Awards, Competitions, Fellowships
Albert-Mangelsdorff-Award
The Deutscher Jazzpreis (German Jazz Prize/Albert-Mangelsdorff-Preis) is worth 13 000 Euro and has been awarded every two years by the Union Deutscher Jazzmusiker (Union of German Jazz Musicians) at the Jazzfest Berlin festival since 1994.
Bayerischer Musikfond
Sponsorship of projects and individuals, for musicians of all disciplines from or in Bavaria
Berlin Jazz Scholarship
Grant for musicians whose main residence and focus of work is in Berlin
BMW Welt Jazz Award
A themed jazz prize worth 15 000 Euro in total, awarded for the first time in 2009
Federal Meeting „Jugend jazzt"
A competition for up-and-coming musicians for winners of the regional „Jugend jazzt” (youth plays jazz) contests, organised every two years by the Deutscher Musikrat (German Music Council)
Frankfurt Jazz Scholarship
Scholarship worth 5.500 Euro for up-and-coming musicians who live or perform in Frankfurt/Main
German Jazz Trophy
The „Life Achievement Award”, awarded annually in Stuttgart since 2002 for the lifetime work of an artist
Hessian Jazz Award
A prize sponsored by the Hessian Ministry for Science and Art for special services relating to jazz in Hessen, to the value of 10 000 Euro
International Jazzweek Burghausen
A jazz festival held since 1970 of which the style ranges from traditional to modern; the European Burghauser Jazz Prize for up-and-coming musicians has been awarded since 2009
Jazz Prize Baden-Württemberg
Jazz prize to the value of 15 000 Euro for musicians who are resident in Baden-Württemberg
Jazz Scholarship Cologne
Scholarship worth 10 000 Euro for up-and-coming musicians who live or perform in Cologne
Jazz Scholarship Leipzig
Prize to the value of 6 000 Euro for musicians under the age of 30 who are resident in Leipzig
Jazz Scholarship of the Dr.-E.-A.-Langner-Foundation
Annual award of three scholarships for up-and-coming musicians, each worth 5 000 Euro, by the private Dr.-E.-A.-Langner-Foundation in Hamburg
New German Jazz Award Mannheim
A People’s Choice Award worth 10 000 Euro, where the winner is decided in advance by a well-known trustee
Saxonian Music Scholarship
Work grant worth up to 6 600 Euro for artists of all age brackets and styles, who live in Saxony
SWR Jazz Award
A jazz prize worth 15 000 Euro that has been awarded annually since 1981 by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate and the Südwestrundfunk radio station
WDR Jazz Award
Award for musicians from North-Rhine-Westphalia worth a total of 30 000 Euro, in the categories of improvisation, composition, up-and-coming musicians and an achievement award
World Music Award - „Creole"
A prize with regional and national competitions for artists with projects that overlap different styles and cultures
Festivals
Bavarian Jazz Weekend
A jazz festival held since 1982 in Regensburg with a town festival character, not restricted to a specific genre
Berlin Jazzfest
A festival established in 1964 by Joachim E. Berendt with great national influence, modern, contemporary, experimental in style
Deutsches Jazzfestival Frankfurt
Contemporary and avant-garde jazz
Annually in October
Annually in October
Donaueschingen Festival
Experimental music and sound art festival, started up in 1921
Held annually the third week of October
Held annually the third week of October
Düsseldorfer Jazz Rally
A festival held annually at Whitsun since 1992, traditional to modern in style
Enjoy Jazz Festival
A large, multi-site festival held in autumn in Heidelberg, Mannheim and Ludwigshafen, modern to experimental in style
European Jazztival
A small exclusive festival with a focus on European artists, covering the styles of modern, experimental, chamber jazz, world music
Ingolstädter Jazztage
A festival held every year in autumn since 1983 in Ingolstadt, modern, mainstream and crossover in style
International Dixieland Festival
A festival held every year in May in Dresden since 1971, traditional, Dixieland, old-time in style
International Jazzweek Burghausen
A jazz festival held since 1970 of which the style ranges from traditional to modern; the European Burghauser Jazz Prize for up-and-coming musicians has been awarded since 2009
Internationales Jazzfestival Münster
Contemporary Europe-centred jazz festival
Every other (odd) year in January
Every other (odd) year in January
Internationales Jazzfestival Viersen
A festival held every year in the late summer since 1987, modern, mainstream and crossover in style
Jazz Baltica
International Baltic-centred jazz festival, partnered with the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival
jazzahead!
