European Keep an Eye Jazz Award 2010
The European Keep an Eye Jazz Award, a joint initiative of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and the Keep an Eye Foundation, is an annual ensemble competition alternately for jazz students who study at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and students from conservatories throughout Europe.
Dave Douglas will be participating as a coach for the student ensembles.
Because of the success of 2009's event, students of the European Joint Master Program from London, Trondheim, Paris, Copenhagen and Berlin will be included in the 2010 competition. This year's competition will include two and a half days of coaching, master classes and a competition final with big prizes to win. There will be a qualifying round with a professional jury for the Amsterdam students on April 8th. Only one band will be selected for the coaching days and the final with the European bands.
Program
Thursday April 8th
20.00h Qualifying Round Amsterdam Students
Thursday April 15th
17.00h 5 0'Clock Bigband concert
20.30h concert en jam session with Dave Douglas
Friday April 16th
The bands will be coached by Dave Douglas.He will coach all six bands with their own music in separate classrooms.
Saturday April 17th
10.30h Masterclass with Dave Douglas for all students of the CvA
20.00h European Keep an Eye Jazz Award Final with 6 European bands
Prizes
First band: € 3000,-
Second band: € 1000,-
Best composition: € 500,-
Best musician: Full Scholarship for the renewed 
Keep an Eye Summer Jazz Workshop 2010 in Amsterdam
What to do and this years official regulation
Please send in your two demo songs before March 12th!
You can send an e-mail to s.paans@ahk.nl, including:
* two mp3’s
* song titles
* a short bio and photo of the complete band for press use
* myspace or website of the band
* contact information
* The maximum size of a band is a quintet!
* The bands will have to play two songs, at least one of the songs should be an own composition.
* We allow master students and bachelor students to participate in this qualifying round.
* A student can play in one or more bands.
* All kinds of jazz related styles are allowed
* Every band will get 20 minutes to present it self to a professional jury (20 minutes of playing, 10 minutes of changing)
* Band members will have to be CvA students
* The selection for the qualifying round will be announced on March 24th
Keep an Eye Foundation
To keep an eye on: talented young artists to give them financial support to achieve their ideas, deepen and expand their talents and create new opportunities for them that would otherwise not be possible.
Vera Poelmann Wolfs, Consultant Project Manager
