Feb 25 at Chicago Symphony Center: Awadagin Pratt and Sphinx Virtuosi perform Jessie’s Grammy-winning piano concerto “Rounds”
The 18-member ensemble performs masterpieces by prominent Black and Latino composers in their Symphony Center debut
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.
“An early candidate for ‘classic'” — Praise for Jessie’s “Strum” in the latest issue of The Strad magazine!
“Jessie Montgomery’s Strum (2006) is perhaps an early candidate for ‘classic,’ given the frequency of performances, and the Dover found immense pleasure in its gutsy textures and rhythms.”
Listen on-demand to Jessie’s interview on KJazz 88.1 FM’s “Beyond Symphonic Jazz” with host Mitch Glickman
Hear Jessie speak on her musical upbringing, inspirations, how she draws from and expands on varied musical traditions, and how she first connected with long-time collaborators.
Hear Third Coast Percussion perform Jessie Montgomery’s “Study No. 1”
Jessie wrote her first work for percussion in close collaboration with TCP, a chance she seized to explore new rhythms and textures, from dipping crotales in water to blowing air into tom-toms.
Third Coast Percussion’s 2024/25 tour highlights Jessie’s “Study No. 1” and new commissioned work “Lady Justice”
TCP performs Jessie’s music throughout their 2024/25 tour and is joined by Jessie as featured composer and performer January 11 at Northwestern and twice more in Iowa City and Oberlin in April.
An all-Montgomery program commences Jessie’s year-long residency with Hancher Auditorium, Nov 21
Jessie and the PUBLIQuartet, of which Jessie was a founding member, perform a series of her compositions including a new improvised work.
Music by all Blacknificent 7 composers performed by the award-winning Resonance Ensemble, Nov 17
The concert at Portland’s Alberta Rose Theatre features the world premiere of Seven Prayers: Hope for Everyone by Dave Ragland and Jessie’s Danse Africaine and Loisaida, My Love
Jessie Montgomery hosts Nov 1 Open Music Concert at the Oregon Symphony
Featuring works by Jessie and music that inspires and informs her work by Derek Bermel, Benjamin Britten, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Alyssa Weinberg, and Angolan folk music
Jessie Montgomery Begins Week-Long Residence as Trondheim Kammermusikkfestival Composer, Sep 23-29
The week includes regional premieres of “Five Freedom Songs,” “Records from a Vanishing City,” and more. Jessie will lead masterclasses, rehearsals, and perform her “Rhapsody No. 1” and “Musings”!
Tickets Available for New York Philharmonic World Premiere of Jessie Montgomery’s “Project 19” Commission, Apr 09 – Apr 11, 2025
Conductor Jakub Hrůša leads the NY Phil in Jessie’s anticipated new work, part of “Project 19,” a multi-season initiative to commission and premiere 19 new works by 19 women composers
Jessie Montgomery in Residence at James Madison University 43rd Contemporary Music Festival, October 13-15
Jessie will lead rehearsals, seminars, and lectures, and her pieces will be performed by the Synergy Virtuosi, JMU Symphony Orchestra, and JMU Percussion Ensemble