Jazz in the Park Competition 2026

Jazz in the Park Competition IX 📍 September 18–20, 2026 | Central Park, Cluj-Napoca 🎟️ Free entry A competition that feels like a festival, right in the heart of Cluj. Three days of live music, activities for all ages, and plenty of jazz performed by young artists from around the world and special guests. This year, 306 bands from 50 countries applied. Only 12 finalists were selcted from 7 European countries, covering everything from improvisation and groove to hip-hop, neo-soul, electronic, and film music. Meet the finalists: 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮: Amphitrio, Equinox Quintet, FOLT, FAUST x Live Band 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆: Giuseppe Malinconico Trio, Alsogood 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀: Anton de Bruin, DUK 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱: MISS C-LINE 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗺: Creature. 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱: Noisecript 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: Javotte