Deutscher Jazzpreis 2024
On Thursday, the German Jazz Price ceremony was staged in Cologne. Since 2021, Jazz in Germany has been getting much more attention, and deservedly so. The hosts of the evening, Hadnet Tesfai and Götz Bühler, did a nonchalant and cool job, helping to make this a pretty entertaining night. Each nominee took home 4.000€, with the winners each getting 12.000€. Almost all of the winners were there to accept their awards. We were also treated to some live music courtesy of Angelika Niescier, the pretty amazing trio of Omer Klein, and a brilliant solo set by Kenny Barron.
Cologne will be the host again for the fifth edition next year.
Vocal: Céline Rudolph
Woodwind: Angelika Niescier
Brass: Janning Trumann
Piano/Keys: Alexander von Schlippenbach
String instruments: Petter Eldh
Drums/Percussion: Taiko Saito
Artist of the Year: Bendik Giske
Ensemble of the Year: Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet
Act of the Year, international: Kenny Barron
Ensemble of the Year, international: Irreversible Entanglements
Radio Production of the Year: A KIND OF … CHORAL MUSIC – MDR Rundfunkchor und Leipziger Jazztage
Album of the Year, international: The Omnichord Real Book – Meshell Ndegeocello
Debut Album of the Year, international: The Living Collection – Lesley Mok
Festival: NUEJAZZ Festival
Live Act: Moses Yoofee Trio
Live Act, international: Immanuel Wilkins Quartet
Composition/Arrangement: 8 Prinzessinnen – Monika Roscher
Journalistic Achievement: #Challenge1923 – Ulrich Habersetzer
Lifetime Achievement: Alexander von Schlippenbach
Special Prize of the Jury: The Creative Music Studio, co-founded by Karl Berger
Special thanks: Volker and Marcel.
