Jazz Award of the City of Worms

The  2007 Winner

Composer and trombonist Christof Thewes

The third Jazz Award of the City of Worms goes to the composer and trombonist Christof Thewes from the Saar. The jury appreciated Thewes’ ‘exposed trombone playing’ and his ‘expressive affinity towards the avantgarde’.

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The Sponsor

Sponsored by Florian Gerster, the award is presented biannually during a prize-winner’s concert in November.

Awardees

The prize is rewarded to young German jazz musicians with professional ambitions—preferentially from Rhineland-Palatinate or bordering länder—for performing outstandingly as a soloist, composer, as an ensemble, or for a project, and to support their musical development.

The Prize

The prize money is €5,000. Apart from that, the prize winner is invited to play as a performing artist at the next ‘Worms: Jazz & Joy’ festival.

The Jury

The winner of the award is chosen by a jury of several members. Musicians themselves cannot apply for the award.

The members of the jury are:

• Florian Gerster (sponsor)
• Anke Helfrich (musician and 2003 prize winner)
• Volker Gallé (Co-ordinator of Cultural Affairs of the City of Worms)
• Klaus Mümpfer (specialized journalist, photographer)
• Steffen Weber (musician and 2005 prize winner)
• Volker Wengert (director of the BlueNite jazz initiative)

Each member of the jury can hand in up to two proposals (groups or soloists), provided with brief credentials / demo recordings. From this selection, the winner is chosen by majority. At a parity of votes, a run-off is held. The decision is taken internally; strict silence is to be maintained to the outside over the nominated candidates.

Presentation of the Prize

The prize winner is announced in a press conference prior to the prize winner’s concert. The prize is handed over by the Mayor or a representative of the city, by the sponsor and another member of the jury.

Realization of the Prize Winner’s Concert

The BlueNite jazz initiative is assigned by the City of Worms with the co-ordination and organization of the Jazz Award, especially with the realization of the prize winner concert.

Contact

BlueNite eV.
Am Kuhriegel 57
67547 Worms
phone +49 6241 88225
fax +49 6241 25118
e-mail info@bluenite.de  
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