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Herb Alpert Foundation ASCAP Jazz Awards - Music

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Herb Alpert Foundation ASCAP Jazz Awards - Music

Rych McCain International/Nationally Syndicated Entertainment Columnist

THE ASCAP FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES

2021 HERB ALPERT YOUNG JAZZ COMPOSER

AWARD RECIPIENTS

The ASCAP Foundation announces the recipients of the 2021 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards. Established in 2002, the program recognizes gifted young jazz composers up to the age of 30. It carries the name of the great trumpeter and ASCAP member Herb Alpert in recognition of The Herb Alpert Foundation’s multi-year financial commitment to the program. The recipients, who receive cash awards, are selected through a juried national competition.

“We are grateful to the Herb Alpert Foundation for their long-standing partnership and financial support for this important program to help nurture the careers of talented young music creators,” said ASCAP Foundation President, Paul Williams. “Every year we look forward to hearing the innovative compositions from our Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award recipients, who are the future of this vital art form. We congratulate and wish them enduring success.”

The 2021 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award recipients are listed below with their age, current residence and place of origin. If under 18, only the age and state of residence is listed:

Clint Bleil, age 26 of Pittsburgh, PA; Andy Clausen, age 28 of Brooklyn, NY (Seattle, WA); Stratøs (Eddie Codrington), age 24 of Kalamazoo, MI (Ann Arbor, MI); Michael Echaniz, age 26 of Oakland, CA (Berkeley, CA); Eliana Fishbeyn age 25 of New York, NY (Chapel Hill, NC); Ariel Sha Glassman, age 24 of Denton, TX (Columbus, OH); Philip Ryan Goss age 28 of Brookline, MA (Evanston, IL); Jon Hatamiya, age 29 of Sacramento, CA (Davis, CA); Joseph Herbst, age 25 of Easley, SC; Chase Kuesel, age 27 of Brooklyn, NY (Norwalk, CT); Aditi Malhotra, age 23 of Boston, MA (New Delhi, India); Luca Mendoza, age 22 of Los Angeles, CA; Lesley Mok, age 26 of Brooklyn, NY (San Mateo, CA); Yu Nishiyama, age 26 of Hawthorne, NJ (Yokohama, Japan); Zach Rich, age 27 of Greeley, CO (Wichita, KS); Yoko Suzuki age 26 of Yokohama, Japan; Gary (Kaiji) Wang, age 25 of Rochester, NY (Beijing, China); Alex Weitz age 30 of New York, NY (Tucson, AZ); Matt Wong, age 22 of New York, NY (San Francisco, CA); and Courtney Wright, age 26 of New York, NY (Woodbridge, VA).

Composers receiving Honorable Mention this year are: Henry Godfrey age 24 of Jamaica Plain, MA (Silver Spring, MD); Oliver Mann, age 17 of CA; Daiki Nakajima, age 18 of San Jose, CA; Hunter McKay, age 24 of Boston, MA (York, ME); Yuma Uesaka, age 30 of Brooklyn, NY (London, UK); and Andrew Watkins Alcocer, age 24 of Rochester, NY (Fresno, CA).

Through a partnership with the Newport Festivals Foundation, one of this year’s Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards recipients will be featured by the Newport Jazz Festival.

The ASCAP composer/judges for the 2021 competition were: Ambrose Akinmusire, Wycliffe Gordon and Jihye Lee.

Additional funding for the program is provided by The ASCAP Foundation Bart Howard Fund.

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Tiffany Bynoe - Muisc

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Tiffany Bynoe - Music

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Tiffan Bynoe "Make Me Say It Aga

A multi-genre Billboard charting artist who has scored hit singles in Adult Contemporary/Smooth Jazz, R&B and Gospel music, versatile soul songstress Tiffany Bynoe lays a sensual foundation for the upcoming spring release of her highly anticipated full length debut album with her latest single “Make Me Say It Again.” The track, released through Alimiya Music Group INC/ Cmore5 Music /Empire, is available now for download and streaming on all music platforms.

Produced by the young emerging production duo The Trillionaires, “Make Me Say It Again” is a lush, contemporary and deeply sensual re-imagining of The Isley Brothers’ classic 1975 track “Make Me Say It Again,” with Tiffany bringing her unique female perspective to a lyric originally sung by Ronald Isley. “Make Me Say It Again” follows a string of hit singles for Tiffany over the past few years that includes her Top 30 Billboard Gospel Airplay song “Seasons,” “Free,” “Love Like Waterfalls,” “Be Still” and various remixes of “Shame.” Her most recent singles in 2020 were “Be Still” and “All of Us” featuring The Trillionaires. Tiffany’s upcoming album will feature songs co-written by the singer, her husband Kyle Bynoe and Marquise Brown and produced by The Trillionaires. The collection will feature Tiffany’s trademark wide range of styles and include a collaboration with the “Godfather of Gospel/Jazz,” Ben Tankard.

“It’s a way to pay homage to the classic soul I listened to growing up while putting a modern twist on it that reflects my love for current female R&B artists like H.E.R. and Summer Walker,” states the singer.

Lorenzo Thomas, CEO/Program Manager of 100 Hip Hop and RNB FM, says, “Tiffany’s rendition of the Isley Brothers classic is a testament to the sounds of yesteryear but also ignites today’s souls’ yearning for some good R&B.”

A seasoned performer by the time she was 14, Tiffany competed and won Amateur Night three times at the famed Apollo Theatre in NYC. Following that, she was offered numerous recording deals, but her mother insisted she finish high school first. At 17, the singer signed a major recording contract with Elektra Records and scored the #3 Billboard hit “Give Him a Love He Can Feel” under the name Tene Williams. Wendy Williams was one of the DJ’s who broke the record in New York, and one of Tiffany’s dreams came true when she appeared on “Soul Train” with Don Cornelius. The singer also appeared on BET’s video soul and other major platforms of the time. Tiffany has used her downtime during the pandemic to finish two books, “Ugly Duckling No More” and “M.E. Made Extraordinary.”. These volumes tell her inspirational story of overcoming adversity and challenges in both her personal and professional lives. Their compelling emotional narratives detail the struggles of overcoming low self-esteem, depression, regrets and other mental health issues.

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