The German Jazz Prize 2025 will be awarded in 22 categories with four nominees in 18 of these categories. Below you will find an overview of all nominees for the German Jazz Prize 2025.
The nominees and award winners of previous editions can be found here.
ARTISTS
1
Vocal
Enji
Erik Leuthäuser
Heidi Heidelberg
Sera Kalo
2
Woodwinds
Camila Nebbia
Ingrid Laubrock
Johannes Schleiermacher
Luise Volkmann
3
Brass Instruments
Bastian Stein
Dima Bondarev
Lina Allemano
Sebastian Studnitzky
4
Piano/Keyboard Instruments
Aron Ottignon
Kit Downes
Moses Yoofee
Olga Reznichenko
5
String Instruments
Fabiana Striffler
Johan Leijonhufvud
Matthias Pichler
Nick Dunston
6
Drums/Percussion
Bex Burch
Mariá Portugal
Philo Tsoungui
Simon Popp
7
Artist of the Year
In this award category, one artist will be selected from the nominees in the national award categories 1–6, 8, 11–13, 17 and 19. For group projects, the bandleader is taken into account. In addition, each expert jury can propose an artist for this award category who has not already been nominated.
8
Large Ensemble of the Year
Brigade Futur III
Carl Wittigs Aurora Oktett
Fuchsthone Orchestra
Sonic Interventions
9
Artist of the Year International
In the category Artist of the Year International, one international artist will be selected from the nominees in the international award categories 14–15 and 18. In addition, each expert jury can propose an artist for this award category who has not already been nominated.
10
Large Ensemble of the Year International
Black Lives
Federico Calcagno Octet
Jihye Lee Orchestra
Synesthetic Octet
RECORDING/
PRODUCTION
11
Album of the Year
Deranged Particles – Felix Henkelhausen
Ellington – Aki Takase & Daniel Erdmann
Love Avatar – Peter Gall
threads to knot – TRAINING with Ruth Goller
12
Newcomer of the Year
Do you remember? – Sonic Interventions
Holy Noon – MAIKA
Mer Tan Itev – Tigran Tatevosyan
Octopetala – RGR
13
Broadcast Production of the Year
Allgäu meets India – hr-Bigband featuring Matthias Schriefl
Colouring Hockets – John Hollenbeck & NDR Bigband
Enso: A Simplified Space – Stefan Schönegg
Mädchen, Frau etc. (Hörspiel und Soundtrack) – Sebastian M. Purfürst, Jackie Thomae, Laura Laabs
14
Album of the Year International
Blues Blood – Immanuel Wilkins
No More Water: The Gospel Of J. Baldwin – Meshell Ndegeocello
ØKSE – ØKSE
The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow – Charles Lloyd
15
Newcomer of the Year International
Abiding Memory – Phillip Golub
Good Intentions – Alden Hellmuth
Haezz – HAEZZ
Partial Lunar Ecplise – So Lieb Quartet
LIVE
16
Festival of the Year
Jazzfest Berlin
jazzwerkstatt Peitz
moers festival
PENG Festival
17
Live Act of the Year
Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra
Fuasi Abdul Khaliq’s Organ Ensemble
Omer Klein Trio
Sonic Interventions
18
Live Act of the Year International
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Nduduzo Makhathini
Shabaka
Sofia Jernberg
COMPOSITION/
ARRANGEMENT
19
Composition/Arrangement of the Year
Etch Nonspirituals/Tellur/Antielectrons/Antiphotons – Elias Stemeseder
PlanetWoman – Birgitta Flick
Rainbows – Tilo Weber
While She Sleeps – Niko Seibold
SPECIAL-
PRIZES
20
Journalistic Achievement
“Jazz Is My Democracy” – Lorenzo Dolce
“JazzFacts Deutschlandreise” – Deutschlandfunk
“Laut & Leipzig” – Musikjournalistische Medienwerkstatt der 48. Leipziger Jazztage 2024
“Mutige Muster – Die Sängerin und Komponistin Miriam Elhajli” – Sophie Emilie Beha
21
Lifetime Achievement
In dieser Preiskategorie gibt es keine Nominierten. Die Hauptjury wählt auf Basis der von Fach- und Hauptjury zuvor eingereichten Vorschläge direkt eine:n Preisträger:in.
22
Music Mediation
Groove Inclusion
Jazzpilot*innen
Pinc Music
Shared Planet 9