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Nebraska Jazz Orchestra Young Jazz Artist Competition

February 29 @ 8:00 am - March 29 @ 5:00 pm

What: Nebraska Jazz Orchestra Young Artist Com0petition

The Nebraska Jazz Orchestra is pleased to announce the 2024 Young Jazz Artist Competition. The winner will perform with the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra on June 6, 2024 at the Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel.

The competition is open to musicians middle school age and older who have not reached their 22nd birthday on or before June 6, 2024. The Young Jazz Artist Competition is open to musicians who perform bass, drums, guitar, piano, trumpet, trombone, or saxophone instruments.

For the preliminary round, competitors must submit a recorded audition that includes the following:

Two improvised solos with live or recorded accompaniment, such as Jamey Aebersold recordings.
The first solo should include four choruses over a blues in a swing style in any key.
The second solo should include two choruses of a well-known jazz standard that is not a blues. This can be performed in any key at any tempo (Latin styles and ballads are acceptable).
For drummers, demonstrate a 30-second groove with some fills and kicks followed by a brief solo in the following styles: funk, fast swing, shuffle, and samba.

Applications and recordings must be received by Friday, March 29, 2024. Finalists will be invited to a live audition on Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, (1200 S 40th St, Lincoln, NE).

The winner will receive a $750 prize, the opportunity to perform with the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra on June 6, 2024 at the Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel, and recognition in the program. The runner-up will receive a $250 prize and recognition in the program.

For more information, please contact the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra office at

(402) 477-8446 or email [email protected].

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Start:
February 29 @ 8:00 am
End:
March 29 @ 5:00 pm
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