2025 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award Recipient

With The Herb Alpert Foundation’s unwavering support, the Young Jazz Composer Awards continue to elevate emerging voices of jazz. This gifted young composer is one of the futures of the genre. We are honored to be a part of his musical journey.

Michael Hilgendorf, BM '20 Columbia College Chicago, on song-writing, solos, and his love of playing guitar.