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The Made in New York Jazz Competition and Festival is a brand that started as a local festival in New York City and tristate area. In 2013 the brand introduced the first, online-based, global jazz competition, followed by the annual, International Jazz Gala at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center, Made In New York Jazz Festival in Montenegro and multiple independent shows mostly held in the US. The Brand debuted in 2010 and was founded by jazz aficionado, and music producer, Michael Brovkine.


History

The idea of organizing a global, online
jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...
competition was the brainchild of a musician and producer, Michael Brovkine. The concept was born in 2010, with the growing popularity of the internet, but it took another three years and the use of
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for the first competition to come to fruition. In January 2013, The Made in New York Jazz Competition website launched, and by August 2013, the Competition had more than 250 registered artists and musicians representing 35 countries, and over 12,000 registered website users. In May 2014, the first online-based, year-round jazz competition made its Gala Concert debut at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center, in
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. Although the contest headquarters is located in New York, the contest itself occurs online. One of the unique aspects of the competition is that entries are accepted year-round, and winners are determined by the accumulation of votes received from online voters, committee members, and competition judges. The Grand Prize for winning the contest includes $3,000 plus 10% of registration fees, round-trip ticket to the International Jazz Gala in New York as a performer (courtesy of
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), various prizes from competition and gala sponsors, the opportunity to perform on stage with jazz legends, network with industry notables, and the chance to gain global exposure. The competition gained popularity quickly, gaining over 30,000 registered jazz musicians and fans representing 50 countries around the globe. In May 2016, Made In New York Jazz Competition launched the brand in Europe, in collaboration with Montenegrin publishing house, Rabbit Records and main partner, Capital Plaza, with an inauguration festival in
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Leadership and Board of Members

* Michael Brovkine: Founder & CEO * Yaacov Mayman: Artist Director * Alexandra Djordjevic: Managing Director * Vladimir Maraš: Affiliate Director,
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* Pablo Elorza: Affiliate Director,
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: Honored International Artistic Advisor (2016-2017)


Supporters, partners, and sponsors

* French Embassy in the United States * German Mission in the United States *
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* Consulate of Montenegro in the United States * Onassis Cultural Center * Bodossaki Foundation *
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* Adriatic Properties * CdM Media * Montenegro Ministry of Culture * Hotel Ziya *
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* Ethno Jazz Club Sejdefa * US Embassy in Montenegro * Porto Montenegro


Performers and gala hosts


First Annual Jazz Gala 2014 (New York)

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Lenny White Leonard White III (born December 19, 1949) is an American jazz fusion drummer who was a member of the band Return to Forever led by Chick Corea in the 1970s. White has been called "one of the founding fathers of jazz fusion". White has won thre ...
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Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...
Winner *
Randy Brecker Randal Edward Brecker (born November 27, 1945) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. His versatility has made him a popular studio musician who has recorded with acts in jazz, rock music, rock, and R&B. Early life Brecker was ...
, Multi-Grammy Award Winner * Anita Vitale, Competition winner * Evgeny Lebedev, Second Place winner * Vladimir Maras * Migayel Voskanyan and Friends * Ricardo Baldaci * Pablo Elorza * Nick Vintskevich


Jazz Gala 2015 (New York)

* Randy Brecker, Multi-Grammy Award Winner *
Bobby Sanabria Bobby Sanabria (born June 2, 1957) is an American drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, documentary film producer, educator, activist, radio show host, and writer of Puerto Rican descent who specializes in jazz and Latin jazz. Biography S ...
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Alex Blake Alex Blake (born Alejandro Blake Fearon Jr., 1951) is a jazz bass player. Biography Blake was born in 1951 in Panama and moved to the United States at the age of seven, growing up in Brooklyn, New York. He began his career with Sun Ra's band A ...
* Yaacov Mayman * Eden Rabin International Project, Competition winner * Jan Prax Quartet * Polly Gibbons * Uraz Kivaner *
Thana Alexa Thana Alexa Pavelić (born March 19, 1987) is a jazz vocalist, composer, arranger, and producer. She was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album for her 2020 recording ''Ona''. Early life and education Alexa's interest in music ...
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Sinan Alimanović Sinan Alimanović (born 11 February 1954) is a Bosnian jazz pianist, organist, composer, conductor, arranger and educator. Biography Sinan Alimanović has worked with American and European jazz musicians such as Randy Brecker, Harvie S, Duško ...


