Bologna, 9 June 2025. Voting opens today 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 the ages of 18 and 28.

In fact, there are 10 finalists who will perform live on the stage of Umbria Jazz (Perugia, 11-20 July 2025): 9 selected by the technical jury , chaired by Manuele Morbidini, director of the Umbria Jazz Orchestra and saxophonist composer, and the tenth selected by the popular jury , open to all music enthusiasts.

Voting is very simple : just 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 15 June 2025 at 11.59pm.

There are 210 musicians registered for the 2025 edition of the Conad Jazz Contest, divided into 61 groups of bands and soloists, coming from 10 different nations – it is in fact also possible for foreign jazz musicians to participate in the competition, as long as they are in groups with at least one Italian musician.

The 10 finalists thus selected will perform live on the stage of Umbria Jazz and it will be the artistic jury composed of Marco Molendini , journalist, Manuele Morbidini , former president of the technical jury and chaired by Stefano Bragatto , Director of Radio Monte Carlo , to decree the overall winner of the 2025 edition of the Conad Jazz Contest, who will be announced live on the radio from the Radio Monte Carlo mobile station in Corso Vannucci in Perugia at the end of the performances.

THE PRIZES:

For the most voted by the popular jury, a voucher worth €500 to record their album in a professional recording studio.

The overall winner , chosen by the artistic jury, will receive a check for €5,000 to support their musical career and the opportunity to play in a tour of live performances starting with “Jazz Italiano per le terre del sisma” (L’Aquila, 6-7 September 2025) and then continuing with “Umbria Jazz Winter” (Orvieto, 28 December 2025 – 1 January 2026) and “Welcome back Tony Scott” (Salemi, August 2026), and some of the most famous jazz clubs in Italy, with promotion on the official social channels of the Contest for the entire duration of the tour. Furthermore, an important novelty this year, the EP ( extended play) of the overall winner will be distributed digitally by Universal Music Italia.

Also this year there will be a special prize for the single of the most promising musician , who will be reserved a place at the “Clinics” of the Berklee Summer School at Umbria Jazz 2026. The winner will be selected by the technical and artistic jury from among all the musicians registered for the competition.

Listen and vote at www.conadjazzcontest.it