Herbie Hancock International Jazz Competition - Semi-Finals

The final selection included 11 candidates, of which 2 were French (ages 19 to 30):

• Joie Bianco from Staten Island, New York;
• Anouk Chemla from Paris, France;
• Lucy-Anne Daniels from West Yorkshire, United Kingdom;
• Georgia Heers from Greer, South Carolina;
• Courtney Hooper from Adelaide, Australia;
• Kate Kortum from Houston, Texas;
• Kristen Lash from Bratislava, Slovakia;
• Zhenxuan "Jimmy" Lin from Guangzhou, China;
• Malou Oheix from Nantes, France;
• Ashley Pezzotti from Miami, Florida
• Suessbrich-Joaquim from Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Accompanied by a jazz trio, the semi-finalists performed in front of a prestigious jury composed of major figures from the international scene. This decisive stage of the competition offered the public the opportunity to discover the most promising voices of a new generation, while also designating the three finalists who participated in the Final and the All-Star Gala Concert.