This article focuses on a series of regional, national and international jazz competitions organised by the Jazz Club de Belgique between 1932 and 1939. In the early 1930s, contests for amateur jazz bands began to emerge in various European countries such as the UK, the Netherlands, and Belgium. Using the Belgian competitions as a case study, this article demonstrates that these were instrumental in the development of certain local jazz scenes, not only by offering budding talents an opportunity to be discovered, but more importantly in establishing a much-needed network of amateur and professional musicians, intermediaries, critics and fans. Furthermore, the argument is made that these events foreshadowed the first European jazz festivals to appear in the 1950s. Overall, it aims to demonstrate that the jazz contest is a valuable yet under-researched site for the promotion, socialisation, mediation, dissemination and popularisation of this music.

本文重点介绍了1932年至1939年间由比利时爵士俱乐部举办的一系列地区，国家和国际爵士比赛。在1930年代初期，业余爵士乐队的比赛在英国，荷兰等欧洲各个国家开始兴起。和比利时。以比利时的比赛为例，本文证明了这些比赛对某些当地爵士乐场景的发展发挥了作用，不仅为崭露头角的人才提供了被发现的机会，而且更重要的是，它建立了急需的业余和业余网络。专业的音乐家，中介人，评论家和粉丝。此外，有人认为这些事件预示了1950年代首次出现的欧洲爵士音乐节。全面的，