B-Jazz Burghausen invites applications for European Young Artists Award 2011

NEWS

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

B-Jazz Berghausen have requested that we publicise this award which will be presented during the 42nd international jazz week from 22 to 27 March 2011. Applications must be submitted by November 5th 2010.

The following has been extracted from the Berghausen jazz website http://www.b-jazz.com

European Young Artists’ Award 2011
On the occasion of the 42nd international jazz week from 22 to 27 March 2011, the interest group Jazz Burghausen e.V. in cooperation with the Stadt Burghausen is announcing the 3rd European Young Artists’ Award 2011.

This prize, which is awarded annually, has been created to actively promote promising young jazz artists.

Target Group
Combos of three or more musicians and big bands based in Europe.
Participants must not be older than 30 years (b. 1981 and after).

Style
All varieties of jazz will be admitted.

The Prize Offer
The award is endowed with prize money of € 15,000,
which consists of a € 5,000 cash prize and € 10,000 in promotions tailored to the respective band‘s requirements, be it the production and distribution of a CD or a made-to-measure promotion or coaching package.

Jury

Prof. Joe Viera, Management
Artistic director of the International Jazz Festival Burghausen.
Director of the Center for Contemporaty Music, Burghausen.

Roland Spiegel
Editor for jazz and classical music at Bayerischer Rundfunk broadcasting corporation, Munich.

Ralf Dombrowski
Journalist and music critic (Süddeutsche Zeitung, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Jazz thing, Jazzzeitung and
others), and author.

Reinhard Köchl
Author for Jazz thing, freelance journalist.

Application Deadline
The closing date for applications is November 5, 2010. Only applications which have been completed in full and have been received by the above-mentioned date will be considered.