19. April 2024
Many Winners at the Sold-Out E-Werk Cologne
This Thursday evening, Cologne was all about jazz: During a festive live show at the sold-out E-Werk, the German Jazz Prize was presented for the fourth time, honoring exceptional artistic, and innovative achievements in 22 categories. The evening’s highlights included energetic live performances by Angelika Niescier & Alexander Hawkins, the Omer Klein Trio, and Kenny […]
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11. April 2024
Alexander von Schlippenbach Honoured for Lifetime Achievement
On April 18, the German Jazz Prize will be presented at the E-Werk Cologne, honoring outstanding musicians and achievements in the field of jazz, both nationally and internationally, for the fourth time. A first award winner in the category Lifetime Achievement was announced in advance at the opening of jazzahead!, the world’s largest trade fair […]
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7. March 2024
Jazz Highlights in Cologne and Bremen
Award Ceremony on April 18, 2024 At the award ceremony at the E-Werk in Cologne, the audience can expect live performances by the Cologne saxophonist Angelika Niescier in a duo with Alexander Hawkins, the inimitable Omer Klein Trio, and the legendary international jazz pianist and composer Kenny Barron. The evening will be hosted by moderator Hadnet Tesfai […]
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20. February 2024
This is the Jury of the Fourth Edition
Now in its fourth edition, this year’s nominees and award winners for the German Jazz Prize remain in the hands of two highly esteemed juries. Back in January, the expert jury, consisting of 25 prominent figures from the field of jazz and improvised music, selected the nominees for this year’s German Jazz Prize from some […]
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5. February 2024
This Year’s Nominees Have Been Selected!
An incredible 1,150 submissions were reviewed by the international expert jury in the last few weeks, and now the 72 nominations for the German Jazz Prize 2024, which have achieved exceptional artistic and innovative achievements last year, have been determined. In the next step, the main jury will decide who will win one of the […]
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1. December 2023
Application phase over
1.150 submissions for the German Jazz Prize 2024 The application phase for the German Jazz Prize 2024 concluded on November 30. We received 1.150 applications and proposals from the expert jury. In the next stage, the 25-member international expert jury will be tasked with selecting the four nominees in each category from all the submissions. […]
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18. October 2023
Application phase starts
The application phase for the German Jazz Prize 2024 starts today. In six national and two international categories artists, producers, managers, promoters, employees of labels, publishers, and broadcasting institutions, as well as journalists and festival organizers have the opportunity to apply for the prestigious German Jazz Prize. Achievements that were made or will be made […]
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18. September 2023
New Concept for the Fourth Edition!
On 18 April 2024, Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media Claudia Roth will award the German Jazz Prize. Two central innovations are taking effect for the fourth edition: The German Jazz Prize will make a stop in Cologne next spring and the category system was sufficiently revised. From now on, the German Jazz […]
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17. July 2023
Ernst-Ludwig “Luten” Petrowsky
Saxophonist, composer and author Ernst Ludwig “Luten” Petrowsky, one of Germany’s most prominent and distinctive jazz musicians, has died at the age of 89. Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky was awarded the German Jazz Prize 2022 for his lifetime achievement. In honour and remembrance of this great artist, we would like to highlight the reasons given by jury […]
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28. April 2023
This was the German Jazz Prize!
Both the national and international jazz scenes were honored on April 27th, 2023 with an exceptional award ceremony: The German Jazz Prize was given out in 31 categories for outstanding artistic achievements over the past year. The announcement of the award winners, acceptance speeches, the tributes and live musical performances by various nominees were followed […]
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14. April 2023
These are the first prize winners
Before the German Jazz Prize is awarded on April 27, 2023, and the nominees can enjoy their trophies, the first two winners have already been announced: This year, the brothers Rolf Kühn (*1929, †2022) and Joachim Kühn (*1944) will be honored for their lifetime achievements. The clarinetist and the pianist (respectively) are among the most […]
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24. March 2023
Live Acts for the German Jazz Prize 2023
We are pleased to announce that the live acts for the award ceremony and the concert evening of the German Jazz Prize 2023 are now confirmed: At the award ceremony, we are looking forward to this year’s nominees Cansu Tanrikulu and Nick Dunston as well as Terri Lyne Carrington in trio with Lakecia Benjamin and […]
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24. March 2023
The Main Jury of the German Jazz Prize 2023
In February, the expert jury of the German Jazz Prize nominated 81 musicians and projects in 31 award categories. The newly formed main jury will now decide who will be awarded the German Jazz Prize. This year, the 16-member main jury of the German Jazz Prize will once again include members of the expert jury, […]
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3. March 2023
The nominees have been selected!
The twenty-five-member expert jury reviewed more than 1,000 entries and now we can finally reveal the nominees for the German Jazz Prize 2023. In the category “Venue of the Year”, members of the German Jazz Union have chosen the three nominees. 81 musicians and projects in thirty-one categories, who have made extraordinary artistic achievements and […]
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3. March 2023
The Expert Jury of the German Jazz Prize 2023
Once again, the expert jury for the German Jazz Prize consists of 25 representatives from the jazz scene. Among them are some new and international faces: Jana Herzen, president and herself a musician of the US label Motéma Music, Rio Sakairi, artistic director of the renowned New York Jazz Gallery, the two European festival makers […]
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1. December 2022
About 1000 Submissions for the German Jazz Prize 2023
The application phase for the German Jazz Prize 2023 ended on November 30. About 1000 applications and expert jury proposals have been submitted. In the next step, the 25-member international expert jury is asked to select the three nominees from all the submissions. The members of the jury, all experts in the field of jazz […]
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