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New Music USA and Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice Announce 2026 Next Jazz Legacy Cohort
Fifth Year Of Program Led By New Music USA & Berklee Institute of Jazz & Gender Justice Continues To Advance Jazz Inclusivity Fifth Cohort of Emerging Artists Paired with Allison Miller, Braxton Cook, Camae Ayewa, Ingrid Jensen, Jason Moran, Jeff Watt, and Sylvie Courvoisier for Bandleader Apprenticeships Andrew Cyrille, Aneesa Strings, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Dianne… Read more »
New Music USA Announces Second Cycle of New Music Inc. - Chicago
Incubator program will provide funding, mentorship, and cohort learning for small-budget, artist-led music organizations based in Chicago Applications will be open January 29-February 26 Access the guidelines and application here New Music USA announces today the launch of a second cycle of New Music Inc. in Chicago, IL (NMI-Chicago). NMI-Chicago is a city-specific incubator initiative… Read more »
New Music USA Announces New Music Inc - Los Angeles Awardees
$140,000 awarded to a cohort of 10 small-budget, artist-led music organizations based in Los Angeles Awardees receive an unrestricted grant of $10,000 and up to $4,000 for travel, plus 17 months of mentorship and cohort learning opportunities led by local Program Coordinator, Los Angeles Performance Practice New Music USA is proud to announce the cohort… Read more »
New Music USA and Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice Announce the Opening of Applications for the 2026 Next Jazz Legacy Cohort
Applications will be accepted from October 1 through October 31 for emerging jazz improvisers to participate in the fifth cycle of the National Program Vast Network of Bandleaders and Creative Mentors has included Ambrose Akinmusire, Sheila E., Kenny Barron, Meshell Ndegeocello, Patrice Rushen, and more Learn more and apply here Press contact: Lydia Liebman Promotions… Read more »
New Music USA Announces 2025 Organization Fund Grantees
$584,000 Awarded to 83 Organizations Across the US New Music USA is proud to announce the 83 awardees for the 2025 New Music Organization Fund, which provides grants to outstanding organizations that work regularly with and support the development of music creators and artists, offering crucial resources to their community. Totaling $584,000 in awards, the… Read more »
New Music USA Announces Two Composers Newly Selected for its Amplifying Voices Program
Lisa Bielawa: 2025-2026 Season Mary Kouyoumdjian: 2026-2027 Season Information: www.newmusicusa.org/program/amplifying-voices Press Contact (New Music USA): Christina Jensen | Jensen Artists 646.536.7864 x1 | [email protected] New York, NY – New Music USA’s Amplifying Voices program, which launched in 2020 to foster collaboration and collective action between U.S. orchestras and composers through a network of co-commissions, announces… Read more »
New Music USA Announces Vanessa Rose as President & CEO
Arts Leader and Composer Advocate to Lead National Organization Supporting the Music of Our Time Photo by Jessica Strobel Photography, available in high resolution here. NEW YORK, NY – August 5, 2025 – New Music USA, a leading national nonprofit organization supporting the music of our time in all its forms, announces the appointment of… Read more »
Applications Now Open for New Music Inc Los Angeles
Incubator program will provide funding, mentorship, and cohort learning for small, artist-led music organizations based in LA Deadline to Apply is July 31, 2025 at 11:59pm PT Learn More and Apply here New Music USA announces the opening of applications for New Music Inc Los Angeles (NMI LA). NMI LA is an incubator program designed… Read more »
New Music USA Announces 2025 Creator Fund Awardees
Total of $224,000 Awarded to 62 Creators from the South, West, and New York Inaugural Thea Musgrave Performer – Composer Collaboration Grant Awarded to Zachary Mowitz and Juantio Becenti New Music USA is thrilled to announce the selection of 62 grantees for the New Music Creator Fund, which offers grants to individual music creators working… Read more »
New Music USA Announces The Thea Musgrave Performer – Composer Collaboration Grant
Endowed Gift of $250,000 from Thea Musgrave and Peter Mark to Provide 1-2 Grants/Year Through the New Music Creator Fund New Music USA is thrilled to announce a new endowed grant to support the creation of new music in the United States: The Thea Musgrave Performer – Composer Collaboration Grant, made possible through the generosity… Read more »
New Music USA Expands New Music Inc Program to Los Angeles
Incubator program will provide funding, mentorship, and cohort learning for small, artist-led music organizations based in LA Applications will open in late June 2025 New Music USA announces today the launch of New Music Inc in Los Angeles, CA (NMI LA). NMI LA is an incubator program designed to help small, artist-led music organizations in… Read more »
New Music USA and Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice Announce 2025 Next Jazz Legacy Cohort
Fourth Year Of Program Led By New Music USA & Berklee Institute of Jazz & Gender Justice Continues To Advance Jazz Inclusivity Fourth Cohort of Emerging Artists Paired with Melissa Aldana, Kris Davis, Billy Hart, Meshell Ndegeocello, Kassa Overall, Danilo Perez, Tyshawn Sorey, and David Virelles for Bandleader Apprenticeships Becca Stevens, Ellen Arkbro, Ledisi, Mark… Read more »