Jazz Gala 2016 (New York)

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Rufus Reid Rufus Reid (born February 10, 1944, in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American jazz bassist, educator, and composer. Biography Reid was raised in Sacramento, California, where he played the trumpet through junior high and high school. Upon graduation ...
* Philip Harper * Tommy Campbell * Bobby Sanabria, Grammy Award nominee * George V. Johnson Jr. * Federico Malaman * Yaacov Mayman * Giulia Malaspina * Karim Maurice * The Next Step Quintet * Diogo Monzo * João Barradas, Competition winner


Made In New York Jazz Festival 2016 (

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* Randy Brecker, Multi-Grammy Award Winner * Bobby Sanabria, Grammy Award Nominee * Edsel Gomez, Grammy Award Nominee * Yaacov Mayman * Anita Vitale * George V. Johnson Jr. * Essiet Essiet * Vladimir Maras * Nick and Leonid Vintskevich * Ljuba Paunic * Sule Jovovic * Perunicic Miladin * Ivan Aleksijevic


Jazz Gala 2017 (New York)

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Lenny White Leonard White III (born December 19, 1949) is an American jazz fusion drummer who was a member of the band Return to Forever led by Chick Corea in the 1970s. White has been called "one of the founding fathers of jazz fusion". White has won thre ...
* John Benitez * Roberto Quintero * Yaacov Mayman * Juan Ibarra * Antonino Restuccia * Santiago Beis * Barbie Camion * Esra Kayıkçı * Pamai Chirdkiatisak * Victoria Petrovskaya *
Alexis Baro Alexis Baro is a Cuban-Canadian trumpet player and composer,Roger Leveque, "Going easy on the Latin grooves; Cuban-Canadian trumpeter Alexis Baro offers up more of a funk-jazz fusion". ''Edmonton Journal'', November 28, 2009. most noted as a Juno ...
* Vaja Mania * Papuna Sharikadze * Jorge Luis Pacheco


2nd Made In New York Jazz Festival 2017 (

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Mike Stern Mike Stern (born January 10, 1953) is an American jazz guitarist. After playing with Blood, Sweat & Tears, he worked with drummer Billy Cobham, then with trumpeter Miles Davis from 1981 to 1983 and again in 1985. He then began a solo career, re ...
* Alex Blake *
Wayne Escoffery Wayne Escoffery (born 23 February 1975) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Performing history Since 2000, he has been working in New York City with Carl Allen, Eric Reed, and the Mingus Big Band. Other musicians performed with include Ral ...
* Yaacov Mayman * Jerome Jennings * Sharon Clark * Sule Jovovic * Aleksandar Grujic * Vasil Hadzimanov * Rick Swann * João Barradas


5th Anniversary Jazz Gala 2018 (

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John Patitucci John Patitucci (born December 22, 1959) is an American jazz bassist and composer. Biography John James Patitucci was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began playing the electric bass at age 10, performing and composing at age 12, and at age 15, s ...
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Randy Brecker Randal Edward Brecker (born November 27, 1945) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. His versatility has made him a popular studio musician who has recorded with acts in jazz, rock music, rock, and R&B. Early life Brecker was ...
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Francisco Mela Francisco Jose Mela is a Cuban drummer and percussionist who has performed with a wide array of prominent international Latin and jazz artists including Kenny Barron, Gary Bartz, JoAnne Brackeen, Jane Bunnett, Regina Carter, Anat Cohen, Paquito D ...
* Yaacov Mayman * Vladimir Maras * Lauren Sevian * Alexa Tarantino * JD Warren & The Rudiment * Jesús Javier Molina Acosta * Michal Martyniuk * Michael Moody


3rd Made In New York Jazz Festival 2018 (

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Dave Weckl Dave Weckl (born January 8, 1960, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American jazz fusion drummer and the leader of the Dave Weckl Band. He was inducted into the ''Modern Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 2000. Biography Weckl started playing his first se ...
* Richie Goods *
Raymond Angry Raymond "Ray" Angry (b. July 4, 1972) is an American keyboardist, record producer, and composer known for his work across soul, R&B, pop, and jazz. Angry also uses the alias "Mister Goldfinger". He has joined the hip-hop band, The Roots on tour ...
* Yaacov Mayman * Igmar Thomas * Caloé * Jorge Luis Pacheco *
Brianna Thomas Brianna Thomas is an American jazz singer, vocalist, composer, songwriter, band leader, and percussionist. She was born and raised in Peoria, Illinois, United States. She made her singing debut at the age of six. She is the daughter of drummer and ...
* Ivan Aleksijevic * Sule Jovovic * Max Kochetov * Ivan Ilic


