allison Loggins-Hull (2022). https://youtu.be/80essL_1jes?si=Nrh_jw44AsBL7nsG&t=591 Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8TdGWL1iA ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— PHOTO CREDITS Migiwa Miyajima photo by Hayato Sakurai “Colorful” album art by Hayato Sakurai