2008 Jazz Competition
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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.
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.
On Sunday, May 18, 2008, three finalists will compete in front of a panel of judges and a live audience at the Dakota Jazz Club and Restaurant. At stake will be scholarships totaling $2,000 honoring Marie Froelich, David Paulus and Jane Matteson. The competition’s winner 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.
Rules and Application are available for downloading below. Please read all the information carefully. Applications must be submitted with all required information completed and sound recording enclosed, and must be received at the Schubert Club office by the deadline: 12 noon on Monday, April 14, 2008. Incomplete applications, even if submitted by the deadline, will not be accepted.
For questions please contact Jason Kudrna at The Schubert Club,
651-292-3267 or at  .
Joe Strachan, age 17
Northfield High School, Northfield, MN
student of Laura Caviani
Jacob Wittenberg, age 17
Henry Sibley High School, Mendota Heights
student of Tom Pletscher
Hear these two winners perform before a live panel of judges and compete for a $500 Performance Scholarship Prize on May 18 at 2:00pm at the Dakota Grill in downtown Minneapolis.
Free and open to the public!
2007 Jazz Competition Results
Javier Santiago, Joel Friedman and Kevin Kay
Javier Santiago
Minneapolis, senior at Watershed High School, age 17
student of Tanner Taylor (Minneapolis)
recipient of the 2006 Jane Matteson Scholarship Award and the 2006 Performance Award
Joel Friedman
Minneapolis, senior at Perpich Center for Arts Education, age 18
student of Nachito Herrera (Minneapolis) recipient of the 2006 Marie Froelich Scholarship Award
Kevin Kay
St. Cloud, St. Cloud Tech High School, age 18
student of Bill Duna (Edina)
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Kevin Kay
winner of the 2007 Schubert Club/Dakota Foundation Performance Award
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