Jazz Composition Blitz
Arts + Literature Laboratory 111 S. Livingston St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
media release: Madison jazz musician Claire Kannapell presents the culminating performance of her 2022 Jazz Artistic Development Program project: the Jazz Composition Blitz. Nine local jazz composers participated in an intensive seminar taught by Joe Mulholland, professor in the Harmony and Jazz Composition department at Berklee College of Music, and wrote an original jazz composition in one week. The final performance of each composition will take place at ALL on Sunday, October 23 at 7:00pm. FREE
The project was designed to create a new platform for amateur jazz composers to build their knowledge, confidence, and portfolio, helping to reduce the barriers to becoming a composer. Participants will also receive a professionally recorded copy of their composition.
Composers: carisa, Josh Amoroso, Bill Anderson, Helen Feest, Aki Hashimoto, Frank Laufenberg, Autumn Maria Reed, Anthony Utehs, and Tom Wakeen
House Band: Charlie Palm, Nick Bartell, Charlie Painter, Claire Kannapell, and Matty Allen
The Jazz Artistic Development Program is supported in part by the John and Carolyn Peterson Charitable Foundation.