20 rising U.S. jazz talents recognized with Herb Alpert award
Flies in May for big band Gary (Kaiji) Wang, 25, of Rochester, N.Y. (via Beijing, China); Lullabye and Dreams for soprano sax, piano, bass, drums, and string quartet Alex Weitz, 30, of New York, N.Y. (via Tucson, Ariz.); Odyssey for tenor sax, vibes, piano, bass, and drums Matt Wong, 22, of New York, N.Y. (via San Francisco, Calif.); A Little Hut for modified big band Courtney Wright, 26 of New York, N.Y. (via Woodbridge, Va.); The jurors also made honourable mentions of the following composers: Henry Godfrey, 24, of Jamaica Plain, Mass. (via Silver Spring, Md.); We’ll Get The...
Source: jazz.fm
