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

Competition Announcement 2022

4 March 2022/in 2022 Edition /by admin

26th Edition

International Jazz Soloist Award

Artistic Direction: MusiCamDo Jazz
Founder: Paolo Piangiarelli
Chief Judges: Baptiste Herbin and Massimo Morganti

Deadline for sending subscription: 2021 May, 15

REGISTRATION CLOSED

The following prizes will be awarded:

Massimo Urbani International Award
“Paolo Piangiarelli” Award which will allow the winner to record the disc of his artistic project;
NUOVO IMAIE Award, which will organize a tour of 6 concerts for the winner;
Scholarships for Nuoro Jazz and Fara Music Summer School seminars.
Audience Award, awarded by the public during the final evening;
Critics Award, to the musician identified by a jury made up of specialized journalists and guest artistic directors;
Social Award, to the most voted musician by the web audience.

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.