About 1630 Music Publishing

For more than 30 years 1630 has represented the legends & the new generation of jazz and contemporary classical music in the US and beyond. Over the years, we’ve added writers and catalogs covering the entire spectrum of genres from across the world. We have highly specialized proven independent sub-publishers in all relevant foreign territories assuring collection of performance and mechanical royalties in all media.

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1630 Music was founded by Alan Bergman in 1992. After graduating Princeton and then NYU Law School, Alan began as general counsel to Frank Loesser (composer of Guys and Dolls), and went on to become one of the most respected and well known music attorneys and publishers. His regular column in Downbeat Magazine attested to his influence and esteem. ​A lifelong lover of jazz music, Alan was a jazz drummer himself, and it was always just as much about the music for him as it was about the music business. Alan's legacy is at the core of 1630 Music, and informs how we proceed with integrity, with fierce defense of our client's intellectual property, and always – it's all about the music.

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Steven Reich partnered with Alan Bergman in 2013 and has spearheaded the company since Alan's death in 2013. Steven is an accomplished jazz pianist who brings his love of music to the job every day.

Under Reich's leadership the company has expanded beyond music publishing administration to include two additional divisions. A print publishing division produces and sells books, scores and sheet music by its impressive clients in the Jazz canon.  Heights Records label offers worldwide distribution and serves musicians who are at the forefront of jazz innovation, as well as distributing many of the all-time greats.

Steven is a German-Canadian entertainment attorney based in Berlin specializing in copyright and tax law and as music publisher, has extensive experience in international representation of music rights.

Mr. Reich was educated at the Free University of Berlin (law), the Kammergericht (Superior Court of Berlin) and the Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto).