ABOUT

ANNIE BOOTH

Award-winning composer, arranger, and pianist Annie Booth is known for her clear and captivating musical voice. Her work has been recognized by organizations such as Chamber Music America, the International Society of Jazz Arrangers & Composers (ISJAC), ASCAP, Downbeat Magazine, and more. In 2025, she was appointed Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies in the Thompson Jazz Studies Program at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Booth’s compositions span across genres—small-group jazz, big band, chamber, and symphonic—with commissions from leading performers and institutions such as the Jazz Education Network, the Reno Jazz Festival, Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra, Stratus Chamber Orchestra, and many others. Her compositions for large jazz ensemble are published on Alfred Music and Brava Jazz.

As a bandleader and recording artist, Annie has performed with her groups at major jazz venues and festivals across the US including the Telluride Jazz Festival and SXSW. She has released eight albums and her recent 2024 album Here, There and Everywhere: The Beatles Songbook (Live) was lauded as “first-rate…terrific” by the Canadian outlet Textura.

A passionate and respected educator, Annie frequently directs All-State Jazz Ensembles, adjudicates national festivals, and brings her energy and expertise to schools and universities across the country. In 2017, she created the SheBop Young Women in Jazz Workshop with the Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts, creating a joyful, empowering space for girls and non-binary students to experience mentorship and self-expression in jazz. In 2023, she co-founded Brava Jazz Publishing, a pioneering platform dedicated to amplifying the work of women composers and arrangers in jazz. Passionate about jazz education in the state of Colorado, Annie serves on the Board of Directors for non-profit organizations Telluride Society for Jazz and the Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts.

Annie Booth holds a BM in Jazz Piano Performance and a MM in Jazz Performance & Pedagogy from the University of Colorado Boulder. She resides in Golden, CO with her husband and young daughter.