Professor Wins Composition

By Randy O'Brien

Murfreesboro, TN –
THE WINNER OF THIS YEAR'S BRUSSELS JAZZ ORCHESTRA INTERNATIONAL COMPOSITION CONTEST IS MTSU JAZZ PROFESSOR JAMEY SIMMONS.
I RECENTLY TALKED WITH SIMMONS ABOUT WHAT WAS DIFFERENT ABOUT LOCK BOX MIXING RHYTHMS AND MELODIC THEMES AND WRITING SOMETHING NEW FOR THE COMPETITION.