The Jimmy Lyons Scholarship Competition
Each year, Berklee College of Music and the Monterey Jazz Festival seek applicants for the prestigious James L. Lyons Scholarship at Berklee. The Lyons Scholarship is named in honor of the Monterey Jazz Festival's late founder, James L. (Jimmy) Lyons, who started the festival in 1958 with a jazz education program at its core. It is a full-tuition schiolarship awarded to a student from California who is accepted for the upcoming fall semester. Students are considered for this award based on their participation in the live audition and interview process as part of their application for full-time study at Berklee.
"For Jimmy, a big part of having a festival was the kids, and getting them involved with jazz," said Tim Jackson, Monterey Jazz Festival general manager. "We're thrilled with the relationship with the college, where so many great players have studied, and a full scholarship, at a place like Berklee, is a fitting tribute to Jimmy, who was a real jazz education pioneer."
For more information, visit the World Scholarship Tour (Live Audition) section of the website.
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