MAIN JURY
The main jury is made up of a total of 10 representatives of the 5 expert juries as well as 7 other members who are outstanding and recognized personalities of cultural public life with an affinity for jazz. The main jury determines the winners of the German Jazz Prize from the four nominated artists and performances in an award category.
Label Manager (enja & yellowbird records)
Artist Manager / Tour Agent / Label
Music Critic and Author
Poet, Performer, Director, who reads, hosts, sings, and Produces Poetry Films
Percussionist and Singer
Founder, President and Recording Artist for Motéma Music
Programmer Jazz Maastricht/JazzOut Fest – Advisor Dutch Performing Arts Fund
Flutist, Conceptualist, Composer, Professor of Music at University of Virginia
Recording Artist, Producer, Archivist
Jazz Pianist and Composer
Jazz Trumpeter and Professor at the University of Music and Theatre Munich
Artistic Director / The Jazz Gallery
Radio Program Director / Producer and Tour and Artist Manager
Drummer/Producer
Music Critic
Artist & Concert Management The ACT Agency DE Berlin
Founder Magnet Festival, Production Team Jazzfest Berlin
EXPERT JURY
The expert jury of the German Jazz Prize is composed of a total of 25 personalities from the field of jazz and improvised music. In order to reflect all perspectives of this lively and multifaceted music scene, the jury is formed as a representative cross-section of five people from each of the following areas: Artists, labels/publishers, clubs/festivals, management/agencies and journalists/media representatives. The expert jury determines the nominees of an edition, independently, expertly and in a dynamic dialog.
Label Manager (enja & yellowbird records)
Owner Donau115
“Late Night Jazz” Presenter and Author; Winner of the German Radio Prize, WDR Jazz Prize for Journalistic Achievements
Artist Manager / Tour Agent / Label
Freelance Journalist and Curator
Label Manager, Producer, Vocalist
Singer, Songwriter, Professor for Vocals
Musicologist and Music Educator, Jazz Pianist and Founder of o-tone music
Founder, President and Recording Artist for Motéma Music
Musician, Saxophonist
Journalist and Broadcaster
Co-founder and A&R Director of International Anthem, Chicago USA
Programmer Jazz Maastricht/JazzOut Fest – Advisor Dutch Performing Arts Fund
Booking Agent & Artist Manager Jazzhaus Artists / Jazzhaus Freiburg GmbH
Drummer, Singer, Composer and Musical Producer
Artistic Director / The Jazz Gallery
Percussionist and University Professor
Founder Shoestring Jazz Booking
Jazz Trumpet Player and CEO of Ella & Louis Jazz Club Mannheim
Booking Agent Tinka Steinhoff Booking
Radio Program Director / Producer and Tour and Artist Manager
Drummer/Producer
Music Critic
Artist & Concert Management The ACT Agency DE Berlin
Founder Magnet Festival, Production Team Jazzfest Berlin
All former jury members can be found here.