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The ASCAP Foundation Presents JaZzcap, a New Jazz Showcase Series

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New York, NY, April 12, 2005: The ASCAP Foundation, with support from Sibelius, will debut JaZzcap -- a jazz showcase series -- at The Cutting Room in Manhattan on Monday, April 25. JaZzcap will feature young jazz creators whose vision and daring inspire the future.

The showcase will take place Monday, April 25 at 7:30 pm at The Cutting Room (19 West 24th Street, between Broadway and Sixth Avenue) in Manhattan and will be hosted by The Cutting Room's Steve Walter. The cover charge is $10. Space is limited. Please RSVP to [email protected].

The creators will perform with their own bands: The LeBoeuf Brothers Band, The Sherisse Rogers Group, and The Bob Reynolds Quartet. For bios and photos, visit ASCAP's Jazz page at http://www.ascap.com/jazz/.

Whether it's Dixieland, Swing, Big Band, Bebop, Fusion or Avant-garde, ASCAP is home to some of the greatest names that represent the rich heritage of jazz. From musical legends Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Benny Carter, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Erroll Garner, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Billy Strayhorn and Teddy Wilson to living giants Ornette Coleman, Quincy Jones, Branford Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Marian McPartland, Arturo Sandoval and Billy Taylor to those shaping the future such as Charlie Hunter, Marc Ribot, Maria Schneider, Matthew Shipp and John Zorn.

For more than twenty-five years, The ASCAP Foundation has been dedicated to nurturing gifted composers, and preserving our musical legacy by serving the entire music community through a variety of educational, professional and humanitarian programs.

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