Bologna, 16 May 2024 . 10 more days to register for the Conad Jazz Contest, a competition for young jazz musicians promoted by Conad and the Umbria Jazz Foundation, there is now time until 11.59pm on Wednesday 29 May 2024 to register and aspire to be among the finalists who will perform live on the stage of Umbria Jazz (Perugia, 12-21 July 2024).

Once the registration phase has been completed, starting from 11 am on May 30th, the phase dedicated to the selection of 10 finalists of the Contest will begin: the technical jury, chaired by Manuele Morbidini , director of Umbria Jazz Orchestra and saxophonist composer, will identify 9 of the 10 finalists .

Voting to select the tenth finalist will open at the same time on www.conadjazzcontest.it: simply register and vote for free directly on the official Contest website via web or smartphone to be part of the “Popular Jury”.

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

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 for L’Aquila, then continuing with UJ Weekend and Umbria Jazz Winter , and some of the most well-known jazz clubs in ‘Italy.

is also confirmed for this year, for whom a place will be reserved at the “Clinics” of the Berklee Summer School at Umbria Jazz 2025 .

Information and regulations on the website www.conadjazzcontest.it

Registrations open from Wednesday 3 April 2024 to Wednesday 29 May 2024.

Online voting from Thursday 30 May to Sunday 9 June 2024.