James Newton, music director Luckman Jazz Orchestra

Awards, fellowships and grants: Guggenheim Fellowship, Rockefeller Fellowship, Montreaux Grande Prix du Disque, Dowbeat International Critics Jazz Albulm of the Year, Downbeat’s International Critic’s Poll Top Flutist 23 consecutive years

Performances with: Mingus Dynasty, New York Philharmonic, David Murray, Vladimir Spivakov and the Moscow Virtuosi, Los Angeles Maser Chorale, Anthony Davis, Southwest Chamber Music, Bobby Hutcherson, San Francisco Ballet, Jon Jang, Kenny Burrell, Herbie Hancock, Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group

Commissions include: Der Wein by Alban Berg, (arrangement in the style of Schoenberg Verein School),  In the moment, in the Twinkling of an Eye, Wheel-Like Beryl Stone, Cross Roads, When Sorrow Turns to Joy (co-composed by Jon Jang), The Suffering Servant, The Songs of Freedom, Gumbo Ya Ya, Suite for Frida Kahlo, Mandela Returns to Azania, Across the River Jordan

Artist in residence:  Landesmusik Academie, Musica Oggi, Jacob’s Pillow, Le Centre Culturel Franco-Nigerien de Niamey, Tri-Communities College, Banlieu Bleues Jazz Festival, Walker Arts Center, Carver Cultural Center, University of Hawaii, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Jazz Conservatory Workshop