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Monk Institute Sets 2008 Competition Schedule
The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz has announced that the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition finals will take place on Sunday, October 26 at 5 p.m. at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. The semi-finals will take place on the campus of UCLA at Schoenberg Hall on Saturday, October 25 from 1-5 p.m. This year’s competition will feature the saxophone, with ten of the world’s most talented young…
BMI Awards $10K Monk Prize to Jazz Pianist Kálmán Oláh
Congratulations to jazz pianist Kálmán Oláh, grand prize winner of the 2006 BMI-sponsored Thelonious Monk International Jazz Composer's Competition. The $10,000 award was presented during the Thelonious Monk Institute's 20th Anniversary Gala held Sept. 20 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Oláh's winning work, performed by a group of jazz all-stars during the celebration, was entitled "Always." Listen to the the winning song, "Always"…
Jazz Composers Workshop to Showcase New Works at Annual Concert July 6
The highly lauded BMI Jazz Composers Workshop, now in its second decade, will highlight the best of new jazz compositions created during the last year at its 18th Annual Summer Showcase Concert. The concert is free to the public, and will be held on Thursday, July 6 at Merkin Concert Hall (Abraham Goodman House at 129 West 67th Street) at 8:00 p.m. The concert will feature…
5th Annual JAM Celebration Honors Jazz Pioneers
Jazz Appreciation Month, or JAM for short, kicked off this April with a special fifth anniversary ceremony held at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. Sponsored by BMI and presented by the Smithsonian, the annual, month-long celebration pays tribute to this living art form by raising awareness of jazz and its history through performances, dance, film, programs and displays at the museum.…
It’s Eight Grammy Nods for Mariah, Kanye and Legend
BMI superstars Mariah Carey, Kanye West and John Legend led the list of nominees for the 48th Annual Grammy Awards with eight nods each when contenders were announced at a star-studded press conference held December 8 at Gotham Hall in New York City. Their three-way tie pushed the total number of BMI-nominated songwriters and artists to an astounding 70% in the general fields.
BMI Celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month
April is Jazz Appreciation Month! Launched in 2002 by the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, Jazz Appreciation Month (or JAM for short) is a month-long celebration spotlighting jazz through concerts, programs and museum collections. Schools, colleges, museums, concert halls, libraries and public broadcasters are encouraged to offer special programs of their own every April. …
BMI Backs Jazz Appreciation Month
by Steve Dollar Born with the century - the 20th century, that is - the most uniquely American of music forms is finally getting its own month, a full hundred years into a history as lively and complex as the nation that spawned it. April marks the first annual national Jazz Appreciation Month, a project launched by the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, backed…
At BMI, Black Music Month Is Celebrated All Year Long

At BMI, Black Music Month Is Celebrated All Year Long By Rob Patterson From the dawning days of rhythm & blues through today's multifaceted urban music scene, BMI has been at the forefront of music from the African American tradition, styles and community. A continuity of teamwork between BMI and Black music-makers extends from Aretha Franklin to…
For Chick Corea, Creative Impulses Are the Key to Success

In the annals of 20th century music and surely the 21st century as well, pianist and composer Chick Corea looms large for both his innovations and his fealty to honorable traditions. His seminal work with Miles Davis in the mid-1960s on Bitches Brew and In A Silent Way as well as Corea's later leadership of Return To Forever indelibly influenced the nature of jazz…
