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Celebrating the competition鈥檚 tenth anniversary, four talented young performers compete for the title 大象传媒 Young Jazz Musician 2024.

Presented by YolanDa Brown and Huw Stevens from the Southbank Centre鈥檚 Queen Elizabeth Hall, the competition is firmly established as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival and promises once again to showcase the British jazz stars of the future.

Hoping to take the coveted title are saxophonist George Johnson (19), bassist Ursula Harrison (22), pianist Nils Kavanagh (22) and trumpeter Klara Devlin (18).

They each perform a set in front of a live audience and a formidable judging panel, consisting of pianist, bandleader and educator Nikki Yeoh; saxophonist, producer and MC Soweto Kinch; award-winning trumpeter Laura Jurd; bassist, composer and band leader Jasper H酶iby; and vocalist and composer Zara McFarlane.

The finalists are backed by three of the UK's leading jazz musicians, Zoe Rahman on piano, Alec Dankworth on bass and drummer Sophie Alloway.