James W. Newton Jr.

James Newton is a world-renowned composer, flutist, and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at UCLA. His work encompasses chamber, symphonic, choral, jazz, and world music.  Mr. Newton’s works have been performed at prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Cité de la Musique Paris, Blas Galindo Auditorium, Mexico City, Teatro Strehler, Milano, Parco Concert Hall, Tokyo, DIRECTV Music Hall, Rio De Janeiro, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, and the Amsterdam Museum of Modern Art. He is a recipient of the Ford Foundation, Guggenheim, NEA, Rockefeller Fellowships, Montreux Grande Prix Du Disque, and Downbeat Magazine’s International Critics Jazz Album of the Year.