The Carly Stowell Foundation is hosting a free concert featuring a youth all star jazz band from Germany called BuJazzO at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, at Kentlake High.

BuJazzO is in the Seattle area as the featured guests of the Central Jazz Festival in Port Townsend and had an open date prior to flying home, wrote Chuck Stowell in an email, so this seemed like a great opportunity.

The BuJazzO, Germany’s Youth Jazz Orchestra, sponsors qualified and talented, young jazz musicians in Germany.

As an institution involved in the musical training of young people, it is unique of its kind worldwide.

Young instrumentalists and singers can apply to join the BuJazzO, the musicians selected are then invited to audition.

Successful candidates have the opportunity to develop their talent for a further period of two years up to a maximum age of 24.

The BuJazzO, winner of the 1997 German Music Prize an 2009 Jazz Prize of West German Broadcasting Service, has given over 400 concerts, undertaken twenty international tours and produced numerous broadcast recordings.

For more information about BuJazzO, log on to www.bujazzo.de.