THE 2024 RISING JAZZ
STAR MUSICIAN AWARDS

 
 

The Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival is pleased to offer a unique opportunity for two talented jazz students to become our 2024 Rising Jazz Star Award winners. 

The festival offers two award categories: Secondary School and Post-Secondary. The award supports the development of emerging young jazz artists by providing a performance opportunity at the festival and a $1,000.00 scholarship sponsored by Coast Capital and the Fort Langley Community Improvement Society.

Application Evaluation

The Rising Jazz Star Musician Award recognizes an outstanding secondary school student and post secondary student who are studying jazz music; demonstrate a high level of performance ability and is/will be pursuing their goal of a professional career in jazz music.

Applicants will be scored on their applications according to the evaluation criteria below. 

An eligible applicant must be: 

  1. Planning on studying jazz music at the post-secondary level or is currently studying jazz music at the post secondary level at the time of application.

  2. A Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident, able to provide a Canadian social insurance number.

  3. A permanent resident in British Columbia.

Applications are evaluated by the festival music committee on the basis of:

  • Calibre of artistic work submitted, demonstrated ability and potential 

  • Demonstrated commitment and achievements in jazz performance 

  • Voluntarily involvement in passing music skills to others

  • Applicant’s goals in music and potential to become a professional practicing artist

  • Performance appraisals from music instructors

  • Quality of presentation, including all supporting documentation

Letters/emails notifying all applicants of their results will be sent in April.

Past Winners: 
2023: Milan Stanga, Secondary School winner, multi-instrumentalist and Ethan Lawrence, Post-Secondary School winner, trumpet  
2022: Hugh Penner, trumpet
2021: Amber Tsang, vocals
2020: Alvin Brendan, guitar
2019: Julian Borkowski, trumpet

Thank You To Our Sponsors

 
 

Apply here

Deadline to apply is March 31, 2024