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CMA Jazz
Chamber Music America actively supports its jazz members with a variety of grant and award opportunities, an annual conference, and professional development programs.
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Grant and Award Opportunities

CMA/ASCAP Adventurous Programming Award
Application Deadline: October 1, 2010
U.S. ensembles and presenters are invited to apply for these awards, which recognize creative programming of contemporary ensemble music. Awards are given to organizations in the following categories: jazz, contemporary/classical, and mixed-repertory ensembles; small and large presenters.
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Supported by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

Presenting Jazz
Application Deadline: October 15, 2010
U.S. presenters engaging U.S. jazz ensembles may apply for support from this program. Priority is given to projects presenting adventurous music and/or projects that represent new directions for the presenter. Additional incentives are available to presenters that invite an ensemble to perform its CMA New Jazz Works commission.
FAQs, Guidelines, and Application
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Made possible with support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

CMA/FACE French American Jazz Exchange (Final Year to Apply)
Application Deadline: October 22, 2010
Jazz chamber ensembles and/or individual musicians from France and the U.S. (or their territories) may apply to collaborate on an innovative project in one or both countries. The project must feature at least one public performance. French artists please contact: Emmanuel Morlet, FACE Program Officer.
FAQs, Guidelines, Application
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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 11, 2011
Ensembles and presenters may apply for support for their collaborations with community organizations on educational residencies that broaden the understanding and enjoyment of jazz music. Projects may engage audiences/participants of any age group or background.
Samples of FAQs, Guidelines, and Application
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Made possible with support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and The Chamber Music America Endowment Fund

New Jazz Works: Commissioning and Ensemble Development
Application Deadline: March 11, 2011
Offering support for the creation and performance of new chamber works by U.S. jazz ensembles, this program also funds activities that extend the life of the work and encourages the development of career-related business skills over a three-year period.
Samples of FAQs, Guidelines, and Application
Application Workshop Schedule
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Grant Recipients
Made possible with support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

CMA Jazz Staff

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

Caitlin Murphy
Program Assistant
(212) 242-2022, x16
cmurphy@chamber-music.org

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