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Congratulations to Luis Kalil, our 2018 US "Z" award winner!
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Congratulations to Freddie Lipgens, our 2018 Austrian "Z" award winner!
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Our Annual Z Award ceremony will be held at the Porgy & Bess Jazz Club In Vienna, Austria On May 25th, 2019.
Applications will be accepted From October 15th 2018 Thru March 31st, 2019 -
Congratulations to Alina Bauer, winner of our Spirit Award!
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Congratulations to Michael Horvath, our 2018 "Most Improved" Award Winner!
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Congratulations to Marianne Mendt, Our 2018 Zawinul Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award recipient!
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Congratulations to George Fraberger, our 2018 Joe Zawinul Honorary Spirit recipient!

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Our Mission
Established in 2013 by Tony Zawinul, the Zawinul Foundation for Achievement fulfills Joe’s dream to encourage and cultivate the pursuit of performing arts careers in young, promising musicians. It draws from Joe’s personal experiences as an international musician whose classical music roots are based in his early days of music studies in Vienna and whose career exposed him to the cultures and music of the world. The Zawinul Foundation for Achievement allows students to benefit from this precious connection.