Massimo Urbani International Award is the most important Italian contest for jazz soloists.

Admission to Final Stage 2021

28 May 2021/0 Comments/in 2021 Edition /by admin

The Artistic Direction of Massimo Urbani International Award is pleased to announce the names of the musicians who qualified for edition 2021 final stage which will take place on 26th and 27th of June in Camerino (MC).

Lorenzo Bisogno, tenor sax
Riccardo Catria, trumpet
Vincenzo Di Gioia, alto sax
Simone Piero Faedda, guitar*
Ada Flocco, voice
Karolis Šarkus, alto sax
Giulio Ottanelli, alto sax
Gianluca Palazzo, guitar
Francesco Pio Russo, alto sax

*recipient of Nuoro Jazz Scholarship.

Official Announcement for Admission to the Final Stage 2021

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Artistic Direction and Management: Musicamdo Jazz
Founder: Paolo Piangiarelli
Chief Judge: Stefano Di Battista

In collaboration with: MIBACT, Municipality of Camerino, Region of Marche, UNICAM – University of Camerino, Marche Jazz Network, I-Jazz, MIDJ, Nuovo IMAIE, Nuoro Jazz, Fara Music Festival, Emme Record Label

The History

Massimo Urbani International Award is the most important Italian contest for jazz soloists. Founded in 1996 in Urbisaglia (MC) by Paolo Piangiarelli, producer of Philology Label record company in memory of Massimo Urbani, brilliant saxophonist from Rome and prematurely dead, since the beginning it has attracted national and international attention managing to enhance the value and the visibility of young musicians.

From 2004 the contest takes place in Camerino and it is organised by the cultural association Musicamdo with the support of Municipality of Camerino and UNICAM. In 2007 the Massimo Urbani Award took the adjective “international”, with the aim of expanding its boundaries abroad. The contest gives young talents the chance to perform and be judged by experts through rigorous live auditions and a prestigious final stage. Music critics from the most important national jazz magazines join the contest composing the jury of critics and collaborate in judging with the main jury composed of internationally renowned musicians such as Enrico Rava, Renato Sellani, Paolo Fresu, Massimo Moriconi, Massimo Manzi, Fabrizio Bosso, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ada Montellanico, Francesco Cafiso.