Birds of Unknown Win Grand Prix at the 49th Jazz Juniors Competition
The 49th edition of the Jazz Juniors Competition concluded with an exciting announcement by the international jury — Nils Petter Molvær, Solveig Wang, and Soheil Shayesteh. The Grand Prix Jazz Juniors 2025 and 10,000 PLN went to Birds of Unknown, marking a major achievement for the Slovenian trio.
Alongside the Grand Prix, Birds of Unknown also received two festival awards — from Fara Music Festival and Petrovac Jazz Fest — which will take them to festival stages next summer, as well as to the studio of Emme Record Label, where they will record their next album.
Other winners of the 49th Jazz Juniors Competition include:
🎖 The Janusz Muniak Special Award – SEDNO
🥈 2nd Prize (5,000 PLN) – Public Lunch
🥉 3rd Prize (3,000 PLN) – Symbiosis 5
Congratulations to all participants for their outstanding performances, to the audience for the great atmosphere, and to the organisers and partners for making this year’s edition a success.
The celebrations continue with KRAKÓW JAZZ WEEK 2025, featuring Molvær, Damasiewicz/Wania, Nothing Personal, and more.
Photo by Michał Łepecki (@mlepecki)