Nicholas Urie

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Nicholas Urie (born July 29, 1985) is an American composer of jazz and classical musics.

Born in Los Angeles, California, Urie was a recipient of the first annual ASCAP Young Jazz Composer’s Award. Urie left Los Angeles to study composition with Bob Brookmeyer in Boston MA. A Graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, Urie's music has been heard internationally at festivals and concerts in Peru, Syria, Spain, England, Germany and the United States.

Urie has frequently collaborated with vibraphonist Dave Samuels who has commissioned a number of pieces for Big Band and chamber ensembles. Urie's music has been performed by; Bob Brookmeyer, Frank Carlberg, Dave Samuels, Bob Moses, Ximo Tebar/Granada Jazz Festival Big Band, the Ambassador Jazz Orchestra, the Mobius Chamber Orchestra, the Berklee Chamber Orchestra, Orange County High School of The Arts Symphony Orchestra, and the Jazz Composer’s Orchestra.

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http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=16765
http://www.myspace.com/nicholasurielargeensemble