The 7 Virtual Jazz Club announces that the new deadline for entering the contest will be November 15th
To enter the contest, soloists and groups pay a small registration fee and submit a video of their performance. Entries will be judged by a panel of international jazz experts comprised of some of the most respected journalists, musicians and educators in the field.
This Year's Categories
- Under 25 Students
- Amateurs & Pros
Prizes & Awards
- Amateurs & Pros' Category
- Jury Prize (assigned to the best musician): € 2,000 + Live Concert in one of the best jazz clubs in Europe: Jazz Club Ferrara (Italy)
- Under 25 Students' Category: Jury Prize (assigned to the best Under 25 Student): € 700 + special prize offered by Taklit Publishing & Production Agency to the best Under 25 Student;
- All the musicians: Web Community Prize: € 500 + artistic advertising to the most voted musician by the web community (on YouTube).
2018 Edition International Judging Panel
- Patricia Johnston (producer & artist manager)- France
- Dubi Lenz (journalist, art director “The Red Sea Jazz Festival”)- Israel
- Chris Hodgkins (producer, broadcaster for Jazz London Radio)- UK
- Julien Lepièce (label manager at Outhere Records) – Belgium
- Greg Stott (teacher at the Australian National University)- Australia
- Geila Zilkha (vocalist, teacher)- Japan
- Iñaki Askunze (musician, conductor, composer, teacher)- Spain
- Mark Sullivan (journalist for All About Jazz, composer) – USA
- Hrayr Attarian (journalist for All About Jazz)- USA
- Eddy Determeyer (journalist and broadcaster)- Netherlands
- Fernando R. de Mondesert (Jazz Journalist Association)- Dominican Republic
- José Deluna (teacher and musician)- Spain
- Marcela Breton (Jazz Journalist Association)- Colombia
- Fiona Ross (musician, journalist, teacher)- UK
- Dmitry Baevsky (musician and teacher)- Russia
- Arnaldo DeSouterio (journalist, Producer, member of JJA)- Brazil
- Debbie Mari (teacher at the UKZN- School of Music Jazz Studies)- South Africa
- Jeri Brown (teacher at the Concordia University Montreal)- Canada
