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Submit your application today for our 2024 Youth Jazz Competition! Video submissions due Sunday, March 17, 2024.
Pay $10 registration fee here:
Selected winners will perform with the Fox Valley Jazz Big Band as a featured soloist on an upcoming performance of the 2024-2025 concert season.
New in our 2023-2024 season! A competition for young aspiring jazz musicians to display your skills, receive recognition, and win support to further your musical studies.
This event is open to high school performers playing traditional
The competition via video submissions will be held and winners will be featured on an upcoming performance with the Fox Valley Jazz Big Band!
Up to 3 prizes will be awarded: 1st Place: $500 2nd Place: $300 3rd Place: $200
Noted Requirements: · Applicant must be of high school age on the date of video submission (March 17, 2024). · Competition is open to the following instruments: trumpet, trombone, saxophone, percussion, guitar, bass, and piano. · The winner(s) of the competition will perform with the Fox Valley Jazz Big Band on an agreed upon concert either in Summer of 2024, or in the 2024-2025 concert season. · The winner(s) must be available to participate in the rehearsal with the band for the applicable performance. Rehearsals are typically the Saturday afternoon prior to the performance from 2:00 –5:00pm. · The audition video should consist of self-selected work(s) which best display the applicant’s lyrical, technical, and improvisational skills. Audition materials will not necessarily be what is performed with the band on the concert. · The winner(s) will work with the FVJBB Music Director to select their solo performance repertoire that will be featured with the band.
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