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Maastricht Jazz Awards 2024

In 2024, the Maastricht Jazz Awards will return with a live edition once again. This year Conservatorium Maastricht and Jazz Maastricht want to celebrate the originality of Conservatorium Maastricht’s output in the last five years; our fresh voices in the professional field of Jazz. Our diverse students, alumni and young professionals are therefore all invited to participate in the Maastricht Jazz Awards. The main prize will be a cash prize of €1000, a coaching programme, Automatic submission to B-Jazz International Contest 2024, the opportunity for festival performances such as JazzOUT to take your musical ambitions to a higher level. The public award winner will receive a cash prize of €500. 

Participants (applicants and or bandleaders) will need to have had an active connection with Maastricht in the last five years (i.e. having studied at the conservatoire). 

Applications will be open from January 8, 2023 at 10:00. Read this page for the conditions, dates and prizes. 

We look forward to seeing your applications!

Apply now
 

Conditions of participation and signup procedure

The basic conditions are as follows: 

  1. Availability on March 1, and April 20, for both the Maastricht Jazz Awards and OPTIONAL performance at JazzOUT 2024 as main prize  

  2. As applicant and bandleader you have been active as a student at the Conservatoire of Maastricht within the last 5 years 
    Participants (applicants and/or bandleaders) will need to have had an active connection with Conservatorium Maastricht in the last five years (i.e. having studied at Conservatorium Maastricht last 5 years - academic year 2017 –2018) 
    Applications will be open from January 15, 2023 at 10:00. You can visit this info page with more information about conditions, dates and prizes.

The following information will be necessary for your registration 

  1. Name of the act 

  2. Line up of the act 

  3. Contact information (phone number and email) 

  4. 3 recordings of which minimum 

  • 1 video 

  • 2 audio 

  1. Electronic Press Kit with: 

  • Link to music 

  • Socials 

  • Biography (300 word description of the band)  

  • Technical rider 
     

Dates Maastricht Jazz Awards

  • Monday January 8, 10:00 – Friday February 9, 10:00 
    Term for signup 
     

  • Monday, February 12 – Friday, February 16 
    Selection via professional jury. The four best acts will be chosen for the final 
     

  • Friday, February 16 
    The four selected acts will be announced 
     

  • Friday, March 1 
    Maastricht Jazz Awards (Sound checks in the afternoon)
     

  • Saturday, April 20 
    OPTION JazzOUT (performance for prize-winner) Sunday 15 January 2023, 10:00 – Tuesday February 14, 23:59
    Term for signup