Jazz made in Germany is globally appreciated and more than ever at the cutting edge of our time: its players live and convey cultural diversity on stage and in teaching, in cultural management as well as in record production. Artists in jazz and improvised music are highly mobile, forming networks, developing new concepts and formats for performance, recording and distribution. In order to honour this power of innovation in all its facets, Prof. Monika Grütters, the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM), has initiated Deutscher Jazzpreis. As the German government’s central music funding institution, the Initiative Musik has been entrusted with the realisation.
The first edition of Deutscher Jazzpreis will take place in June 2021 with the mission of establishing itself as an annually recurring cultural event. The award concept was developed with a specially appointed advisory committee consisting of leading representatives of the jazz scene.
Drawing attention to the german jazz scene at home and abroad
Deutscher Jazzpreis shines the spotlight on the diversity and creativity of the German jazz scene and honours exceptional, artistic and innovative achievements in a national and international context with prizes in 31 categories. The winners are awarded a trophy and prize money of €10,000.
Monika Grütters
Application phase for deutscher jazzpreis 2021 closed
Applications from artists, composers, labels, publishers and others for Deutscher Jazzpreis were accepted in eleven categories until January 10th 2021. Thank you very much for all the submissions! Proposals for potential prize winners in the other categories were made by the jury of experts.
The jury will now select three nominees per category from all the applications and suggestions. The winners will then be determined by the main jury in a further step. The members of the main jury and the nominees will be announced here shortly.
Applications from artists, composers, labels, publishers and others for Deutscher Jazzpreis were accepted in eleven categories until January 10th 2021. Thank you very much for all the submissions! Proposals for potential prize winners in the other categories were made by the jury of experts.
The jury will now select three nominees per category from all the applications and suggestions. The winners will then be determined by the main jury in a further step. The members of the main jury and the nominees will be announced here shortly.
The members of the expert jury of deutscher jazzpreis 2021 are:
Press contact and general enquiries:
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Please note: Deutscher Jazzpreis of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media has no connection, either in terms of organisation or content, with Neuer Deutscher Jazzpreis of IG Jazz Rhein-Neckar e.V., which is awarded once a year in Mannheim as the audience prize of the German jazz scene. Further information on Neuer Deutscher Jazzpreis can be found at www.ig-jazz.de/neuer-deutscher-jazzpreis/
