Boosey & Hawkes Signs Composer Wynton Marsalis
(January 2008)
Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. is pleased to announce the signing of Wynton Marsalis to an exclusive agreement, in which the company will represent Marsalis’s compositions on a worldwide basis for Grand and Rental rights, and in North and South America and the majority of territories in the Caribbean and Africa for small rights, mechanicals, print, and synchronization usages.
Wynton Marsalis has been hailed as the most outstanding jazz musician and trumpeter of his generation, as well as one of the world’s top classical trumpeters. Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Marsalis is a big band leader in the tradition of Duke Ellington, a gifted composer, a devoted advocate for the Arts, and a tireless and inspiring educator. In addition to being the first jazz artist to receive the Pulitzer Prize in music for his work Blood on the Fields, Marsalis has garnered nine Grammy awards, France's Grand Prix du Disque, the Edison Award of the Netherlands, National Medal of Arts, named Musical America’s Musician of The Year and has been elected an honorary member of England's Royal Academy of Music.
Says Boosey & Hawkes General Manager, Marc Ostrow: "I am honored to work with such a brilliant American cultural icon. Marsalis's music, like those of the other legendary composers we represent, transcends any label, and its honesty and humanity are instantly felt by the listener. The music of Wynton Marsalis should live alongside the masterworks of Bartók, Bernstein, Copland, Stravinsky, as well as those of Andrew Hill and Charles Mingus."
Says Mr. Marsalis: "I am delighted to be published by Boosey & Hawkes and to be in the company of such distinguished classical and jazz composers."
Boosey & Hawkes launched its jazz initiative in 2006 by hiring its first-ever jazz expert, Adina Williams, and now represents composers David Benoit, Chick Corea, Andrew Hill, and Wynton Marsalis, as well as the works of Charles Mingus through Jazz Workshop, Inc. Boosey & Hawkes also proudly serves as worldwide agents for the historic Second Floor Music catalogue, which features some of the best-known compositions of the bop and post-bop eras. Boosey & Hawkes anticipates additional signings to its esteemed jazz roster in the near future. For upcoming news and announcements please visit the B&H jazz page at www.boosey.com/jazz.
Photo: Clay McBride
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