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The 7 Virtual Jazz Club’s Contest 6th Edition Officially Begins - Applications for 2021 edition are now open

Source: Valerio Pappi
June 15, 2021

On 15th June, pre-registration ends and the sixth edition of the one and only online jazz contest in the world officially begins with great news: new prizes, new sponsors, new judges, new website and new voting method. Deadline November 15th, 2021 2021 Categories Under 25: soloists and bands of 25 years old or younger, of any nationality, provided that they never had a booking agent, recording company or publisher; Pros&Amateurs: all the musicians not belonging to the Under25 category. How ...

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7 Virtual Jazz Club's 6th Edition Contest Open. Register Now!

Source: Valerio Pappi
April 16, 2021

The sixth edition of the 7 Virtual Jazz Club’s Contest is about to start. Entries will open on April 15th. Until June 15th soloists and bands will have the chance to enter by paying a reduced entry fee. Categories Under25: Musicians of any nationality aged 25 or younger, with no prior experience with a producer or artistic promotion; Pros&Amateurs: all the musicians not belonging to the Under25 category. New Judges The jury is now made of 32 jurors (with some ...

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7 Virtual Jazz Club's Contest 2020 Edition: Winners Announced!

Source: Valerio Pappi
February 10, 2021

The 7 Virtual Jazz Club is proud to announce the winners of our 2020 contest edition. Pros & Amateurs’ Category Jury Prize € 1,000 plus a live concert at Jazz Club Ferrara Brazilian vocalist Camila Ronza for “Nilopolitano" Second Prize € 1000 plus advertising British saxophonist Alex Hitchcock for “Points of Contact" Third Prize United States trombonist Aubrey Logan featuring Hagelsag for “Airport Codes" and to Canadian trumpeter Rachel Therrien for “V per Vena.” Under 25 Category Jury ...

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7 Virtual Jazz Club Announces The Winners Of The Web Community Prize And The 5th Edition Finalists

Source: Valerio Pappi
January 12, 2021

The Web Community Prizes (direct access to the final) has been awarded to Ada Flocco (Italy), Eytan Schillinger-Hyman (USA) and Daniel Dyonisius (Indonesia). Finalists selected by the international jury (in alphabetical order): Amateurs & Pros’ Category Aki Rissanen Trio (Finland) Alex Hitchcock Quintet (UK) Aubrey Logan with Hagelsag (USA) Brian Eisenberg Jazz Orchestra (USA) Camila Ronza (Brazil) Chuck Israels Trio (USA) Gabriela Martina (Switzerland) Gio Rossi- Lime Virtual Big Band (Italy) Ivo Neame Big Band (UK) James Copus (UK) Marvin ...

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7 Virtual Jazz Club Announces The Beginning Of The Live Round That Will Take Place In The 7 Virtual Rooms

Source: Valerio Pappi
December 13, 2020

7 Virtual Jazz Club is proud to announce that the pre-selections of the fifth edition of the contest are over. We received high quality video-performances from all around the globe. Until January 7th jazz lovers worldwide can vote for their favorites, by liking them on YouTube Channel. The three most voted musicians will win the Web Community Prize (direct access to the final). CAST YOUR VOTE JUDGING PANEL 2020 Edition The semifinalists Billy Holiday Room Sol Jang International Project (South ...

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7 Virtual Jazz Club's Contest – 5th Edition – Deadline is extended until November 1st, 2020

Source: Valerio Pappi
October 19, 2020

7 Virtual Jazz Club announces that the new deadline for entering the contest will be November 1st, accepting requests from many musicians who were unable to realize in time their video performances due to Covid-19 emergency. This Year's Categories Under 25 Amateurs & Pros To enter the contest, soloists and groups pay a small registration fee and submit a video of their performance. Due to Covid-19 emergency, the 7 Virtual Jazz Club decided to help participants accepting also multi-screen videos ...

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Savage Ticket Announce The Start Of The 'How I Fell In Love With Jazz' Video Contest

Source: Naomi Smith
October 2, 2020

Savage Ticket, a new platform that aims to propel listeners into a new listening and viewing experience for music, by creating a virtual and a real-world platform to enable new opportunities for professionals and audiences worldwide, announces the start of a major contest. On October 1st, savage Ticket is launching the How I Fell In Love With Jazz video contest, one that requires any participant to provide a 60-second video to the platform explaining how they fell in love with ...

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7 Virtual Jazz Club's Contest – 5th Edition – Deadline October 15th

Source: Valerio Pappi
September 3, 2020

7 Virtual Jazz Club continues its worldwide search for emerging and under-recognized creative musicians of all ages and backgrounds. For the 2020 edition there are new prizes and a totally renewed judging panel. This Year's Categories Under 25 Amateurs & Pros To enter the contest, soloists and groups pay a small registration fee and submit a video (maximum seven minutes) of their performance. Entries will be judged by a panel of international jazz experts (meet the experts), comprised of some ...

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