Former Mayor Jackson’s daughter represents ATL at Montreux
June 25th, 2008 by Chad Radford in Music newsAlexandria Jackson, the 24 year-old daughter of former Atlanta mayor and civil rights leader Maynard Jackson, has been selected to compete at the Montreux Jazz Festival’s annual vocal competition.
To cultivate emerging jazz voices, each year Montreux accepts entries from singers from 50 countries around the globe. The list of entries is whittled down to around 15 finalists who are selected to take part in the semi-finals and finals at the Montreux Jazz Festival from July 6 to July 10.
The winner receives a cash prize in Swiss francs, that’s equal to $4,755.00, plus a week of recording time at Balik Farm Studio in Switzerland’s Toggenburg region. The winner also receives an invitation to perform at the annual meeting of the International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) in January the following year and in summer, plays an opening slot at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
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