Description
This year, the Young Talents Competition will be held in Parc Saint Georges, just a stone’s throw from the festival site.
🗓️ 25 & 26 July 2026.
Email address for submitting applications before 1 July 2026:
Awards
The winner will receive:
- One day of recording in a professional studio and official festival partner: Green Field Studio.
- A copy of the live recording of their performance at the Festival’s 2026 opening concert.
- An invitation to open the 2027 festival on the main stage.
- An invitation to perform in concert at the future jazz club.
Second price:
- An invitation to perform in concert at the future jazz club.
- A prize of €500 will be awarded to the Best Soloist of the Young Talents Competition.
Jury Members
The competition jury will be made up of jazz professionals from Belgium.
It will consist of:
- Jury President: Jean-Claude Vantroyen – Le Soir newspaper
- Jean-Pierre Goffin – Jazzmania, L’Avenir
- Maxime Blesin – Musician
- Jacques Prouvost - Jazzques
- Igor Gehenot - Musician
- Honorary President: David Linx