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March 10, 2017 10:00 ET | Source: ASCAP

The ASCAP Foundation Partners With the Newport Jazz Festival(R)

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - March 10, 2017) - The ASCAP Foundation, led by President Paul Williams, and the Newport Jazz Festival, led by Founder & Chairman George Wein, continue their joint...
March 02, 2017 10:56 ET | Source: ASCAP

The ASCAP Foundation "Songwriters: The Next Generation" Showcases ASCAP Artists at The Kennedy Center

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - March 02, 2017) - "Songwriters: The Next Generation," a program of The ASCAP Foundation and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, showcases the work of four...
February 16, 2017 14:59 ET | Source: ASCAP

The ASCAP Foundation Announces 2017 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award Recipients

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - February 16, 2017) - The ASCAP Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2017 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards. The program was established in 2002 to encourage...
November 17, 2016 12:00 ET | Source: ASCAP Foundation

Morten Lauridsen and Maria Schneider to Receive the ASCAP Foundation Life in Music Award at 2016 ASCAP Foundation Honors in NYC on December 14

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - November 17, 2016) - The ASCAP Foundation announces that two innovative composers will receive The ASCAP Foundation Life in Music Award: groundbreaking jazz composer and...
December 06, 2010 11:53 ET | Source: ASCAP

Tony Bennett and Wife, Susan Benedetto, to Receive The ASCAP Foundation Champion Award at 15th Annual Awards Ceremony on December 8 in New York City

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - December 6, 2010) - The ASCAP Foundation will honor vocal great Tony Bennett and his wife, Susan Benedetto, with The ASCAP Foundation Champion Award for their longtime...
April 02, 2008 08:30 ET | Source: The ASCAP Foundation

The ASCAP Foundation Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Iconic Song "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - April 2, 2008) - As pitchers take to the mounds and fans take to the stadiums, there is more to celebrate this spring than just the start of another baseball season. 2008...