Open Call: Bucharest International JAZZ Competition 2025

Between 4-12 July 2025, the Bucharest International Jazz Competition celebrates its 19th edition, during the International Festival EUROPAfest. It promises unforgettable meetings, audience, and atmosphere, by combining concerts with jam sessions, workshops and jazz master classes.

The Bucharest International Jazz Competition has opened registration for 2025 to all jazz instrumentalists, bands and vocalists, no older than 45. The competition is one of the most appreciated jazz events, by specialists and the public, and ranked among the first 3 European jazz competitions.

• Completed application form
• Audio recordings for the competition – mp3 / mp4 format
• Two different group photos, colour, landscape format, min 1MB
• Copy of the bank confirmation for the payment of the registration fee
• Short presentation of the group - max. 10 lines, word document
• Copy of passport|identity card for EU citizens, for each group's member
• Technical rider

The registration fee for one application/group is 140 euros.

The deadline for application is 1 March 2025 (23:59).