Jugend jazzt NRW - Prize Winners' Concert 2026

Jugend jazzt NRW - Prize Winners' Concert 2026 runs Friday, 4 December 2026, 19:30.

Jugend jazzt NRW - Prize Winners' Concert 2026 takes place at domicil, Hansastraße 7-11, Dortmund.

Tickets for Jugend jazzt NRW - Prize Winners' Concert 2026 cost €8 on the official ticket shop.

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Jugend jazzt NRW is a state competition for young jazz musicians from North Rhine-Westphalia.

Open to ages up to 24 not in professional music training at registration.

Solo category for common jazz instruments.

Combos of 2 to 10 people.

Participants play jazz standards and their own compositions, with no stylistic limits.

Improvisation is essential in the solo category.

Run by Landesmusikrat NRW with DORTMUND musik.education and Jazzclub domicil.

Funded by the NRW Ministry for Culture and Science and the Werner Richard - Dr. Carl Dörken Stiftung.

The best ensembles go to the Bundesbegegnung „Jugend jazzt“ in changing German cities.

The best orchestras currently receive forwarding to the Deutscher Orchesterwettbewerb every four years.

The soloist competition runs at the same time as the jazz orchestras.

The combo and big band categories alternate every two years.

Workshops with renowned lecturers can be held.

An invitation to the JugendJazzOrchester NRW is possible.

Many past prize winners have since made a jazz career and now play in notable formations and big bands.