11th edition Categories
Jazz category
Swing, Gospel, Bebop, Fusion, Jazz-Rock, Blues, Latin jazz, Soul, Afro jazz, Afro-cuban, Free jazz, Cool jazz, Acid jazz, Dixieland, Smooth jazz, avant-garde and more.
Beyond Jazz category
Nu Jazz, Electro Swing, Pop Jazz, Lo Fi, Rap, R&B, Hip hop, classic, country, world music, dance, indo jazz, ethno jazz, reggae, funky, electronic and more.
Ages
Open to all ages, with categories for Under 30 and Over 30 musicians.
Nationalities
Open to musicians from around the globe.
How To Participate
To enter the contest, soloists and groups pay a small registration fee then submit a video performance. Both original and non-original pieces are accepted. Entries will be judged by a panel of 40 international jazz experts including respected journalists, musicians and educators in the field.
Prize FUND
€ 10.500
Prizes & Awards
Prizes go to the winner in each category and include live concerts at Jazz Club Ferrara, Un tubo Jazz Club (Siena), Bonaventura Music Club (Milan) and others; scholarship at the International Summer Workshop 2025 in Siena (Italy); artistic consulting by John Lumpkin Institute (USA); a live concert at jazzahead! CLUB NIGHT 2025 (Germany), artistic consulting by Chronograph Records (Canada); as well as special prizes by All About Jazz, Jazzfuel, Stilletto Productions and others.
About 7 Virtual Jazz Club
7 Virtual Jazz Club is an APS association founded in 2016 by Valerio Pappi and Giorgia Stefania Gabetto, dedicated to the support of jazz and beyond jazz music in all its forms. Our goal is to promote top quality performances and to discover improvised music talents, through a virtual platform.