Annie Booth (US) (born 1989) is an American

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and educator. Since the age of 16, she studied with jazz organist

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, pianist Jeff Jenkins and

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. She studied at the ''Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts'' and went on to earn a ''Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies,'' and a ''Masters of Jazz Performance and Pedagogy'' from the Thompson Jazz Studies Program at the

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. She was named ''"Best In Denver - Jazz"'' from

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in 2015, 2016 and 2017. In 2016, she toured Mexico with the ''New York Jazz All Stars'' - Greg Gisbert Quartet (sponsored by

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) that included musicians

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, Tommy Campbell, and Mike Boone (side artist for Buddy Rich and

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). She has arranged, recorded and performed with Yamaha Artist, Bob Montgomery (

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big band, Nancy Wilson, Tony Bennett and Quincy Jones). She has also opened for jazz pianist,

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. Booth was awarded the 2017 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award and the 2017 ASCAP Foundation Phoebe Jacobs Prize by the

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(ASCAP). Her trio has performed and toured all over North America, and has appeared at numerous jazz clubs and festivals including the

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festival in 2017 and as the first artist-in-residence at Nocturne Jazz & Supper Club. In 2015 she was featured as part of

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's (89.3 FM) ''30 Under 30'' program. Booth has performed on movie soundtracks, such as her work on

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(2017) starring

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and

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. In 2019 she was selected for the "2020 Young Composer" Showcase by the Jazz Education Network and her composition ''Jolly Beach'' was performed by The U.S. Navy Band Commodores at the 2020 conference in New Orleans, LA. In 2020, Annie Booth was the recipient of the Downbeat Jazz Magazine "Graduate College Outstanding Performance" award. Since 2015, Booth has worked with The Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts (CCJA), a non-profit jazz education outreach organization for middle and high school students. In 2017, she created the SheBop jazz program, a series of jazz workshops and clinics for young women, ages 10–18. Booth has taught courses at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC), the University of Colorado - Boulder School of Music (CU), workshops at the University of North Texas - Denton (UNT), and the University of Nevada, Reno, and is currently an adjunct faculty member at the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver (DU). Booth was chosen by Westword Magazine as one of Denver's top 10 jazz musicians in 2021. Annie Booth is currently the Managing Director for the International Society of Jazz Arrangers & Composers (ISJAC).

Discography

As leader

*''Alpenglo'' (AnnieBelle Music, 2022) *''The Annie Booth Trio with Max Wellman'' (2018) *''Abundance'' (with

, 2017) *''Festive'' (2016) *''Wanderlust'' (Dazzle Records, 2014)

As side artist

*Bob Montgomery - ''La Familia: The Music of Bob Montgomery'' *Tom Gershwin - ''Live at Mighty Fine'' *Jason Klobnak - ''New Chapter'' *Ryan Fourt - ''Big Slick'' *Jeff Riley - ''Jazz Suite'' *Paul Mullikin - ''Time Is Now''

References

External links

Official site
Living people American jazz pianists 1989 births 21st-century American women pianists 21st-century American pianists {{US-jazz-keyboardist-stub