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ASCAP Foundation President Marilyn Bergman has announced the winners of the 2004/2005 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards. The program, established in 2002, was created to encourage gifted American jazz composers to create new works. Composers from throughout the United States ranging in age from 12 to 30 competed for the cash awards. The winning works were selected through a juried national competition. The 2004/2005 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Award recipients are: Michael Blanco, 28, Astoria, NY; Robert Borgstede, 25, Troy, IL; Maurice Brown, 24, New Orleans, LA; Patrick Cornelius, 26, Astoria, NY; Zaccai Curtis, 22, Windsor, CT; Jesse Elder, 21, Rochester, MI; Jason Flatley, 23, Baltimore, MD; Quamon Fowler, 24, Lubbock, TX; Jason Goldman, 29, South Pasadena, CA; David Guidi, 26, Austin, TX; Eric Hirsh, 20, Carrboro, NC; Pascal Le Boeuf, 18, Santa Cruz, CA; Remy Le Boeuf, 18, Santa Cruz, CA; Rick Parker, 26, Brooklyn, NY; Christopher Pattishall, 18, Durham, NC; Nate Radley, 29, Astoria, NY; Bob Reynolds, 27, Astoria, NY; Daniel Riera, 17, San Francisco, CA; Sherisse Rogers, 26, Brooklyn, NY; Matt Savage, 12, Francestown, NH; Jeff Schneider, 17, Cos Cob, CT; Joey Schneider, 16, Novato, CA; Jaleel Shaw, 26, Paterson, NJ; and Manuel Valera, 24, Brooklyn, NY. Press Release for 2004 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards
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