The Keep an Eye Jazz Award is an annual competition for extraordinary vocal talents and jazz bands from Conservatorium van Amsterdam and similar institutions in the United States and Europe. The theme for this special 10th edition is ‘Billy Strayhorn’ — all bands will arrange and perform their own version of one of his compositions. Participants can win beautiful prizes that could boost their careers as professional jazz musicians. The jury includes, among others, Peter Bernstein and Sander Grande and consists of musicians, educators and professionals from the cultural world.
The Keep an Eye International Jazz Award 2018 is supported by the Keep an Eye Foundation in collaboration with Conservatorium van Amsterdam.
Conservatorium van Amsterdam, Amsterdam:
Tommaso Perazzo Trio
Tommaso Perazzo piano, Kimon Karoutzos bass, Marcello Cardillo drums
Lucas Martinez Project
Lucas Martínez sax, Youngwoo Lee piano, Giuseppe Campisi bass, Lluís Naval drums
Sibelius Academy, Helsinki:
SELMA SAVOLAINEN QUARTET
Selma Savolainen vocals, Artturi Rönkä piano, Joonas Tuuri bass, Okko Saastamoinen drums
Boyer College of Music and Dance, Temple University, Philadelphia:
DAY DREAMERS
Andrew Carson trumpet, Michael Hudson-Casanova alto saxophone, Christian Lewis tenor saxophone, Elijah Cole guitar, Nathan Pence bass, Kyon Williams drums
Juilliard, New York:
JELLY ROLL MORTON ENSEMBLE
Giveton Gelin trumpet, Immanuel Wilkins alto saxophone, Gideon Tazelaar tenor saxophone, Juan Vidaurre guitar, Julius Rodriguez piano, Philip Norris bass, John Steele drums
Conservatoire de Paris, Paris:
THIBAULT GOMEZ QUINTET
Benoît Joblot drums, Etienne Renard bass, Pierre-Marie Lapprand saxophone, Robinson Khoury trombone, Thibault Gomez piano
