Courtney Bryan (composer)

Courtney Bryan is an American composer and pianist whose work combines influences from jazz and gospel traditions. Early life and education Bryan was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. She obtained her Bachelor of Music from Oberlin College (2004), her Master of Music from Rutgers University (2007), and a Doctor of Musical Arts from Columbia University (2014), where her advisor was composer and trombonist George Lewis. Career Bryan is an assistant professor in the Newcomb College department of music at Tulane University, where she serves as Albert and Linda Mintz Professor of Music. Awards * 2018: Alpert Awards in the Arts. * 2018: Hermitage Fellow * 2020: United States Artists Fellowship Recordings * Quest for Freedom (2007) * This Little Light of Mine (2010) * DREAMING (Freedom Sounds) (2023) References