German Blues Awards

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The German Blues Awards are awards for musicians, events and institutions that have made a name for themselves in promoting the blues in Germany. The prizes have been awarded in different categories since 2010, with some categories being advertised annually and others every two years (in even or odd years). In addition to the national categories , ie those related to Germany , there is also an international honorary award.

The selection and awarding of the German Blues Awards is organized by the Baltic Blues eV association in Eutin . The selection of candidates is based on a survey among trade journalists, organizers and producers. The most frequently named candidates in each category will be put online for public voting. The winners in the two honor categories (national and international) are determined by the Baltic Blues eV.

The prizes are not endowed . The winners in the categories band (national) and solo / duo (national) can be proposed for participation in the International Blues Challenge .

The winners will be presented at an event organized by Baltic Blues eV in Eutin. The German Blues Challenge will also take place on the same occasion .

Categories and award winners

There are a total of 15 categories of awards.

Band (national)

This category is advertised annually.

  • 2010: BB & The Blues Shacks
  • 2011: BB & The Blues Shacks
  • 2012: Jessy Martens & Band
  • 2013: BB & The Blues Shacks
  • 2014: Jessy Martens Band
  • 2015: BB & The Blues Shacks
  • 2016: Kai Strauss & The Electric Blues Allstars
  • 2017: Jimmy Reiter Band
  • 2018: BB & The Blues Shacks
  • 2019: Kai Strauss & The Electric Blues Allstars

Solo / Duo (national)

This category is advertised annually.

  • 2010: Georg Schroeter & Marc Breitfelder
  • 2011: Abi Wallenstein
  • 2012: Abi Wallenstein
  • 2013: Abi Wallenstein
  • 2014: Abi Wallenstein
  • 2015: Netzer & Scheytt
  • 2016: Schroeter & Breitfelder
  • 2017: Abi Wallenstein
  • 2018: Abi Wallenstein
  • 2019: Abi Wallenstein

Event Festival (national)

This category is advertised annually.

  • 2010: Grolsch Blues Festival Schöppingen
  • 2011: Blue Wave Festival, Binz on Rügen
  • 2012: Blue Wave Festival, Binz on Rügen
  • 2013: Blue Wave Festival, Binz on Rügen
  • 2014: Blues in Lehrte , Lehrte
  • 2015: Blue Wave Festival, Binz on Rügen
  • 2016: Bluesfest Gaildorf
  • 2017: Osnabrück blues avalanche
  • 2018: Blue Wave Festival, Binz on Rügen
  • 2019: Blues Night Petershagen, Adi Meyer

Event Club (national)

This category has been advertised annually since 2011.

  • 2011: Downtown Bluesclub, Hamburg
  • 2012: Bluesgarage, Isernhagen
  • 2013: Laboratory, Stuttgart
  • 2014: Downtown Bluesclub, Hamburg
  • 2015: ChaBah, Kandern
  • 2016: Extra Bluesbar, Bielefeld
  • 2017: Downtown Bluesclub, Hamburg
  • 2018: Downtown Bluesclub, Hamburg
  • 2019: Torburg, Cologne

Sound carrier (national)

This category is advertised annually.

Honorary award (international)

This category is advertised annually.

  • 2010: Jay Sieleman ( Blues Foundation , Memphis)
  • 2011: Aigars Lapsa (photographer, Latvia)
  • 2012: Hannes Anrig (Promoter, Switzerland)
  • 2013: Andrzej Matysik (Poland)
  • 2014: Tim Lothar (musician, Denmark)
  • 2015: bluesnews.ch
  • 2016: Blues Union Cup of the Norsk Blues Union (Norway)
  • 2017: Nick Moss

Honorary award (national)

This category is advertised annually.

Drums / percussion (national)

This category is advertised in odd years.

  • 2011: Martin Röttger
  • 2013: Michael Maass
  • 2015: Andreas Bock
  • 2017: Michael Maass
  • 2019: Michael Maass

Piano (national)

This category is advertised in odd years.

Media award (national)

This category has been advertised in odd years since 2011.

  • 2010: Bluesnews
  • 2011: WDR Rockpalast
  • 2013: BluesRoad
  • 2015: Deutschlandfunk for the program "On stage"
  • 2017: Deutschlandfunk for the program "On stage"
  • 2019: Bluesclubradio Arne Bicker, Radio Dreyeckland in Freiburg

Singing - female (national)

This category has been advertised in even years since 2012.

Vocals - male (national)

This category has been advertised in even years since 2012.

Guitar (national)

This category is advertised in even years.

Harp (national)

This category is advertised in even years.

  • 2010: "Crazy" Chris Kramer
  • 2012: Chris Kramer
  • 2014: Chris Kramer
  • 2016: Marc Breitfelder
  • 2018: Chris Kramer

Instrument other (national)

This category is advertised in even years.

  • 2010: Tommy Schneller , saxophone
  • 2012: Tommy Schneller, saxophone
  • 2014: Tommy Schneller, saxophone
  • 2018: Tommy Schneller, saxophone

Discontinued category

Vocal

  • 2010: Michael Arlt

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c German Blues Awards Info on the pages of Baltic Blues eV
  2. ↑ Blues Challenge & Awards on the website of Baltic Blues eV
  3. ^ Prize winners on the pages of Baltic Blues eV