6th Annual Jazz Gala 2019 (

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Al Foster Aloysius Tyrone Foster (January 18, 1943 – May 28, 2025) was an American jazz drummer. Foster's professional career began in the mid-1960s, when he played and recorded with hard bop and Swing music, swing musicians including Blue Mitchell and ...
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Bobby Sanabria Bobby Sanabria (born June 2, 1957) is an American drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, documentary film producer, educator, activist, radio show host, and writer of Puerto Rican descent who specializes in jazz and Latin jazz. Biography S ...
* Yaacov Mayman * Anthony Wonsey * Alex Norris * Alexey Alexandrov * Pureum Jin * David Marino * Shuo-Kuan Shiao * Nuci Nebieridze * Alex's Sipiagin NYU Jazz Ensemble


4th Made In New York Jazz Festival 2019 (

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Lenny White Leonard White III (born December 19, 1949) is an American jazz fusion drummer who was a member of the band Return to Forever led by Chick Corea in the 1970s. White has been called "one of the founding fathers of jazz fusion". White has won thre ...
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Bill Evans (saxophonist) William D. Evans (born February 9, 1958) is an American jazz saxophonist, who was a member of the Miles Davis group in the 1980s and has since led several of his own bands, including Push and Soulgrass. Evans plays tenor and soprano saxophones ...
* Ameen Saleem * Charenee Wade * Polly Gibbons * Hermin Deurloo * Pippo Corvino * Sule Jovovic * Yaacov Mayman * Vladimir Maras * Axel Tosca * Vasil Hadzimanov * Vladimir Krnetic


5th Made In New York Jazz Festival 2020 (

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* Tommy Campbell * Calvin Jones * Marianne Solivan * Yaacov Mayman * Stafford Hunter * Matija Dedic * Sara Jovovic * Rastko Obradovic * Sule Jovovic * Filip Bulatovich


6th Made In New York Jazz Festival 2022 (

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Stanley Jordan Stanley Jordan (born July 31, 1959) is an American jazz guitarist noted for his playing technique, which involves tapping his fingers on the fretboard of the guitar with both hands. Music career Jordan was born in Chicago, Illinois, United St ...
* Lezlie Harrison *
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* Vincent Ector *
Cyrus Chestnut Cyrus Chestnut (born January 17, 1963) is an American jazz pianist, composer and producer. In 2006, Josh Tyrangiel, music critic for ''Time'', wrote: "What makes Chestnut the best jazz pianist of his generation is a willingness to abandon notes ...
* Yaacov Mayman * Freddie Hendrix * Pedja Milutinovic * Sule Jovovic * Enes Tahirović


7th Made In New York Jazz Festival 2022 (

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Camille Thurman Camille Thurman (born December 22, 1986) is an American jazz saxophonist, singer, composer, and member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Her first two albums, released by Chesky Records in 2018 and 2017, peaked at #3 and #25 respectively ...
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Benny Benack III Ben Edward Benack III, also known as Benny Benack III, (born November 23, 1990) is an American jazz trumpeter, vocalist and composer. Early life and education Benny Benack III was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was introduced to the tr ...
* Russell Hall * Jesús Molina * Yaacov Mayman * Darrell Green * Ben Kraef * Filip Bulatovic * Shule Jovovic * John Lee * Freddie Hendrix *
Cyrus Chestnut Cyrus Chestnut (born January 17, 1963) is an American jazz pianist, composer and producer. In 2006, Josh Tyrangiel, music critic for ''Time'', wrote: "What makes Chestnut the best jazz pianist of his generation is a willingness to abandon notes ...
* Lezlie Harrison *
Stanley Jordan Stanley Jordan (born July 31, 1959) is an American jazz guitarist noted for his playing technique, which involves tapping his fingers on the fretboard of the guitar with both hands. Music career Jordan was born in Chicago, Illinois, United St ...
* Vince Ector


