Bologna, 30 May 2024 . Voting has begun to select the tenth finalist of the Conad Jazz Contest , a competition promoted by Conad and the Umbria Jazz Foundation, dedicated to young jazz musicians between 18 and 28 years old.

The technical jury, chaired by Manuele Morbidini, director of the Umbria Jazz Orchestra and saxophonist composer, is already working to identify 9 of the 10 finalists.

It will be up to the popular jury, open to all, to select the tenth finalist of the Conad Jazz Contest who will complete the shortlist of candidates who will perform live on the Umbria Jazz stage (Perugia, 12-21 July 2024).

Voting is very simple: simply register for free on the official Contest website www.conadjazzcontest.it and express your preference, assigning up to a maximum of 10 votes in total.

Online voting will close on Sunday 9 June 2024 at 11.59pm.

There are 92 groups competing between bands and soloists, for a total of 300 musicians from 19 different nations – it is in fact also possible for foreign jazz musicians to participate in the competition, as long as they are in a band with at least one Italian musician.

The 10 finalists thus identified will perform live on the Umbria Jazz stage and the artistic jury will be chaired by Stefano Bragatto , Director of Radio Monte Carlo and composed of Paolo Fresu , internationally renowned trumpeter , Marco Molendini , journalist, and Manuele Morbidini , former president of the technical jury, to decree the overall winner of the 2024 edition of the Conad Jazz Contest.

The first place winner will receive a check for 5000 euros to support their musical career and a tour of live performances starting with Jazz Italiano per l’Aquila, then continuing with UJ Weekend and Umbria Jazz Winter, as well as some of the most well-known jazz clubs of Italy.

This year too there will be a special prize for the most promising single musician, who will have a place reserved at the “Clinics” of the Berklee Summer School at Umbria Jazz 2025. The winner will be chosen from among the 300 musicians registered for the competition, distributed in the formations.

Listening and voting on the website www.conadjazzcontest.it

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