Writing

JazzComposersPresent.com is excited for our next livestream Listening Session on Sunday, October 12th at 1:00pm Eastern featuring Daniel Jamieson (Danjam Orchestra, Metropole Orkest, WDR Big Band, Danish Radio Big Band), in conversation with Chelsea McBride. Daniel will be sharing and discussing recordings that have inspired and intrigued him throughout his career as a composer and conductor. A live Q&A will conclude the event. Members can access Masterclasses, Listening Se

“Writing hooks is how you put your personal creative stamp on the arrangement and draw the listener in." Using his arrangement of Freddie Hubbard’s “Red Clay,” featuring Ingrid Jensen and the DR Big Band , composer and conductor Daniel Jamieson discusses Engaging Hooks Elevating Your Arrangements in today’s mini-lesson. Become a member today to access our full-length livestreams - Masterclasses, Listening Sessions, Roundtables, Group Lessons, Q&As, and our Past Event Archive.

What a treat to wake up to this video! Here is an arrangement from a project I did earlier this year with the Swiss Jazz Orchestra  featuring the talented composer & vocalist Mirna Bogdanović. Enjoy!

Attention DC/Baltimore concertgoers: On February 13, 2026, I have the incredible honor of conducting the Strathmore Jazz Orchestra at Strathmore in North Bethesda, MD in concert with the one and only Kurt Elling, one of the most inspiring musicians and human beings I’ve ever worked with and truly one of the greatest vocalists of our time. We first met in 2012 at the Metropole Orkest  Arrangers Workshop led by Vince Mendoza . I never imagined that 14 years later I would be sha

I’m delighted to share that I’ll be heading over to Denmark to conduct the Danish Radio Big Band this November for a special series of concerts! Join us on November 14th (Holbæk), 15th (Engelsholm), and 16th (Copenhagen), as we pay homage to legendary trumpeter and composer Freddie Hubbard with my reimagined arrangements of his iconic works. We’ll have the amazing Ingrid Jensen on trumpet, performing alongside the exceptional musicians of the Danish Radio Big Band. This is go

JazzComposersPresent.com  is excited for tomorrow’s Group Lesson - Wednesday, November 23rd at 7:00pm Eastern featuring Daniel Jamieson (Danjam Orchestra, works performed by Metropole Orkest, WDR Big Band), facilitated by Andrea Keller. Daniel will be working with The University of Melbourne student composers Rory Newman, Jamie Holmes, and Edward Plowman. Members can access Masterclasses, Listening Sessions, Roundtables, Group Lessons, Artist Q&As and our Past Event Archives.