Jazz Piano Scholarship Competition

On Sunday, May 18, 2008, three finalists competed in front of a panel of judges and a live audience at the Dakota Jazz Club and Restaurant.  At stake were scholarships totaling $1500 honoring Marie Froelich, David Paulus and Jane Matteson. The competition winners will also have an opportunity to perform at the Minneapolis Hot Summer Jazz Festival, the Dakota Jazz Club and/or a Schubert Club Courtroom Concert later in the year.

Open to high school students (grades 9 – 12) from ages 15 through 18, this competition rewards excellence among students of America's great indigenous art form.

Jazz Police article about the competition

2008 David Paulus Scholarship Award

Joe Strachan (pictured on left)
Northfield High School, Northfield, MN
student of Laura Caviani

2008 Jane Matteson Scholarship Award
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2008 Marie Froelich Scholarship Award

Jacob Wittenberg (pictured on right)
Henry Sibley High School, Mendota Heights, MN
student of Tom Pletscher

2008 Competition Rules

Deadline has passed

Pianists wishing to compete are asked to submit a CD sound recording containing three jazz songs of their choosing. All three pieces may be solo but at least one must be solo.  Judges will score these recordings on a blind basis, and the three highest scoring pianists will be invited to compete in the finals.

For questions please contact Jason Kudrna at The Schubert Club,
651-292-3267 or at .