2019
EDITION

Pros & Amateurs’ Category

The jury prize for the best musician has been assigned to the French vibraphonist Simon Moullier which presented the song “Thriller - Workin Day & Night".

 

Under 25 Students’ Category

The Jury prize for the best Under 25 Student has been assigned to the American trumpet player Evan Taylor which presented the song “Come On Over Here”.

 

Web Community Prize 2019 edition has been assigned to Algorhythm (Canada) with the song "Why now"

 

The Taklit Publishing & Production gave the honorable mention to the Shekband (Ukraine) because of the great talent of their members given their young age.

Mark Sullivan (journalist for All About Jazz, composer) – USA

Geila Zilkha (vocalist, teacher) - Japan

Fiona Ross (musician, journalist, teacher) - UK

Gegè Telesforo (musician, producer) - Italy

Patricia Johnston (producer & artist manager) - France

Dubi Lenz  (journalist, art director “The Red Sea Jazz Festival”) - Israel

Howard Mandel (president of the Jazz Journalists Association) - USA

Greg Stott  (teacher at the Australian National University) - Australia

Iñaki Askunze (musician, conductor, composer, teacher) - Spain

Chris Hodgkins (producer, broadcaster for Jazz London Radio) - UK

Fernando R. de Mondesert  (Jazz Journalist Association)  - Dominican Republic

Yuri Kishimoto (musician, teacher) - Japan

Jesús Rodríguez Alarcón (musician, teacher) - Mexico
Hryar Attarian (journalist for All About Jazz)  - USA

Arthur Satyan (musician, teacher) - Armenia

Marcela Breton  (Jazz Journalist Association) - Colombia 

Dmitry Baevsky  (musician and teacher) - Russia

Arnaldo DeSouterio (journalist, Producer, member of JJA) - Brazil

Debbie Mari (teacher at the UKZN - School of Music Jazz Studies) - South Africa

Jan Fritz (producer, editor) - Germany

 

For the final ranking, Nigel J. Farmer (Jazz in Europe) and Peter Slavid (broadcaster for Hayes FM), was added to the official judging panel.