Congratulations to the students of the “Jazz Orchestra Instruments” department for winning the International “Caucasus Cup” competition (Mtskheta, Georgia): Asanali Salikhov (trumpet) – 1st place. Teacher – V.M. Bannov. Arman Duisenbayev (saxophone) – 1st place. Teacher – V.O. Olenin. The opening of the competition took place on the stage of the grand state hall of Tbilisi – Philharmony, and the competitive auditions were held on the stage of the culture center of the ancient capital of Georgia – Mtskheta. The main goals and objectives of the competition: – Discovery of new talents; – Development of culture and strengthening of international cooperation; – Opportunity to get acquainted with examples of national culture and art; – Meeting with the best creative teams, establishing creative contacts between the teams; – Exchange of experience in the field of artistic education of adolescents and youth among the participating countries of the festival competition; – Creation of conditions for support and development of youth creativity.