German jazz award
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The German Jazz Prize , also known as the Albert Mangelsdorff Prize , is awarded every two years to personalities who "play an important role in the development of jazz in Germany with outstanding musical achievements".
history
The German Jazz Prize was first awarded in 1994.
Patron saint Albert Mangelsdorff enjoyed worldwide recognition for his instrumental skills as a trombonist as well as for his compositions and conceptual perspectives. The prize aims to underline the individual artistic aspect of jazz and aims to honor outstanding and continuous performance.
Offer of a reward
The prize of 15,000 euros will be awarded by the German Jazz Union awarded and the GEMA Foundation , the German Collecting Society for Performance Rights of and the promotion and support fund German Composers Association donated. Self-application is excluded. A jury made up of representatives from radio and print media, organizers, donors, the German jazz union and an independent musician will decide independently and with no legal recourse.
Both a life's work and an artist of great current influence can be awarded. The award winner represents jazz in and from Germany on a national and international level.
Award winners
- 1994 Alexander von Schlippenbach
- 1995 Peter Kowald
- 1997 Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky
- 1999 Heinz Sauer
- 2001 Wolfgang Schlueter
- 2003 Ulrike Haage
- 2005 Ulrich Gumpert
- 2007 Gunter Hampel
- 2009 Eberhard Weber
- 2011 Peter Brötzmann
- 2013 Nils Wogram
- 2015 Achim Kaufmann
- 2017 Angelika Niescier
- 2019 Paul Lovens
