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"Springtime in the City by the Bay also means it's jazz time"

Now in its 22nd year as a non-profit organization, SFJAZZ, presenter of the renowned San Francisco Jazz Festival, is dedicated to the growth of jazz and jazz audiences at the highest level, with concert performers ranging from acknowledged masters to the newest and most promising talents on the international, national, and San Francisco Bay Area scenes.

SFJAZZ brings this same dedication to its wide-ranging education programming so that people of all ages can better understand the history and artistry of this great American art form. Sibelius USA shares that dedication, and has provided a Sibelius 3.0 notation software site license in further support of what the Chicago Tribune has called "the leading jazz institution on the West Coast."

Noted musicians, arrangers, and avid Sibelius users Joshua Redman and Gil Goldstein play an active role in SFJAZZ. Committed to increasing jazz appreciation and understanding through a dynamic array of innovative educational programs, SFJAZZ reaches out to youth and adult audiences by presenting in-school performances by jazz legends, and by fostering links between jazz and the academic world. Sibelius software will play an active role in the institution's educational programs, such as their all-star high school jazz band, which was formed in 2001 and gained high marks both 2001 and 2002 at New York 's Jazz at Lincoln Center 's annual Essentially Ellington Competition.

Goldstein, who has been using Sibelius for over five years and was instrumental in Redman's introduction to the notation software program, was the arranger last year when SFJAZZ launched their resident band, the SFJAZZ Collective. Sibelius software will play an integral part in the Collective's month-long residency as the musicians work on new compositions as well as classic John Coltrane compositions prior to their live performances.

"Sibelius has changed the way I conceive and generate arrangements," states Goldstein. "It has become as comfortable as pencil and paper with ten times the flexibility."

An ensemble of eight musicians, the Collective is a carefully chosen mix of artists who will embark on a ten-city national tour beginning in March. This year's all-star performance lineup includes renowned saxman and Collective artistic director Redman , vibraphone legend Bobby Hutcherson , Nicholas Payton, Miguel Zenón, Renee Rosnes, Isaac Smith, Matt Penman, and Eric Harland.

The ninth unseen but certainly heard member of the Collective is highly-acclaimed arranger Goldstein, who walked off with two Grammys® in 2004 for his work on Michael Brecker's CD Wide Angles, one for the arrangement and one for the album itself. One of the most talented and highly esteemed arrangers of our time, his extensive credits include charts for Miles Davis, Quincy Jones, Pat Metheny, Jim Hall, Milton Nascimento, James Moody, David Sanborn and Chris Botti.

"We are proud of our newly formed association with the Bay Area's premier jazz institution and eager to support SFJAZZ in their educational endeavors," states Bill Reilly, President, Sibelius USA, Inc. "Both Joshua Redman and Gil Goldstein are held in the highest regard within the jazz community, and we know that Sibelius software will be of tremendous assistance while working out the Collective's arrangements and assisting in the institution's jazz education programs."

For more information on SFJAZZ, its concerts and programs, visit http://sfjazz.org/concerts/spring.html . For more information on the SFJAZZ Collective's tour dates, visit http://www.sfjazz.com/sfmodjazz/index.html .

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About Sibelius Software Ltd (Sibelius):

Sibelius Software Ltd. is based in London, England. Its U.S. subsidiary, Sibelius USA, Inc., is located at 1407 Oakland Blvd., Suite 103, Walnut Creek, California, 94596 and has offices in Baltimore, Cleveland, Dallas and Nashville. Sibelius products are available worldwide in more than 100 countries. For more information, contact Sibelius USA at phone (925) 280-0600; fax (925) 280-0008; on the Web at www.sibelius.com; or via e-mail at infoUSA@sibelius.com.