We happily invite your big band to apply for our International Big Band Competition, to be held at Meer Jazz Festival 2012 (June 2nd) in The Netherlands. The details are stated below.

INTERNATIONAL BIG BAND COMPETITION
Saturday, 2 June 2012

Dear Reader,
With our relocation to the new Haarlemmermeer Cultural Centre, the great national and international interest and with 15 years of experience as the National Big Band Competition, Meer Jazz is now taking advantage of the opportunity to invest in accessibility, quality, and internationalization of its competition.

The National Big Band Competition has become the International Big Band Competition!

More international applicants, sharper selection within the classifications, longer playing time, an internationally renowned chairman of the jury, interesting and useful prize packages and in general: higher standards in organizational quality, appearance and presentation!

• Applying

  The IBBC offers good amateur big bands from the Netherlands and surrounding countries a stage where they can compare themselves at an international level.

• Number of Bands and Playing Time

  There are three stages, one for the Top Class and two for First Class bands. The number of bands per stage is reduced to four, with thus a total of twelve big bands. The playing time per band is hereby extended to about forty-five minutes so that big bands can better showcase their full talent.

• The Jury

  As in the past, the jury this year is also made up of top name jazz musicians. An addition this year is Chairman of the jury and top musician of international repute: Michael Abene.

• The Finale and the Prize Monies

  The number of bands allowed to the Finale remains four: two from the Top Class, and one per stage in the First Class. However the prize packages have been significantly adjusted.

Top Class, First Prize
§ The Dik Trom Trophy (for the year)
§ Prize money of € 3.500

New:
§ A performance during the Meer Jazz Festival 2013, at a fee of € 1.500

Top Class, Second Prize
§ Prize money of € 1.500

First Class, First Prize
§ Prize money of € 3.500

New:
· A professional eight hour recording session at the Pier K Studio

First Class, Second Prize
· Prize money of € 1.500

Soloist Prizes
· Conservatory of Amsterdam for best soloist : Participation in the Summer courses of the Conservatory of Amsterdam
· Wob Moser for best drummer : prize money of € 250

New!!! A Recording Session for your Big Band!!!
Thanks to our partnership with Pier K Studio we can offer recording studio time at a very attractive price. In connection with your performance you can within two hours make a recording and have a complete mix down of one or more of your songs. You take the ready-made mix on a compact disc home with you. A great tangible memory and perfect promotional material. Pier K’s spacious studio has good acoustics, is conveniently located in the same Haarlemmermeer Cultural Centre, and can record maximally up to 32 live tracks at the same time. The price for two hours of recording, editing and mixing and that with experienced technicians is € 150 plus tax. There is only space for four big bands, first ordered is first served, so be quick to apply!

Reimbursement of Expenses

Participating big bands receive an appropriate reimbursement of expenses, including travelling costs.

Repertory
Participating big bands are completely free in their choice of repertoire.

Application Procedure
We look forward to your written application to the International Big Band Competition 2012 by 1 December. Please include a demo (or an internet link) with one or more useful audio and/or video fragments. We advise that your representative sound recording has been made within the last two years. A knowledgeable committee selects the participating bands. These selections will be made known per post to participating bands early February, as well as published through our newsletter and other ways of communication.

We happily invite your big band to apply for this unique musical event.

You may send your application to:
Stichting Meer Jazz
Big Band Competition
Postbus 579
2130 AN Hoofddorp
The Netherlands

Your Contact person is: Pytrik Rot (tel. +31(0)6 30040420) (e-mail: pytrik@meerjazz.nl)
More information about the IBBC and the Meer Jazz Festival can be found at the website www.meerjazz.nl

Sincerely,
Pytrik Rot & Axel van Luijk

Publicerad av Dag Krafft

2011-10-17 08:26