News - Zawinul Foundation For Achievement

Silver medal of honor from the state of Lower Austria for Gumpold Church’s music school director Andres Tieber

LH Johanna Mikl-Leitner awarded Gumpoldskirchens music school director Andreas Tieber the Silver Medal of Honor of the State of Lower Austria for his special services to the state of Lower Austria. There were also congratulations from GGR Dagmar Händler, who,

Folge 79 – Zawinul about Zawinul – Talk and Music with Tony Zawinul – 22.9.2021, 20 Uhr

Studio guest in this edition of “Music Across” is filmmaker and composer Anthony “Tony” Zawinul, son of world-famous legendary Jazz musician Joe Zawinul. The first passion in his youth was sports, being Californian champion in long jump, who could not

The ARP 2600 Synthposium

Join the Alan R. Pearlman Foundation online Saturday, September 18th from 11am to 6:30pm EST for a virtual gala honoring the 50th anniversary of the mighty ARP 2600, streamed from The Record Co. in Boston MA! The ARP 2600 is

2022 Z Awards Now Accepting Applications for the Music Exchange Program

Due to the current global situation with the COVID-19 Virus , We are sorry to announce that we will be canceling this years Award Ceremony. Scheduled for June 6th 2020. The safety of our students and their well being are

Z Awards 2020 Canceled Due to The Corona Crisis/ Applications are being accepted Now for the 2021 Music Program

We are Now Accepting Applications for the 2021 Joe Zawinul Music Exchange DOWNLOAD YOUR APPLICATION Our award lineup for 2021 includes: The "Z" Award (US & Austrian students) (application link coming soon) The Spirit Award (Austrian students only, no application

2014 US “Z” Award Winner Named “Best Jazz Soloist” in DownBeat Magazine’s Student Music Awards!

The Zawinul Foundation for Achievement is so proud to hear Jamael Dean, ZFFA’s first American “Z” Award winner, was just named “Best Jazz Soloist” in DownBeat Magazine’s Student Music Awards! Jamael played piano on the Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet 2016-2017

ZFFA Earns NAMM Foundation Certification

The NAMM Foundation just announced the Zawinul Foundation for Achievement (ZFFA) is officially a member of its first NAMM Foundation Nonprofit Management Institute graduating class! ZFFA board members attended the startup program at this year’s NAMM conference to learn strategies

2018 Zawinul Foundation Honorary Spirit Award

The Zawinul Foundation for Achievement is pleased to announce Dr. Georg Fraberger will receive the Zawinul Foundation Honorary Spirit Award. The ZFFA bestows the Spirit Award to a European Union student who exhibits an unparalleled passion for music and who

Marianne Mendt receives 2018 Zawinul Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award

The Zawinul Foundation for Achievement is thrilled to announce Austrian performing legend Marianne Mendt as the 2018 Zawinul Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. The award presentation will be held on Saturday, 12 May 2018, at the popular jazz and music

2018 accepting applications for all awards (now closed)

Happy New Year from the Zawinul Foundation for Achievement! We’re excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for all 2018 awards. The application deadline is March 16, 2018 at 11:59 PM PST. Our award lineup for 2018 includes:

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