The Seattle-Kobe Sister City Association (SKSCA) is
pleased to announce the 6th Annual Seattle-Kobe Female
Jazz Vocalist Audition. The SKSCA will send one high
school-aged and one adult female jazz vocalist from
the greater Seattle area to Kobe, Japan in May 2010
to be a guest singer at the 11th Annual Kobe Jazz Vocal
Queen Contest.
Every fall for the last ten years the winner of the
Kobe Jazz Vocal Queen Contest -- held in Kobe -- has
flown to Seattle to make her US debut at Dimitriou's
Jazz Alley. Five years ago, SKSCA began holding
a jazz vocalist audition as the reciprocal component
of this exchange, and we are now proud to be hosting
our sixth jazz audition.
Finalists will be selected by late February and will
be invited to give a live audition at Dimitriou's Jazz
Alley on Monday, March 22, 2010 from 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Family, friends, and community members are encouraged
to come and support the finalists. The suggested donation
will be $5.00 for students and $10.00 for adults with
proceeds supporting this and future Seattle-Kobe jazz
auditions.
The two winners will be guest vocalists at the 11th
Annual Kobe Jazz Vocal Queen Contest held on a weekend
in May (date to be announced in early January) at KAVC
Hall in Seattle's sister city, Kobe, Japan. (Back-up
musicians will be provided.)
Grand Prize Winners will receive:
1. Two roundtrip tickets to Kansai International Airport
in Osaka (one for the winner and one for a companion/parent)
2. Lodging for 3 nights (winner and companion in same
hotel room)
3. Most meals for the 4-day stay in Kobe (for winner
and companion). *Some meals/snacks, souvenirs and
additional expenses are the winners' responsibilities.
4. Airport transfers/ground transportation in Kobe.
Eligibility: Applicants must (1) be a female high
school student or adult 18 years or older, (2) reside
in the greater Seattle area and (3) able to represent
Seattle in Kobe, Japan.
Audition Schedule:
I. February 8, 2010: Submit (by mail) three copies of
your application (click
here to download) and three copies of your audition
tape/CD for finalist selection to the address shown
below. Submissions must be postmarked on or before February
8, 2010 to qualify. (Or, email all to mmaruyama@laurasian.org.)
Seattle-Kobe Female Jazz Vocalist Audition
c/o Ms. Mari Maruyama
The Laurasian Institution
12345 Lake City Way NE 151
Seattle, WA 98125
II. March 2, 2010: Finalists will be notified by
email.
III. March 22, 2010: Live audition at Jazz Alley (Mon)
6:30-9:30pm
Guidelines/ Required Preparation:
I. Finalist selection:
" Completed application form
" Tapes/CDs: No longer than 10 minutes with two
(or three) jazz tunes of contrasting styles
" Valid passport (must bring passport or copy
of passport photo page to event)
II. Live audition:
" Perform two tunes of contrasting jazz styles
" May bring ONE accompanist (pianist, guitarist,
etc.)
" Each finalist will have a total of 12 minutes
to set-up, perform, and leave the stage.
" Performances will be judged on technical and
artistic merit.
III. Grand Prize: Performance in Kobe, Japan
Sponsors for this event include:
Seattle-Kobe Sister City Association
Sankei Travel
Dimitriou's Jazz Alley
Kobe Trade Information Office
Shinkaichi Music Street
