Conad and the Umbria Jazz Foundation, on the hunt for jazz talent for 11 years with the Conad Jazz Contest, announce the ten finalists who will compete for the title of 2024 winner with live performances on the Umbria Jazz stage (Perugia, 12-21 July 2024).
The nine bands selected by the technical jury, together with the tenth finalist band selected by the popular jury, will perform live on the Conad stage of the Carducci Gardens in Perugia as part of the official Umbria Jazz program, starting from 15 July 2024.
The performances of the finalists will take place on the “Conad stage” of the very central Giardini Carducci, in the afternoon of 15, 16 and 17 July and will be evaluated by the artistic jury chaired by Stefano Bragatto, Director of Radio Monte Carlo, who at the end of all the performances live of the finalists will decide the overall winner of the contest live on radio from the mobile studio in Piazza della Repubblica, along Corso Vannucci, in Perugia on 17 July.
The winner of the Conad Jazz Contest 2024 will win the final prize of €5,000 as a career contribution and will be able to perform in a dedicated tour organized by Umbria Jazz between summer 2024 and spring 2025 on the most prestigious jazz stages around Italy .
The Conad Jazz Contest is an initiative of Conad, historic partner of the Umbria Jazz Festival, which has always been careful to offer opportunities to the most deserving young people and promote the diffusion of culture as a common heritage, both through the sponsorship of projects promoted by third parties and through initiatives carried out autonomously and directly, as part of its concrete sustainability strategy “Let’s support the future” based on three dimensions: environment and resources, people and communities, businesses and territory.
