Jane Ira Bloom

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Jane Ira Bloom
Born (1955-01-12) January 12, 1955 (age 66)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
GenresJazz, avant-garde jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrumentssoprano saxophone
LabelsColumbia, Outline, Arabesque, Enja
Websitewww.janeirabloom.com

Jane Ira Bloom (born January 12, 1955) is an American jazz soprano saxophonist and composer.

Early years[]

Bloom was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Joel and Evelyn Bloom. She began as a pianist and drummer, later switching to the alto saxophone, and eventually settling on the soprano saxophone as her primary instrument.[1] She first began playing the saxophone at age 9, studying with woodwind virtuoso Joseph Viola from 1968–1979, and studying music at Yale University from which she received a liberal arts degree and a master's degree in music (1977). Following Yale, Bloom relocated to New York City. She founded Outline Records while in New Haven and released several recordings under that label.[2]

Career[]

She was the first musician to be commissioned by the NASA Art Program;[3] in 1989 she created three original musical compositions: Most Distant Galaxy, for soprano saxophone and live electronics, prepared tape, bass, drums, and electroacoustic percussion; Fire & Imagination, for soprano saxophone, improvisors, and chamber orchestra; and Beyond the Sky, for wind ensemble.[4][5][6]

In 2007, she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in music composition.[7]

Bloom is a tenured professor at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City's Greenwich Village.[8]

Her 2013 release, Sixteen Sunsets, received a Grammy nomination for the 56th Grammy Awards in the Best Surround Sound category, with sound engineer Jim Anderson.[9]

Bloom won the Chamber Music America New Jazz Works award in 2015 for a new composition inspired by the 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson.[10]

The resulting work, entitled "Wild Lines" premiered in 2016 to positive reviews.[11]

Bloom won the 2017 Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound category at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards for her album “Early Americans.”[12]

Legacy[]

The asteroid 6083 Janeirabloom was named after her.[4]

Discography[]

As leader[]

As guest[]

References[]

  1. ^ Holmes, Jeffrey (2001). "Bloom, Jane Ira". In Root, Deane L. (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Oxford University Press.‎
  2. ^ Kennedy, Gary W. (2001). "Bloom, Jane Ira". In Root, Deane L. (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Oxford University Press.‎
  3. ^ Kernfeld, Barry, ed. (2002). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2 ed.). London, England: Grove's Dictionaries, Inc. p. 243. ISBN 033369189X.
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  7. ^ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Jane Ira Bloom". Gf.org. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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  9. ^ "Grammys 2014: The complete list of nominees and winners". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  10. ^ McNally, Owen. "Saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom Presents Work Inspired by Emily Dickinson at UMass Concert". Wnpr.org. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  11. ^ West, Michael. "Saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom adds the right notes to Emily Dickinson". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  12. ^ Bloom, Jane_Ira. "Jane Ira Bloom". Grammy.com. Retrieved November 21, 2018.

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