New Jazz Works
Forecasted
New Jazz Works supports professional jazz ensembles in creating, performing, and recording original music with integral improvisation, connecting new commissions to premieres and a continued public life.
Funder: Chamber Music America
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Three-year grants: $9,000 composer payment, $1,000 per musician, $15,000 continued-life funding, and $3,000 administrative support
Summary: Supports professional jazz ensembles creating, performing, and recording original works with improvisation integral to the music.
Key Information: Current CMA Organization Membership is required to apply; recent New Jazz Works recipients and active commissioning grantees are ineligible.
Description
New Jazz Works is administered by Chamber Music America (CMA) and funded by the Doris Duke Foundation as a component of the Doris Duke Jazz Ensembles Project. It supports professional jazz ensembles based in the United States, its territories, and Indian country in creating, performing, and recording new music. The composer may be the ensemble leader or an individual member of the ensemble or collective.
The program connects commissioning with support for a work’s continued public life. Funding covers composition, rehearsals, premiere performances, subsequent performances or recording, and associated administration and promotion. Works must incorporate improvisation and may comprise one extended composition or shorter pieces forming a larger work. Performances must be accessible to general audiences, including through publicly viewable livestreams.
