Mazz Swift

FREE WEBINAR - Beyond Bars: Creating “Non-Traditional” Scores and Parts Monday, May 18, 2026 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT Zoom Staff Moderator: @robkrafael Featured Speakers: @maliirenemusic and @mazzmuse While creating and providing standard orchestral scores and parts remains a key component of being a broadly performed composer, more ensembles are increasingly exploring graphic notation and improvised scores. LaRob K. Rafael, Director of Composer Advancement at the American Composers Orchestra, will be joined by composers Mazz Swift and Mali Irene for a dynamic conversation on how to successfully navigate—and creatively thrive within—this expanding corner of new music. 🔗 in bio for registration!

I am honored to have received generous support this year from Chamber Music America and the Queens Art Fund, without which, producing my next body of work, “Stalling Tumble” for the J. Pavone String Ensemble, would not be possible. Excited to be joined by my long-term collaborator Charlotte Munn-Wood (violin) @tt_nn_oo and dear old friend Mazz Swift (violin) @mazzmuse in realizing this next album cycle. We will be performing two free live concerts this Fall ∞∞∞ October 4 @ FLUX IV in Hunters Point LIC & November 15 @ Tenri Cultural Institute in Manhattan on a bill with TAK Ensemble @takensemble as well as hosting multiple community-building workshops in my Queens neighborhood ∞∞∞ shortly after, we’ll be going into the studio to record “Stalling Tumble” w/ @marcurselli for a 2027 release on @outofyourheadrecords which will coincide with the group’s 10-year anniversary! ∞∞∞ photos: @josiah_cuneo ∞∞∞ Jessica Pavone String Ensemble is a recipient of a 2026 Chamber Music America Artistic Projects grant. The Artistic Projects program is administered by Chamber Music America and made possible with funding from the Howard Gilman Foundation. @chambermusicamerica @howardgilmanfoundation “Stalling Tumble” is made possible (in part) with public funds from the Queens Arts Fund, a re-grant program supported by New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by New York Foundation for the Arts @nyfacurrent @nyculture

@helengillet doing THE MOST for string representation with @glen_david_andrews at @jazzfest #jazzfest2026 Heel yeah, sis. You sounded fucking INCREDIBLE. #didthedamnthing

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🎻Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with @PBS series My Music with Rhiannon Giddens featuring jazz violinist Mazz Swift. Swift is a Juilliard-trained violinist and composer known for blending classical, jazz, and improvisational music, whose musical journey includes playing music in the New York subway and working with goats on a farm! Our My Music with Rhiannon Giddens Learning Guide for this episode introduces students to Mazz Swift, and explores themes of Neurodiversity and Learning Styles, Creative and Artistic Growth, and Improvisation in Music. For grades 6-12. This lesson available from the Journeys in Film Resource Library and also from @ShareMyLesson . 📍 Tap @journeysinfilm and click on the link in our bio to learn more and jazz up your classroom! 👆 #Jazz #JazzAppreciationMonth #MusicEducation #MazzSwift

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