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Keep an Eye International Jazz Award 2017

A competition for outstanding young musicians from The New School - New York, Royal Academy of Music - London, Jazz-Institute - Berlin, University of Southern California - Los Angeles and the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.

Program

• Monday March 27th 
  Semi-Final I Amsterdam Blue Note, CvA, 20.00hrs 
• Tuesday March 28th
  Semi-Final II Amsterdam Blue Note, CvA, 20.00hrs 
• Wednesday March 29th
  Band coaching Marco Pignataro (Head Berklee College of Music) & Martijn Vink (jazz drums teacher at Conservatorium van Amsterdam) 
• Wednesday March 29th
  Jazz in /K session Studio /K, 22.00hrs 
• Thursday March 30th
  Masterclass by Dick Oatts Amsterdam Blue Note, CvA 
• Thursday March 30th 
  International Final BIMHUIS, 20.00hrs 

Arranging assignment

All bands have to arrange and play their own version of a composition by a Jazz composer. This year there is a Coltrane theme, in remembrance of John Coltrane who passed away 50 years ago.
The students can choose one of the following of his compositions: • Countdown • Moments Notice • Naima • 26-02

Prizes Semi-Finals

Both finalists €1000,- Incentive prize €500,- All semi-finalists receive one free recording day in the CvA studio.

Prizes International Final (sculpture design by Jules Bernard)

First Prize: €2500,- Second Prize: €1500,- Incentive Prize: €750,- Best Coltrane arrangement: €500,-
Best CvA soloist: participation in the Hudson Jazz Workshop, New York 2017 Best non-CvA soloist: participation in the Summer Jazz Workshop, Amsterdam 2017

Presenter

Co de Kloet Co de Kloet is music producer, music director and presenter for the NTR. De Kloet produced and created projects together with, renowned artists like Todd Rundgren, Frank Zappa, Brian Eno, Steve Vai, George Duke, Mike Keneally, Gary Lucas and Terry Bozzio.