TIJC Solo Competition 2026



1. SCHEDULE

Deadline for submission: December 12th 2025
Finalist Announcement: December 26th 2025
Final Round: January 23 -25th 2026

2. REGISTRATION FEE

800 Thai baht
**no refunds in all cases

3. ELIGIBILITY

- The competition is open to all ages and all nationalities.
- Competitors are allowed to apply for more than one instrument.
- The TIJC Competition is opened only for instruments capable of creating melody (i.e. Instruments with musical pitches).

3. AWARDS

Best Soloist: 50,000 Thai Baht with certificate
Second: 20,000 Thai Baht with certificate
Third: 15,000 – Thai Baht with certificate
2 Consolation Prizes: 5,000 Thai Baht each with certificate

All finalists will receive a certificate, adjudicator comments and a recording of his / her performance.

4. AUDITION / PERFORMANCE PROCEDURES: The competition consists of two rounds.

a. Pre-recorded Audition Round
  • Competitors must submit a live recording of his / her performance of two jazz songs – one swing and one non-swing (ballad, latin…).
  • Competitors must submit a live recording of the band’s performance of one jazz with good sound quality. The recording must be submitted by fill in a link of an uploaded Video from YouTube or Google drive (Public).
  • Each song submitted for Audition must at least consist of: Head in, Solo, and Head out.
  • Total length of the sound recordings must be no longer than 15 minutes. Recordings of each song must be of the complete live performance and not edited in any way.
  • Recorded songs must be accompanied by at least one instrument.
  • Applicant must attest that the submitted sound recording is of the applicant’s performance and that the songs have not been edited in any way.
  • Submission of a recording of any other player or an edited recording will result in immediate disqualification.
b. Final Round
In the final round, each competitor is required to perform one song. The performed song will be randomly drawn on stage before the song performance. – The list of the songs for each type are as follows:

5. REGISTRATION

Documents required for application
  • Send a link Video from YouTube or Google drive (Public)
  • Send a copy of your ID card of the band’s representative.
  • Membership photo 4×6 inches with at least 300 dpi.
  • Proof of the money transfer.