The Price winners of the JAZZ COMPETITION BASS2010 are:

1st prize   Matthias Pichler

2nd prize Linda Oh

3rd prize  Matthias Eichhorn

Location and date was:
8. and 9. October 2010
Jazz Institute Berlin

Chairman and contact:
Greg Cohen
jazz-competition@bass2010.com

The BASS2010-Jazz-Competition is kindly supported by D’Addario.

Eligibility

Participants must be over 18 years of age and younger than 36 years of age on the 8th of October 2010 and must not have published any professional solo recordings.

Prizes

1. Prize (worth about 7000.- Euro): Double Bass by Thomas and George Martin and a two year endorsement by D’Addario
2. Prize: 2000,- Euro in cash by Thomastik
3. Prize: (worth about 1000,- Euro): Contra SIII Amplifier by Acoustic Image

Procedure

1. Qualification round, live CD

All candidates will need to send in a live recording on CD of no more than 20 minutes of length (please supply an extra copy), which should feature a minimum of three pieces with a minimum of one piece featuring the bassist in a solo role. The CD in good sound quality should be sent in copy to the following address:

Prof. Greg Cohen; BASS2010 Jazzwettbewerb; Jazz Institut Berlin
Einsteinufer 43 -53, 10587 Berlin, Germany

The CDs will not be returned. The closing date for entries is 31. July 2010.

The works recorded must be within the scope of musical jazz vocabulary. The jury will judge the entries anonymously, that is the CDs will be listened to in random order and a selection made for the semi-final round without knowing any corresponding names or biographies.

All candidates chosen for the semi finals will be notified by the BASS2010 office by 31 August 2010. Incomplete entries, entries arriving after the closing date or entries, or candidates, who have not registered online and paid the registration fee will not be considered.

2. Semi finals and finals
All candidates selected for the semi-finals present themselves over the course of the days of October 8 and 9 at the Jazz Institute Berlin. The best three presentations will perform in an evening concert on the 9th and battle for the first, second and third prize. The total time for the overall sets in the semi-final and final round prepared must not exceed 30 minutes.

Selection criteria

The jury’s selection criteria in both rounds refer to the musician’s ability to

• lead a band successfully with respect to time playing and group shaping.
• development of the compositional material thru improvisation and formal aspects of the piece that is being played.
• solo playing and original concepts in the creation of a solo.
• presenting an original musical statement (pulling it all together).

Additional information

If music is played of sheets, copies for the jury will have to be supplied by the candidate.

Registration

In order to register for the competition, please fill in the form provided and send it along with your CD and copy. The competition guidelines with the registration form can be downloaded here. Please be aware that a registration fee of 50.- Euros is also due payable through our registration page. When paying the registration fee for the competition you will be automatically issued with a ticket to the congress, which is valid for the whole of the six days and gives you entry to all congress activities apart from concerts in the Konzerthaus Berlin.

Please note: For successful registration for the competition it is necessary to do both: Send in the completed competition registration form and CDs as well as register for the event online via our registration page!