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  • Eastman Jazz Ensemble debuts McNeely original at 2001 IAJE
    [Spring 2001] The award-winning Eastman Jazz Ensemble had the chance to "strut its stuff" at the 2001 International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) Conference held in January in New York City.  The ensemble, directed by Fred Sturm, performed twice at the 28th annual conference.  In the second performance, the ensemble presented a conference main stage set of manuscript works for jazz ensemble — including three "first U.S. performances" by jazz composers Bob Brookmeyer, Jim McNeely, and Vince Mendoza.
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  • Arrangements of Chick Corea for Carnegie Hall Jazz Band featured on JazzSet
    [14 Sep 2000]  JazzSet honors Grammy-winning pianist Chick Corea with an evening of his music arranged by Jim McNeely just for this 1998 concert at Carnegie Hall. 
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  • BMI Composers Workshop awards first-ever Charlie Parker Composition Prize
    [20 Jul 2000]  The BMI Jazz Composers Workshop, directed by noted jazz authority and author Burt Korall, with co-musical directors Manny Albam, Jim McNeely and Michael Abene, awards jazz bassist Rufus Reid the first annual BMI Foundation/Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize for his piece, "Skies Over Emilia." 
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  • McNeely's "Future Past" on JazzSet's "Jazz: The 20th Century Musical Miracle"
    [23 Dec 1999]  Composer Jim McNeely, who often works with the Danish Radio Big Band scores "Future Past," for the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band. "Future Past" seamlessly blends the harmonies of jazz after World War II, through the memorable collaborations of guitarist Jimi Hendrix, and pianist and composer Gil Evans in the 1970s.
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