Luminarts Jazz Fellowships are $10,000 per artist. The Jazz Fellowship Competition awards three (3) $10,000 Luminarts Fellowships to jazz musicians through the performance of original, creative, and spontaneously improvised jazz music. Jazz finalists will receive a $500 honorable mention award. The competition includes a two-tiered jury process, with recorded preliminary auditions hosted through an online application process and the finals live. Of the Jazz Fellowship applicants, finalists will be selected to perform live for the final round of judging at the Jazz Finals hosted on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 from 4:30-7pm at Jazz Showcase
The deadline to apply is Friday, February 2, 2024.
The Jazz Voice Fellowship Competition awards one (1) $10,000 Luminarts Fellowship to a jazz vocalist through the performance of creative and spontaneously improvised jazz music. The competition includes a two-tiered jury process, with recorded preliminary auditions hosted through an online application process and the live finals. Finalists will be selected to perform live for the final round of judging at the Union League Club of Chicago on Tuesday, February 13, 2024.
The deadline to apply is Friday, February 2, 2024.