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Grant Programs Overview & Summary

Residency  •  Commissioning  •   Jazz  

Awards  •  Professional Development

CMA Jazz

Chamber Music America actively supports its jazz members with a variety of grant and award opportunities, an annual conference, professional development programs and much more.

CMA jazz members include ensembles, individual artists, presenters, festivals, producers, agents, managers, publishers, other professionals and advocates, and organizations throughout the U.S. and abroad.

Core Grant Requirements

Eligible for CMA grants are professional jazz ensembles with two to ten core musicians, led by (or including) a composer/performer, with a demonstrated history of performing its own music. The ensemble does not need to have a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit status; however, an active CMA membership on the Organization level is required.

Eligible presenters or festivals is a not-for-profit organizations with a demonstrated history of music presenting. CMA Organization-level membership required.

Grant Opportunities

Presenting Jazz
Application Deadline: October 2, 2009
Supports presenters and festivals with live performance by professional jazz ensembles. Priority given to emerging and mid-career ensembles. Check website this summer for guidelines and applications.
(Past and Current grant recipients.)
Made possible with support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

CMA/FACE French-American Jazz Exchange
Application Deadline: October 23, 2009
Supports innovative collaborations of French and U.S. jazz artists (citizens or legal residents of their respective countries) that take place in one or both countries. Projects must feature live performance and can include such related activities as touring, recording, and audience development. Music genre mixing is encouraged. A partnership program with the French American Cultural Exchange (FACE) and the French Embassy. French artists are encouraged to contact; Emmanuel Morlet, FACE Program Officer, (212) 439-1415, Emmanuel.MORLET@diplomatie.gouv.fr Check website this summer for guidelines and application.
(Past and Current grant recipients.)
Made possible with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Florence Gould Foundation, SACEM, and CulturesFrance.

Residency Partnership
Application Deadline: February 12, 2010
Supports non-traditional residency projects between professional ensembles or presenters and community partners in rural, urban, and/or suburban communities. Residencies can be short-term, extended, or multi-year. Check website this summer for guidelines and application.
(Past and Current grant recipients.)

New Jazz Works: Commissioning and Ensemble Development
Application Deadline: March 12, 2010
Supports professional jazz ensembles in the creation, performance, and cultivation of original work over a three-year project period. Samples of past Guidelines and Application
Grant Recipients.
Made possible with support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Made possible from JPMorgan Chase, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and The Chamber Music America Endowment Fund

CMA Jazz Staff

Jeanette Vuocolo
Program Director
(212) 242-2022, x17
jvuocolo@chamber-music.org

Marc Giosi
Program Associate
(212) 242-2022, x14
mgiosi@chamber-music.org


Other Opportunities
First Tuesdays
CMA/ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming
What's New
Consultations for CMA members are available; please contact CMA Jazz staff.

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