Video Portrait of Jessie’s 2024-25 Residency at UIowa’s Hancher Auditorium
Through workshops, one-on-one coaching, masterclasses, and more, over 200 students had the unique opportunity to learn, perform, and grow through Jessie’s music.
Third Coast Percussion hosts Rhythm Fest, a kaleidoscopic one-day-only event at Epiphany Center for the Arts
Jessie and cellist Tahirah Whittington bring together an ensemble of string players and poets for their set at Epiphany Center on June 28 at 4:00 pm!
Jessie’s “Strum” Named One of the 15 Most Significant String Works of the 21st Century by Strings Magazine
The March/April 2025 issue of Strings highlights Jessie Montgomery’s seven-minute piece “Strum,” now a staple of chamber and orchestral programs worldwide
Third Coast Percussion collaborates with Jessie Montgomery on their lastest album “Standard Stoppages,” out now!
The album features Jessie’s “Study No. 1,” written in collaboration with TCP, and her “In Color Suite,” arranged for percussion ensemble by TCP member Sean Connors
Performance Today selects Jessie Montgomery as 2025 Classical Woman of the Year
“She creates works that help us understand ourselves and reflect in meaningful ways on the times we live in,” says Fred Child, host and senior editor of the program
April 3rd: Composer Portraits: Jessie Montgomery at Columbia University’s Miller Theatre
The all-Montgomery program features the premiere of a new work for The Everything Band—eight composer-performers creating music by experimentation, improvisation, and open-ended form
Jessie Montgomery announces Spring 2025 Season Highlights
Jessie’s busy season includes premieres by the NY Phil and The Everything Band, touring with Third Coast Percussion, works featured in Julia Bullock’s “History’s Persistent Voice” and much more!
Praise in The Utah Review for “Jessie Montgomery Plays Jessie Montgomery” at NOVA Chamber Music Series
The Utah Review celebrates the concert as a prototype for future programs highlighting the works of a single contemporary figure
Violinist.com Interview with Jessie Montgomery
“Live music brings people together: ‘There’s the attraction of the music and of the people who are making the music, and once you have everybody in the room, then you start to generate other connections’”
Dr. Quinton Morris hosts Jessie Montgomery on latest episode of Unmute the Voices
Longtime friends Morris and Montgomery sit down for conversation about the skyrocketing popularity of her music, finding pleasure and motivation in her craft, and work-life balance
Feb 25 at Chicago Symphony Center: Awadagin Pratt and Sphinx Virtuosi perform Jessie’s Grammy-winning piano concerto “Rounds”
The 18-member ensemble returns to Symphony Center performing masterpieces by prominent Black and Latino composers
Jessie Montgomery joins Northwestern Bienen School of Music faculty for Winter 2025 term
Jessie’s tenure includes a series of lectures, masterclasses, as well as performances featuring her music beginning Jan 11th with Third Coast Percussion.