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7 Virtual Jazz Club’s Contest 11th Edition Winners Announced!

Source: Valerio Pappi
April 1, 2025

The judges created their own personal rankings, and the average of their scores determined the winners among the finalists for the Under 30 and Over 30 categories. Over 30 category Andrew Van Tassel Quartet (from USA) with the song “On The Up." Under 30 category Jakub Klimiuk Quintet (from UK) with the song “Sceptical." The 7VJC team would like to thank all the judges for their work, not only in this 11th and final edition of the 7 Virtual Jazz ...

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The 7 Virtual Jazz Club Announces The Finalists Of The 11th Edition

Source: Valerio Pappi
March 11, 2025

The 7 Virtual Jazz Club Web Community Prize was awarded to Jakub Klimiuk Quintet for the Under 30 Category which presented the song “Sceptical" and to Aleksandra Kutrzepa for the Over 30 Category which presented the song “Atacama." Finalists selected by the judges (in alphabetical order): Under 30 category Jakub Klimiuk Quintet “Sceptical" James Fernando Trio “Unlikely Animal Friendships" Manon Mullener 5tet “Summer Jam" Ohad Niceberg “The Coffee Song" Peter Shalamov and Slava Lobanov “Garden Of Flowing Streams" ...

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7 Virtual Jazz Club’s Contest 11th Edition – Live Round

Source: Valerio Pappi
February 19, 2025

The jury has decided and we are proud to present the semifinalists (in alphabetical order) of the 7 Virtual Jazz Club’s Contest 11th Edition: Over 30 Category Aleksandra Kutrzepa – Atacama (Poland) Andrew Van Tassel Quartet—On The Up (USA) Dominik Kisiel – Exploration (Poland) Gabriele Di Franco—Dopo Tutto (Belgium) Jan Maksimowics & Dmitrij Golovanov – Beyond (Lithuania) Max Bessesen Octet—Feet Don't Change (USA) Nicholas Thomas & Viktorija Gečytė—Up You Go (France) Pritesh Walia—Darn ...

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Don’t Miss Your Chance To Be Part Of The 11th Edition Of The 7 Virtual Jazz Club International Improvised Music Contest!

Source: Valerio Pappi
November 7, 2024

New Application Deadline: December 31, 2024 With the eleventh edition of our international improvised music contest, we reaffirm our commitment to promoting talent from around the world and across all musical genres, making our format even more open and inclusive to celebrate every form of music. We had previously extended the deadline to October 30, but to give young musicians the chance to best prepare their entries, we have decided to further extend the application deadline to December 31. Participants ...

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7 Virtual Jazz Club's Contest – 11th Edition – Deadline Is Extended Until October 30th, 2024

Source: Valerio Pappi
September 30, 2024

7 Virtual Jazz Club announces that the new deadline for entering the contest will be October 30, 2024. 11th edition Categories Jazz category Swing, Gospel, Bebop, Fusion, Jazz-Rock, Blues, Latin jazz, Soul, Afro jazz, Afro-cuban, Free jazz, Cool jazz, Acid jazz, Dixieland, Smooth jazz, avant-garde and more. Beyond Jazz category Nu Jazz, Electro Swing, Pop Jazz, Lo Fi, Rap, R&B, Hip hop, classic, country, world music, dance, indo jazz, ethno jazz, reggae, funky, electronic and more. Ages Open to all ...

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The 7 Virtual Jazz Club’s Contest Officially Begins—Applications For 11th Edition Are Now Open

Source: Valerio Pappi
June 25, 2024

The 7 Virtual Jazz Club’s open the 11th edition of its international improvised music contest to all musical genres, not just jazz. Thanks to its 10 years of global experience, its high-quality jury, and the use of cutting-edge technologies, the 7VJC Contest is ready to give to all musicians visibility in every corner of the world! Application deadline September 27, 2024 11th edition Categories Jazz category Swing, gospel, bebop, fusion, jazz-rock, blues, Latin jazz, soul, Afro jazz, Afro-cuban, free jazz, ...

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7 Virtual Jazz Club’s Contest 10th Edition: Winners Announced!

Source: Valerio Pappi
May 26, 2024

During a live streaming event, the judging panel and the finalists joined the award ceremony for the Pros & Amateurs categories. Pros category First prize goes to Mauro Sigura Quartet (Italy) for La danza di Amarech. Second prize goes to LRK Trio (Russia) for No tears. Third prize goes to Max Bessesen (USA) for Sendoff. Amateurs category First prize went to AB Quartet (Italy) for Lux Originis. Second prize went to Milan Verbist (Belgium) for Dark days, darker nights. Third ...

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The 7 Virtual Jazz Club Announces The Finalists Of The 10th Edition

Source: Valerio Pappi
April 29, 2024

The Web Community Prize (direct access to the final) has been awarded to the American group Piezonomics for the Amateurs Category which presented the song Sophisticated lady and to the Japanese pianist Takayuki Yagi for the Pros’ Category which presented the song Oriental percussion dance. Finalists selected by the judges (in alphabetical order): Pro Category Chai Masters (Netherlands) The Seer's Dream Gio Rossi Group (Italy) Marameo Ivo Neame's Dodeka (UK) Strega Jay's Five (Poland) Escapades LRK ...

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