Download New Jazz Works: Commissioning and

New Jazz Works:
Commissioning and
Ensemble Development
Deadline: March 8, 2013
Notification: June 2013
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learn about New Jazz Works,
meet eligibility requirements,
strategize on submitting a strong application,
understand the panel process.
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.
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.
New Jazz Works gives priority
to projects that
• represent new creative territory or
• significant growth for the
bandleader/ensemble.
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,
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.
An ensemble may apply in either
• New Jazz Works or
• Classical Commissioning programs,
• but not both.
Similarly, a composer
• may appear on only one application to either
program (not both), and
• may not have any outstanding obligations to
CMA.
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.
New Jazz Works:
Creation and Presentation
Core component funds
• the creation of a new work,
• the work’s world premiere, and
• one additional performance.
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.
Continued Life
supports the ensemble with up to $7,500 for
activities such as
• concerts and touring
• clinics and community visits
• conference showcasing
• promotion
• recording
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.
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.
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.
The CD-R Work Sample cont’d.
• 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.
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)
Project description
Put your artistic ideas into words. Some
suggestions:
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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?
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
Closing Tips cont’d.
• 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.
What is Jazz?
CMA leaves that up to the applicant to
determine and the panel to evaluate.
Good luck with your application!
Questions, concerns? Contact
• Jeanette Vuocolo, program director, CMA Jazz,
(212) 242-2022, ext. 5081
www.chamber-music.org