The Winners of the Deutscher Jazzpreis (German Jazz Prize) were announced at tonight’s ceremony in Cologne. Sebastian was at the Awards, and his report will follow.
A. AWARDS FOR ARTISTS
1. Vocal
WINNER: Sera Kalo
Enji
Erik Leuthäuser
Heidi Heidelberg
2. Woodwinds
WINNER: Ingrid Laubrock
Camila Nebbia
Johannes Schleiermacher
Luise Volkmann
3. Brass Instruments
WINNER: Dima Bondarev
Bastian Stein
Lina Allemano
Sebastian Studnitzky
4. Piano/Keyboard Instruments
WINNER: Kit Downes
Aron Ottignon
Moses Yoofee
Olga Reznichenko
5. Stringed Instruments
WINNER: Nick Dunston
Fabiana Striffler
Johan Leijonhufvud
Matthias Pichler
6. Drums/Percussion
WINNER: Philo Tsoungui
Bex Burch
Mariá Portugal
Simon Popp
7: Artist of the Year
WINNER: Eva Klesse
8: Large Ensemble of the Year
WINNER: Carl Wittigs Aurora Oktett
Brigade Futur III
Fuchsthone Orchestra
Sonic Interventions
9 Artist of the Year – International
WINNER: Marshall Allen
10 Large Ensemble of the Year – International
WINNER: Jihye Lee Orchestra
Black Lives
Federico Calcagno Octet
Synesthetic Octet
B. AWARDS FOR RECORDING AND PRODUCTION
11: Album of the Year
WINNER: Love Avatar – Peter Gall
Deranged Particles – Felix Henkelhausen
Ellington – Aki Takase & Daniel Erdmann
threads to knot – TRAINING with Ruth Goller
12: Newcomer of the Year
WINNER: Do you remember? – Sonic Interventions
Holy Noon – MAIKA
Mer Tan Itev – Tigran Tatevosyan
Octopetala – RGR
13: Radio Broadcast Production of the Year
WINNER: Allgäu meets India – Frankfurt Radio Big Band featuring Matthias Schriefl
Colouring Hockets – John Hollenbeck & NDR Bigband
Enso: A Simplified Space – Stefan Schönegg
Mädchen, Frau etc. (Radio drama and Soundtrack) – Sebastian M. Purfürst, Jackie Thomae, Laura Laabs
14: Album of the Year – International
WINNER: ØKSE – ØKSE
Blues Blood – Immanuel Wilkins
No More Water: The Gospel Of J. Baldwin – Meshell Ndegeocello
The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow – Charles Lloyd
15: Newcomer of the Year International
WINNER: Good Intentions – Alden Hellmuth
Abiding Memory – Phillip Golub
Haezz – HAEZZ
Partial Lunar Ecplise – So Lieb Quartet
C. AWARDS FOR LIVE PERFORMANCE
16. Festival of the Year
WINNER: PENG Festival (Essen, NRW)
Jazzfest Berlin
jazzwerkstatt Peitz
moers festival
17. Live Act of the Year
WINNER: Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra
Fuasi Abdul Khaliq’s Organ Ensemble
Omer Klein Trio
Sonic Interventions
18. Live Act of the Year International
WINNER: Nduduzo Makhathini
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Shabaka
Sofia Jernberg
D. OTHER AWARDS
19. Composition/Arrangement
WINNER: PlanetWoman – Birgitta Flick
Etch Nonspirituals/Tellur/Antielectrons/Antiphotons – Elias Stemeseder
Rainbows – Tilo Weber
While She Sleeps – Niko Seibold
20. Journalism
WINNER: “JazzFacts Deutschlandreise” – Deutschlandfunk
“Jazz Is My Democracy” – Lorenzo Dolce
“Laut & Leipzig” – Musikjournalistische Medienwerkstatt der 48. Leipziger Jazztage 2024
“Mutige Muster – Die Sängerin und Komponistin Miriam Elhajli” – Sophie Emilie Beha
21. Lifetime Achievement
WINNER: Uschi Brüning – more information
22. Music Mediation
WINNER: Jazzpilot*innen – (more information)
Groove Inclusion
Pinc Music
Shared Planet 9
MAIN JURY: Vincent Bababoutilabo, Maxi Broecking, Martin Brugger, Janis Burley Wilson, Karen Kennedy, Tony Lakatos, Marieke Meischke, Nicole Mitchell, Danilo Pérez, Gilles Peterson, Diego Piñera, Claus Reichstaller, Matana Roberts, Daniela Siemon,Marie von der Heydt, Dennis Wiesch
The Deutscher Jazzpreis is sponsored by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM) and produced by Initiative Musik gGmbH.
