The reputation acquired through the years allowed the contest to become a renowned stage for young jazz musicians. To get an idea, here is the list of P.I.M.U. winners, now recognized as leading musicians on the international jazz scene: Rosario Giuliani, Alfonso Deidda, Francesco Cafiso, Gianluca Petrella, Luigi Grasso, Nico Gori, Massimiliano Ionata, Emanuele Basentini, Agostino Di Giorgio, Dino Rubino, Julian Mazzariello, Roberto Caon, Antonella Leotta, Ciara Arnette, Luca Mannutza, Massimo D’Avola, Claudio Filippini, Sergio Casale, Andrea Pimazzoni, Luigi Vitale, Walter Ricci, Bepi D’Amato, Robert Anchipolosky, Antonio Prencipe, Faustina Sokolov, Alessandro Lanzoni, Andrea Rea, Francesco Marziani, Yakir Arbib, Marco Ferri, Marco Guidolotti, Alessandro Usai, Fabio Giachino, Giacomo Tantillo, Francesco Patti, Daniele Cordisco, Eugenio Macchia, Giovanni Cutello e Matteo Cutello, Emilia Zamuner, Federico Milone, Tommaso Perazzo.