The CIJA was a great experience. Everything was perfect, a beautiful place, and special people. I believe that competitions like the CIJA are really stimulating and useful experiences for musicians.
—Francesco Patti, Italy (Winner of the CIJA 2018)
The Carinthian International Jazz Award (CIJA) is a jazz saxophone competition that is held annually in the south of Austria.
We aim to culturally vitalize and diversify the region. In addition, we hope to create much needed performance and career opportunities for young deserving jazz musicians. We accept applicants from every country around the globe.
For information on how to enter and our application guidelines, visit our website.
“The CIJA 2018 was wonderful. Competitions like this bring people from around the world together to celebrate the universal language of music, and that is a beautiful thing. A great event that any aspiring young jazz musician should aim to be a part of." —Stephen Martin, USA (CIJA finalist)
“It was an honor to be one of the three finalists of the CIJA 2018. A great event to compete with talented saxophone players and nice colleagues from different countries." —Martin Gasser, Austria (CIJA finalist)
We aim to culturally vitalize and diversify the region. In addition, we hope to create much needed performance and career opportunities for young deserving jazz musicians. We accept applicants from every country around the globe.
For information on how to enter and our application guidelines, visit our website.
Application Deadline: June 20, 2022
Finalists Announced: July 4, 2022
Prizes
- EUR 800
- EUR 400
- EUR 200
“It was an honor to be one of the three finalists of the CIJA 2018. A great event to compete with talented saxophone players and nice colleagues from different countries." —Martin Gasser, Austria (CIJA finalist)
