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New Jazz Works: Commissioning and
Ensemble Development
Deadline: March 8, 2013Notification: June 2013
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• learn about New Jazz Works,• meet eligibility requirements,• strategize on submitting a strong application,• understand the panel process.
Let’s help you
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What is New Jazz Works?
New Jazz Works is a grant program that is a component of the Doris Duke Jazz Ensembles Project.
Made possible by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
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New Jazz Works provides support to professional U. S. Jazz ensembles for
• the creation and performance of a new work,• activities that extend the life of the work,• business skill enrichment for ensemble
leader, and• free registration and travel subsidy to a CMA
national conference.
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New Jazz Works gives priorityto projects that
• represent new creative territory or• significant growth for the
bandleader/ensemble.
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An ensemble is eligible if it
• is a professional composer-led or collective jazz ensemble,
• is based in the U.S. or its territories, and the leader is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident,
• consists of 2–10 musicians,
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Eligibility, cont’d.
• includes improvisation as an integral part of its composition and performance
• is a CMA Organization-level member • has no overdue reports or financial obligations
to CMA, and• has waited 12 months from completion of a
previous New Jazz Works grant.
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An ensemble may apply in either
• New Jazz Works or • Classical Commissioning programs, • but not both.
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• may appear on only one application to either program (not both), and
• may not have any outstanding obligations to CMA.
Similarly, a composer
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The composer
• may be either a performing member of the ensemble or a guest,
• is an individual (not a group), and• must be a citizen or permanent resident of the
U.S.
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New Jazz Works: Creation and Presentation
Core component funds• the creation of a new work,•the work’s world premiere, and•one additional performance.
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Core provides up to $16,000 for the
• composer fee of $6,000, and • $1,000 per musician for rehearsing and
performing the work within the Core period.
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supports the ensemble with up to $7,500 for activities such as•concerts and touring•clinics and community visits•conference showcasing•promotion•recording
Continued Life
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Better Business
supports the ensemble leader with up to $3,000 for activities such as•attending meetings and conferences,•taking classes, and•working with mentors and consultants.
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CMA National Conference
• complimentary registration for the ensemble leader, and
• travel/hotel subsidies for ensemble leaders who live more than 200 miles from New York City.
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The CD-R Work Sample
• must be in CD-R format, and• may contain edited recordings of studio or live
performances and of published and/or commercially released music.
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• Tracks 1 and 2 must feature up to 5 minutes of music performed by the applicant ensemble or a majority of its members, and
• track 3 must feature up to 5 minutes of one work by the composer. A printed score, lead sheet, or other graphic representation relating to this work is needed.
The CD-R Work Sample cont’d.
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Written application and review
• CD-R work sample sheet (referred to during full listening review)
• project description (referred to during composer listening review)
• ensemble and composer descriptions (read in final panel round)
• score (referred to in final panel round)
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Project description
Put your artistic ideas into words. Some suggestions:•what is your inspiration for the work?•how is this new creative territory for you?•describe its structure•if applicable, why is the ensemble planning to work with guest musicians?
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Completing your application
• 1 stapled application form with an original signature
• 8 additional copies of the stapled application • 1 CD-R work sample• 1 printed score, lead sheet, or other graphic
representation relating to the work on Track 3 of the CD-R Work Sample
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Completing your application cont’d
• If working with a guest composer, 1 copy of the Letter of Intent between ensemble and composer
• 1 document verifying the U.S. citizenship or permanent residency status of the ensemble leader, or ensemble’s 501(c)(3) designations as described in the guidelines
• 1 document verifying the U.S. citizenship or permanent residency status of the composer, if different from the band leader
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Panel notes
• The panel is made up of five jazz musicians who meet for three days in New York.
• CMA uses a simple scoring system of 10 (excellent), 4 (good to very good), 1 (non-competitive).
• The panel moves a select number of applications from one round to the next.
• In the final round, they choose approximately 10 grantees.
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CD-R Work Sample review criteria
• artistic excellence and distinctiveness as an indicator of the leader’s ability to shape a small jazz ensemble
• composer’s skill and originality in composing/arranging chamber jazz music
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Written application review criteria
• originality of the proposed work
• degree to which the project represents a new direction and/or significant growth for the ensemble
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Closing Tips
• The panel reviews your audio first, and your text second (if your application moves to this round).
• A strong CD-R work sample determines if your application will move through the two listening rounds to the overall review in Round 3.
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• In your written application, be sure to answer the questions asked. Keep it simple and clear. Do not repeat yourself.
• Remember that musicians are the sole evaluators of your application. Prepare your application with this in mind.
Closing Tips cont’d.
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CMA leaves that up to the applicant to determine and the panel to evaluate. Good luck with your application!
What is Jazz?
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Questions, concerns? Contact•Jeanette Vuocolo, program director, CMA Jazz, (212) 242-2022, ext. 5081
www.chamber-music.org