Marc Ostrow
born Feb 22, 1964
Instrument | piano |
Birthplace | Bethpage, NY |
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Marc Ostrow is a New York copyright and entertainment lawyer who also composes, writes lyrics, sings and plays piano. He currently has his own law practice, but he previously was the head of the New York office of music publisher Boosey & Hawkes, where he oversaw the company's expansion into jazz, personally signing jazz legends like Wynton Marsalis and the Charles Mingus estate. During that time, he launched ScoreStreet.net, a publishing service for new composers.
He has served on the boards of the New York Chapter of the Association of Independent Music Publishers and the Music Publishers Association of the United States; he is also a Trustee of the Copyright Society of the USA. Before his work with Boosey & Hawkes, he was a Senior Attorney in BMI's Legal Department. He got his start in music publishing as the in-house attorney for Second Floor Music for five years. He performs his original compositions and lounge music at the Cornelia Street Cafe in New York. Mark's blog can be found at his website.
List of Composers
- Ronnie Ball
- Rob Bargad
- Bill Barron
- Bruce Barth
- Pamela Baskin-Watson
- Mickey Bass
- Mario Bauzá
- David Berkman
- Peter Bernstein
- Eddie Bert
- Denzil Best
- John Bishop
- Walter Bolden
- Walter Booker
- Ruby Braff
- Adam Brenner
- Bob Brookmeyer
- Harold "Tina" Brooks
- Clifford Brown
- Donald Brown
- Shelley Brown
- Ray Bryant
- Jon Burr
- Kenny Burrell
- Rahn Burton
- Willie Maiden
- Kitty Malone
- Cal Massey
- Ronnie Mathews
- Tina May
- Cecil McBee
- Verena McBee
- Gary McFarland
- Howard McGhee
- Tom McIntosh
- Jim McNeely
- Charles McPherson
- Fleurine Mehldau
- Sergio Mihanovich
- Doug Miller
- L. Aziza Miller
- Leon Mitchell
- Bill Mobley
- Hank Mobley
- Grachan Moncur III
- J.R. Monterose
- Buddy Montgomery
- Jack Montrose
- Ralph Moore
- Michael Philip Mossman
- George Mraz
- Mark Murphy