8th Made In New York Jazz Festival 2023 (

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Dennis Chambers Dennis Milton Chambers (born May 9, 1959) is an American jazz fusion and funk drummer. He was inducted into the ''Modern Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 2001. Early life Chambers was born on May 9, 1959, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. He began drumming ...
* Santi Debriano *
Dee Dee Bridgewater Dee Dee Bridgewater (née Denise Garrett, May 27, 1950) is an American jazz singer and actress. She is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award-winning stage actress. For 23 years, she was the host of National ...
* Bisera veletanlić * Ashley Pezzotti *
Aaron Goldberg Aaron Goldberg (born April 30, 1974), is an American jazz pianist. Described by ''The New York Times'' as a "post-bop pianist of exemplary taste and range", Goldberg has released five albums as a solo artist and has performed and collaborated wi ...
* Alexis Baro * Vasil Hadzimanov * Yaacov Mayman * Sule Jovovich * Goran Potich


9th Made In New York Jazz Festival 2024 (

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Nathan East Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass guitarist and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music. East holds a Bachelor of Arts ...
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Jeff "Tain" Watts Jeff "Tain" Watts (born January 20, 1960) is an American jazz drummer who has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Betty Carter, Michael Brecker, Alice Coltrane, Ravi Coltrane, and others. Biography Watts got the nickname "Tain" ...
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Frank Gambale Frank Gambale ( ; born 22 December 1958) is an Australian jazz fusion guitarist. He has released twenty albums over a period of three decades, and is known for his use of the sweep picking and economy picking techniques. Recording career Sol ...
* Kennedy Kennedy * Ekep Nkwelle * Noa East * Michal Martyniuk *
Luis Bonilla Luis Diego Bonilla (October 12, 1965) is an American jazz trombonist of Costa Rican descent. He is also a producer, composer, and educator. Biography Early life, musical education and influences Luis Bonilla was born and raised in Eagle Rock, ...
* Yaacov Mayman * Milan Pavkovic * Filip Bulatovic * Sule Jovovic * Branko Sterpin


Categories

* Solo Instrumental * Solo Vocal * Small Band * Composer *
Arrangement In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orchestr ...


Grand Prize Winners

* 2014: Anita Vitale, Italy * 2015: Eden Rabin International Project with artists from Israel, Germany, United States and Chile * 2016: João Barradas, Portugal * 2017: European Jazz Trumpet, France * 2017: LSAT Duo Lauren Sevian and Alexa Tarantino United States * 2018: Alexey Alexandrov, United States * 2024: Who Parked The Car, France


Judges


2014

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Randy Brecker Randal Edward Brecker (born November 27, 1945) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. His versatility has made him a popular studio musician who has recorded with acts in jazz, rock music, rock, and R&B. Early life Brecker was ...
, 18 times nominated 6 time
Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...
winner trumpet player *
Joe Lovano Joseph Salvatore Lovano (born December 29, 1952)"Joe Lovano." ''Contemporary Musicians''. Vol. 13. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 1994. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database, May 5, 2017. is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist. T ...
, Grammy Award winner *
Lenny White Leonard White III (born December 19, 1949) is an American jazz fusion drummer who was a member of the band Return to Forever led by Chick Corea in the 1970s. White has been called "one of the founding fathers of jazz fusion". White has won thre ...
, 3 times Grammy Award Winner
jazz fusion Jazz fusion (also known as jazz rock, jazz-rock fusion, or simply fusion) is a popular music genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and improvisation with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues. Electric gui ...
drummer


2015

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Randy Brecker Randal Edward Brecker (born November 27, 1945) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. His versatility has made him a popular studio musician who has recorded with acts in jazz, rock music, rock, and R&B. Early life Brecker was ...
18 times nominated 6 time
Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...
winner trumpet player r *
Joe Lovano Joseph Salvatore Lovano (born December 29, 1952)"Joe Lovano." ''Contemporary Musicians''. Vol. 13. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 1994. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database, May 5, 2017. is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist. T ...
Grammy Award winner *
Lenny White Leonard White III (born December 19, 1949) is an American jazz fusion drummer who was a member of the band Return to Forever led by Chick Corea in the 1970s. White has been called "one of the founding fathers of jazz fusion". White has won thre ...
3 times Grammy Award Winner
jazz fusion Jazz fusion (also known as jazz rock, jazz-rock fusion, or simply fusion) is a popular music genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and improvisation with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues. Electric gui ...
drummer


