Finalists Kris Bowers, Emmet Cohen, Sullivan Fortner, Zach Lapidus and Christian Sands performed solo and trio tunes at the Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis from September 2014 to February 2015. Scores from these juried performances were added to the scores of the finals, and Sullivan Fortner was named winner in April 2015.

 

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