ASCAP To Add Six Music Greats To Jazz Wall Of Fame on June 21st

NEW GROUP OF INDUCTEES INCLUDES THREE JAZZ GIANTS OF THE PAST AND LIVING LEGENDS FRANK FOSTER, HORACE SILVER AND CLARK TERRY

KEN HATFIELD TO BE RECOGNIZED WITH THE ASCAP FOUNDATION VANGUARD AWARD

Event Will Also Celebrate Recipients Of The Fourth Annual ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards, Sponsored by The Gibson Foundation

New York, NY, June 12, 2006. ASCAP President and Chairman Marilyn Bergman today announced that ASCAP will add six music greats to the ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame at the organization's New York City offices at a special reception on Wednesday, June 21, 2006. The invitation-only event will be hosted by Ms. Bergman at the ASCAP Gallery, One Lincoln Plaza (Broadway between W. 63rd and W. 64th Streets) from 4-6 PM.

The event will be highlighted by the induction of three ASCAP Jazz Living Legends: saxophonist/bandleader Frank Foster, pianist/composer Horace Silver, and trumpeter Clark Terry. The latest group of inductees also includes three posthumous honorees: guitarist Freddie Green, pianist/bandleader Fletcher Henderson, and vocalist Sarah Vaughan. Participating in the event as presenters and performers will be Dr. Billy Taylor, James McBride, Rufus Reid, Roberta Flack, Steve Tyrell, Marc Cary & Focus Trio and the Bill Saxton Quartet.

In addition, emergent and critically-acclaimed guitarist/composer Ken Hatfield will be presented with The ASCAP Foundation Vanguard Award for his innovative musical activity as a composer, instrumentalist and performer in the field of Jazz.

The reception will also celebrate the fourth annual ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards. The program was established in 2002 to encourage the jazz creators of the future. The ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards recognize composers under 30 years of age whose works are selected through a national competition. The ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards are now sponsored by The Gibson Foundation ( www.gibson.com/foundation), which was established by Gibson Guitar Corp. to expand the company's charitable activities. The Gibson Foundation supports this national program in fulfillment of its commitment to educational excellence through music and the arts. The recipients receive cash awards. The award recipients are listed below, along with their ages and the titles of their award winning works.

Commenting on the Young Jazz Composer Awards, Marilyn Bergman said, “The young talents nurtured by this program represent the future of this uniquely American art form. We congratulate the recipients and extend thanks to the dedicated panel of ASCAP composers who selected the winners."

The ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Award Recipients 2005/2006

Omar Alvarado (age 23) Dallas, TX “Out of the Blue"
Chris Blacker (age 25) Seattle, WA “Tidal"
Daniel Blake (age 24) Maiden, MA “The Morning Shuffle"
Jonathan Blake (age 29) Paterson, NJ “The Eleventh Hour"
Michael Blanco (age 29) Astoria, NY “Rainy Afternoon"
Patrick Cornelius (age 27) Astoria, NY “Winds of Change"
Zaccai Curtis (age 26) Windsor, CT “Ulterior Motive"
Jeff Fairbanks (age 26) Flushing, NY “Nor'easter Suite"
Ross Garren (age 25) Carmel, CA “Devotion"
Alex Han (age 18) Scottsdale, AZ “Steps Away"
Julie Hardy (age 29) Brooklyn, NY “No Turning Back"
Ethan Herr (age 28) Englewood, NJ “Autobiographical Self"
Ayn Inserto (age 29) Boston, MA “Clairvoyance"
Pascal LaBoeuf (age 19) Santa Cruz, CA “Piece of Mind"
Remy LaBoeuf (age 19) Santa Cruz, CA “Sisyphus"
Yotam Rosenbaum (age 29) Culver City, CA “Depression"
Scott Routenberg (age 28) Miami, FL “Phase II"
Sam Sadigursky (age 26) Brooklyn, NY “Magic is Hard Work"
Kyle Saulneir (age 25) Cheshire, CT “Protest"
Perry Smith (age 22) Tiburon, CA “Peace Park"
Loren Stillman (age 25) Brooklyn, NY “Skin"
Erica Von Kleist (age 23) New York, NY “Boogie Lady"
Ezra Weiss (age 26) Scottsdale, AZ “Winter Machine"

The following ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composers were recognized with Honorable Mention:

Jarrett Cherner (age 24) San Anselmo, CA
David Guidi (age 27) Austin, TX
Ross Lafleur (age 24) Charlotte, NC
Michael MacAllister (age 23) Boston, MA
Bob Reynolds (age 28) Astoria, NY
Peter Robbins (age27) Brooklyn, NY
Sylvester Sands (age 26) Orange, CT
Jaleel Shaw (27) Paterson, NJ
Kris Tiner (28) Bakersfield, CA

The youngest ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer winners range from the ages 13-18 and are listed by state of residence, along with the title of their winning composition:

Morgan Jones (age 18) CA “New Orleans"
Jay Rattman (age 18) PA “Wednesday's Wander"
Matt Savage (age 13) NH “Serenity"
Ted Taforo (age 16) CA “Crossing Over"

The following youngest ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composers were recognized with Honorable Mention:

Jimmy Macbride (age 14) CT
Jacob Siegel (age 17) MN

The ASCAP composer/judges for the 2005/2006 competition were: John Fedchock, Jay Leonhart, and Rufus Reid.

About The ASCAP Foundation
Founded in 1975, the ASCAP Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to supporting American music creators and encouraging their development through music education and talent development programs. Included in these are songwriting workshops, grants, scholarships, awards, recognition and community outreach programs, and public service projects for senior composers and lyricists. The ASCAP Foundation is supported by contributors from ASCAP members and from music lovers throughout the United States. www.ascapfoundation.org

About ASCAP
Established in 1914, ASCAP is the first and leading U.S. Performing Rights Organization representing the world's largest repertory totaling over 8 million copyrighted musical works of every style and genre from more than 240,000 composer, lyricist and music publisher members. ASCAP also represents the repertories created by the international affiliates of 70 foreign performing rights organizations. ASCAP protects the rights of its members and foreign affiliates by licensing the public performances of their copyrighted works and distributing royalties based upon surveyed performances. ASCAP is the only American Performing Rights Organization owned and governed by its writer and publisher members.