New Music USA Welcomes New Co-Chairs
Composer Juan Pablo Contreras and New Music Advocate Anne-Marie Spataru Unite Their Talents as New Music USA Embarks on a New Phase of Leadership Joe Walker to Step Down as Chair New York, NY (March 13, 2025) – New Music USA announces today that composer Juan Pablo Contreras and new music advocate Anne-Marie Spataru will… Read more »
Vanessa Reed to leave New Music USA to become Chief Executive of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society (UK)
New Music USA announces today that President & CEO Vanessa Reed will leave the organization to become the first woman appointed as Chief Executive of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic in the UK, one of the country’s leading music organizations with a mission to transform lives through music. The organization includes the award-winning Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra… Read more »
Mellon Foundation awards $1.25m to New Music USA’s Next Jazz Legacy program, a collaboration with Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice
Applications are Now Open for the Fourth cycle of this National Program Advancing Gender Justice Presented by New Music USA and the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice, with support from Mellon Foundation, Next Jazz Legacy is accepting applications for the fourth cohort from October 22 – November 12. New Music USA and the… Read more »
New Music USA Announces 2024 Organization Fund Grantees
Total of $613,500 awarded to 85 organizations from across the U.S. New Music USA is proud to announce the 85 awardees for the 2024 New Music Organization Fund, which provides grants to outstanding organizations that work regularly with and support the development of music creators and artists, offering crucial resources to their community. Totaling $613,500… Read more »
New Music USA Announces 2024 Creator Fund Awardees
Total of $208,000 awarded to 62 creators from across the US New Music USA is thrilled to announce the selection of 62 grantees for the New Music Creator Fund, which helps individual music creators working in any genre to get to the next stage of their creative practice. Totaling $208,000 in funding, this year’s awards… Read more »
New Music USA collaborates with Yale Library to ensure the digitization and preservation of more than 250 NewMusic Box interviews with leading composers
The library will provide free online access to the collection New Music USA continues to host all NewMusicBox content created since 1999 on its website at newmusicusa.org/newmusicbox New Music USA—the leading national resource dedicated to advancing new music in all its forms—announces it has licensed to Yale University Library more than 250 video interviews with… Read more »
New Music USA announces Inaugural Cohort of New Music Inc Awardees in Baltimore, Chicago, and New York City
$244,000 awarded to a cohort of 30 small-budget, artist-led music organizations in Baltimore, Chicago, and New York City. Awardees receive funding plus 12-18 months of mentorship and cohort learning opportunities led by local Program Coordinators. With New Music Inc, New Music USA expands and deepens its resources across multiple US cities. New Music USA is… Read more »
Frank J. Oteri to step down as NewMusicBox editor
After 24 years helming the pioneering online magazine, Oteri moves on and joins the full-time faculty of The New School this fall New Music USA—the leading national resource dedicated to advancing new music in all its forms—announces today that Frank J. Oteri, editor of its multi-media publication NewMusicBox, will be stepping down from his position at… Read more »
2023 Organization Fund Awardees Announced
New Music USA announces 2023 Organization Fund Awardees Total of $620,750 awarded to 85 organizations from across the U.S. New Music USA is proud to announce the selection of 85 awardees for the 2023 New Music Organization Fund, which provides grants to outstanding organizations that work regularly with, and support the development of, music creators… Read more »
Takeaways from our Pittsburgh and NYC Community Meetings
New Music USA recently hosted community meetings in Pittsburgh and in New York City with local music creators, performers, organizers, and non-profit leaders in each city to discuss the current opportunities and challenges faced by each community member, and by the city’s music scene as a whole. The groups also discussed how people within the… Read more »
New Music USA announces 2023 Creator Fund Awardees
New Music USA announces 2023 Creator Fund Awardees Total of $208,050 awarded to 60 creators from across the U.S. New Music USA is proud to announce the selection of 60 awardees for the 2023 New Music Creator Fund, which offers grants to individual music creators working in any genre to lead the development of new… Read more »
New Music USA opens New Music Inc program in Baltimore, Chicago, and New York City
Incubator program will provide funding, mentorship, and cohort learning for small-budget, artist-led music organizations Applications now open, deadline to apply is June 12, 2023 New Music USA today launches New Music Inc—an incubator program designed to help small-budget, artist-led music organizations generate new ideas, strategies, and collaborations at pivotal stages in the group or collective’s development. This… Read more »
