Wendy Loomis is a San Francisco-based composer who has won the ASCAPlus award for composition 4 times, released 16 CDs of her compositions for COPUS, acoustic ensemble Phoenix Rising, piano/vocal duo AWE, as well as solo piano works. She has performed with various ensembles nationally and internationally. COPUS (spoken word/jazz) recently received a nomination from the Hollywood Music and Media Awards for best jazz track “Haves & Have Nots” (from recently-released CD “Aspects”). “Composer/pianist Wendy Loomis paints with a broad palette of jazz, classical, new age, avant garde and world colors, fusing styles ranging from Debussy to Thelonius Monk.” (Kelley Dolan, NoHands Records). “This is musicianship and songwriting at its best…COPUS could become legendary if given the opportunity to thrive!” ~Michael Allison, MusicDish.com.