Greg Simon

Greg Simon (b. 1985) is a composer and jazz trumpeter hailing from California, by way of Oregon and Colorado. Greg’s music has been praised for its “high energy, lovely solo turns, and upbeat personality” (Fanfare Magazine) and called “thoughtful composition, full of beauty that satisfies audiences of all experience levels” (Saxophonist Magazine). Drawing its inspiration… Read more

Chuck Owen

The recipient of five individual GRAMMY nominations and a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship, Chuck Owen’s compositions have been performed widely; by the Netherlands’ Metropole Orch., WDR Big Band, Brussels Jazz Orch., Aarhus Big Band, Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orch. and numerous others. Chuck’s evocative and intensely personal work is steeped in the jazz tradition but draws liberally… Read more

Jordyn Davis

Jordyn Davis is redefining the landscape of contemporary music with her extraordinary talent and groundbreaking achievements. A Detroit native, Davis stands out not only for her musicianship as a bassist, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist but also for her trailblazing role as the first African-American woman to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Composition from Michigan State… Read more

David Dzubay

Professor Dzubay’s music has been performed in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Mexico, and Asia by the symphony orchestras of Aspen, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Cincinnati, Detroit, Fort Wayne, Guangxi, Guiyang, Honolulu, Kansas City, Louisville, Memphis, Minnesota, Oregon, Oakland, St. Louis and Vancouver; the American Composers Orchestra, National Symphonies of Ireland and Mexico, New World Symphony, National… Read more

Robert Aldridge

Grammy-winning composer Robert Livingston Aldridge (born:1954, Richmond,VA) has written over eighty works for orchestra, opera, music-theater, voice, dance, string quartet, solo and chamber ensembles. His music has been performed throughout the world. He has received numerous fellowships and awards for his music from the Guggenheim Foundation, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, National Endowment… Read more

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