Jury

2024 - jury

Ernst Reijseger

- cellist, composer. Born in Naarden (NL) in 1954, Reijseger started playing cello at the age of seven. At the Conservatory of Amsterdam his teacher Anner Bijlsma encouraged him to follow his own path in order to develop... more...

Michał Urbaniak

- jazz violinist, saxophonist, music composer and arranger. In 1973 he left Poland for New York. He gained fame appearing on the LP Tutu with the jazz legend Miles Davis. more...

Anja Lechner

Hailed by Strings magazine as “one of the most gifted cellists in the world” more...

2022 - jury

Mark Feldman

A world famous jazz violinist associated with the New York jazz scene, John Zorn and his avant-garde label Tzadik Records. Played in such famous bands as the Masada String Trio and Bar Kokhba, as well as... more...

Michał Urbaniak

- jazz violinist, saxophonist, music composer and arranger. In 1973 he left Poland for New York. He gained fame appearing on the LP Tutu with the jazz legend Miles Davis. more...

Miroslav Vitous

- one of the greatest and most important bass players in the history of jazz music. more...

2020 - jury

Ernst Reijseger

- cellist, composer. Born in Naarden (NL) in 1954, Reijseger started playing cello at the age of seven. At the Conservatory of Amsterdam his teacher Anner Bijlsma encouraged him to follow his own path in order to develop... more...

Michał Urbaniak

- jazz violinist, saxophonist, music composer and arranger. In 1973 he left Poland for New York. He gained fame appearing on the LP Tutu with the jazz legend Miles Davis. more...

Miroslav Vitous

- one of the greatest and most important bass players in the history of jazz music. more...

2020 - dziennikarze

Paweł Brodowski

Editor-in-chief of Jazz Forum Magazine

Mary James

LondonJazzNews

Martin Laurenthius

JazzThing

Ian Patterson

allaboutjazz.com

Anne Yven

CitizenJazz

2018

Erik Friedlander

Cellist Erik Friedlander started studying music at an early age, beginning at 5 with guitar, and then at 8, cello lessons. He grew up in a house filled with music, as his father, an avid music lover, made... more...

Dominique Pifarély

Dominique Pifarély modernized jazz violin, combining extraordinary technical skills with an inclusive idea of music-making. He has been soon very in-demand as a straight jazz player, but was soon in some of the more adventurous ... more...

Mark Feldman

A world famous jazz violinist associated with the New York jazz scene, John Zorn and his avant-garde label Tzadik Records. Played in such famous bands as the Masada String Trio and Bar Kokhba, as well as... more...


2016

Mark Feldman

In 2002 Mark Feldman premiered the Violin Concerto of Guus Janssen as soloist with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in the Contemporary Music Festival Nederland Muziek Dagen.Also that year he performed a... more...

Prof. Janusz M. Stefański

The percussionist and composer Janusz M. Stefański is highly regarded among a strict elite of jazz percussionists in Europe. In his more than 40 years of work as a percussionist, composer and band-leader, ... more...

Josh Grossman

Josh Grossman has been Artistic Director of Toronto Downtown Jazz, producers of the annual TD Toronto Jazz Festival, since 2010.Since joining Toronto Downtown Jazz, Josh has sought to re-invigourate the organization’s activities, launching new educational a... more...


2014

Mark Feldman

In 2002 Mark Feldman premiered the Violin Concerto of Guus Janssen as soloist with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in the Contemporary Music Festival Nederland Muziek Dagen.Also that year he performed a... more...

Glen Moore

Glen Moore is a jazz bassist with early classical training in piano until age 13. He played bass in the school orchestra, experimenting with jazz and free improvisation on his own. His performing career... more...

Prof. Janusz M. Stefański

The percussionist and composer Janusz M. Stefański is highly regarded among a strict elite of jazz percussionists in Europe. In his more than 40 years of work as a percussionist, composer and band-leader, ... more...