2016

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Randy Brecker Randal Edward Brecker (born November 27, 1945) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. His versatility has made him a popular studio musician who has recorded with acts in jazz, rock music, rock, and R&B. Early life Brecker was ...
18 times nominated 6 time Grammy Award winner trumpet player *
Mike Stern Mike Stern (born January 10, 1953) is an American jazz guitarist. After playing with Blood, Sweat & Tears, he worked with drummer Billy Cobham, then with trumpeter Miles Davis from 1981 to 1983 and again in 1985. He then began a solo career, re ...
, six-time Grammy Award nominee,
jazz guitarist Jazz guitarists are guitarists who play jazz using an approach to chords, melodies, and improvised solo lines that is called jazz guitar playing. The guitar has fulfilled the roles of accompanist (rhythm guitar) and soloist in small and large ens ...
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Lenny White Leonard White III (born December 19, 1949) is an American jazz fusion drummer who was a member of the band Return to Forever led by Chick Corea in the 1970s. White has been called "one of the founding fathers of jazz fusion". White has won thre ...
3 times Grammy Award Winner
jazz fusion Jazz fusion (also known as jazz rock, jazz-rock fusion, or simply fusion) is a popular music genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and improvisation with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues. Electric gui ...
drummer


2017

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Randy Brecker Randal Edward Brecker (born November 27, 1945) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. His versatility has made him a popular studio musician who has recorded with acts in jazz, rock music, rock, and R&B. Early life Brecker was ...
18 times nominated 6 time
Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...
winner trumpet player *
Mike Stern Mike Stern (born January 10, 1953) is an American jazz guitarist. After playing with Blood, Sweat & Tears, he worked with drummer Billy Cobham, then with trumpeter Miles Davis from 1981 to 1983 and again in 1985. He then began a solo career, re ...
, six-time Grammy Award nominee,
jazz guitarist Jazz guitarists are guitarists who play jazz using an approach to chords, melodies, and improvised solo lines that is called jazz guitar playing. The guitar has fulfilled the roles of accompanist (rhythm guitar) and soloist in small and large ens ...
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Lenny White Leonard White III (born December 19, 1949) is an American jazz fusion drummer who was a member of the band Return to Forever led by Chick Corea in the 1970s. White has been called "one of the founding fathers of jazz fusion". White has won thre ...
3 times Grammy Award Winner
jazz fusion Jazz fusion (also known as jazz rock, jazz-rock fusion, or simply fusion) is a popular music genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and improvisation with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues. Electric gui ...
drummer


2018

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Randy Brecker Randal Edward Brecker (born November 27, 1945) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. His versatility has made him a popular studio musician who has recorded with acts in jazz, rock music, rock, and R&B. Early life Brecker was ...
18 times nominated 6 time
Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...
winner trumpet player *
Mike Stern Mike Stern (born January 10, 1953) is an American jazz guitarist. After playing with Blood, Sweat & Tears, he worked with drummer Billy Cobham, then with trumpeter Miles Davis from 1981 to 1983 and again in 1985. He then began a solo career, re ...
, six-time Grammy Award nominee,
jazz guitarist Jazz guitarists are guitarists who play jazz using an approach to chords, melodies, and improvised solo lines that is called jazz guitar playing. The guitar has fulfilled the roles of accompanist (rhythm guitar) and soloist in small and large ens ...
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Lenny White Leonard White III (born December 19, 1949) is an American jazz fusion drummer who was a member of the band Return to Forever led by Chick Corea in the 1970s. White has been called "one of the founding fathers of jazz fusion". White has won thre ...
3 times Grammy Award Winner
jazz fusion Jazz fusion (also known as jazz rock, jazz-rock fusion, or simply fusion) is a popular music genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and improvisation with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues. Electric gui ...
drummer


References

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External links

* http://madeinnyjazz.com/ Official website * http://facebook.com/madeinnyjazz * https://twitter.com/madeinnyjazz * http://instagram.com/madeinnyjazz Music competitions in the United States Jazz festivals in New York City