A specialist music exhibition with a public concert programme in Bremen, with German Jazz Meeting und European Jazz Meeting
Jazzmile Thüringen
A multi-site jazz festival held every year in late autumn since 1994 at many venues, traditional, modern and experimental in style
Jazzopen Stuttgart
A festival in summer with a focus on big names, traditional, modern, crossover, pop in style
Leipziger Jazztage
Contemporary international and German jazz
Annually in October
Annually in October
Leverkusener Jazztage
A festival held since 1980, modern, mainstream, crossover in style
Moers Festival
International New Jazz Festival
Annually at Whitsun
Annually at Whitsun
Palatia Jazz
A multi-site festival held at many venues in the Palatinate region every year in summer, traditional and modern in style
St Ingbert International Jazz Festival
Jazz and funk festival in Saarland, founded in 1986
Annually in March
Annually in March
Traumzeit
Jazz and world music festival in Duisburg
Annually in June/July
Annually in June/July
Wegweiser Jazz
Website of the Jazzinstitut Darmstadt with a range of information about jazz clubs and festivals in Germany
Venues
Jazz clubs - JazzPages
Overview of German jazz clubs
Aschaffenburg: Colos-Saal
The Colos-Saal in Aschaffenburg was opened in 1984, three to four concerts per week, modern, blues, world music in style
Berlin: A-Trane
Berlin-based Jazzclub with a programme that usually changes every day and has been running since 1992, modern, contemporary, experimental and mainstream in style
Berlin: Quasimodo
A Berlin jazz club that opened in 1975 with two to three live concerts per week, modern, mainstream, world music in style
Bielefeld: Bunker Ulmenwall
Founded in 1996, around two to three jazz concerts per week, modern, contemporary, mainstream, world music in style
Darmstadt: Centralstation
The Centralstation in Darmstadt is a multi-genre concert hall and club with around four jazz concerts per month, no specific style
Dortmund: Domicil
Concert hall, club, lounge and art gallery all rolled into one: the central forum for contemporary jazz and current music in the Ruhr region
Dresden: Jazzclub Neue Tonne
A jazz club originally founded in 1981 and revived in 2000, with several concerts per week, modern, contemporary and mainstream in style
Hamburg: Jazzclub Birdland
The Hamburg Jazzclub was opened in 1985, with several concerts per week, traditional, modern, mainstream and world music in style
Jazzclub Hannover
Founded in 1966, several concerts per week, traditional, modern, mainstream, world music in style
Jazzkeller Frankfurt
The oldest active jazz club in Germany, founded back in 1952, with several concerts each week, modern, contemporary, mainstream in style
Jazzstudio Nürnberg
A jazz club founded in 1954 with several jazz concerts each week, modern, contemporary, mainstream and world music in style
Köln: Stadtgarten
The Cologne Stadtgarten opened in 1978 and is a cultural centre with several jazz concerts per week, no specific genre
Mannheim: Alte Feuerwache
The Alte Feuerwache was founded in 1981; several jazz concerts every week, modern, contemporary, mainstream and world music in style
München: Jazzclub Unterfahrt
A jazz club established in Munich in 1978 with an international programme which changes on a daily basis, modern, experimental, world music in style
Neuburg: Birdland Jazzclub
The Jazzclub in Neuburg/Donau, founded in 1958, with about six concerts per month, modern and experimental in style
Jazz magazines and websites
Jazzthing Journal covering every style of jazz
Comes out five times a year
Published by: Verlag Axel Stinshoff, Köln
redaktion@jazzthing.de
www.jazzthing.de 
Jazzthetik Journal on "Jazz and More"
Comes out monthly, with two double issues a year
Published by: Christine Stephan, Münster
jazz@jazzthetik.dewww.jazzthetik.de
Jazzpodium Journal for ardent jazz buffs
Comes out monthly, with two double issues a year
Published by: Jazz-Podium-Verlags GmbH, Stuttgart
redaktion@jazzpodium.dewww.jazzpodium.de
Jazzdimensions
Online magazine with reviews and live tips
Jazz Guide Berlin
Information on the Berlin jazz scene
Jazzinstitut Darmstadt
Website of the Jazzinstitut Darmstadt with a range of key information about all aspects of jazz in Germany
Jazzpages
Jazz portal: reviews, calendar of events, artist database, jazz addresses etc.
Jazzzeitung
Online version of the jazz paper affiliated to the Neue Musikzeitung
ruhrjazz.net
A guide to the jazz scene in the Ruhr region.
Record labels and distribution companies
ACT
Label website run by ACT Music & Vision
Bear Family
Label website run by Bear Family Records
Blue Note
German jazz website run by EMI / Blue Note
Double Moon
Label website run by Double Moon and Between The Lines
ECM
German jazz website run by ECM Records
Enja
Label website run by Enja Winkelmann
Fenn Music Service GmbH
Independent distribution company
Galileo Music-Communication
Independent distribution company
in-akustik
Independent distribution company
Jaro Medien
Independent distribution company and record label
Jazzecho
Online jazz magazine run by Universal Music Group
Jazzpages
Jazz portal: reviews, calendar of events, artist database, jazz addresses etc.
Jazzrecords
Homepage of several independent record labels
NRW Vertrieb
Independent distribution company
Skip
Label website run by Skip Records
Soulfood Music Distribution
Independent distribution company
Sunnymoon Distribution
Independent distribution company
Traumton
Label website run by Traumton Records
Warner Music
German jazz website run by Warner Music Group
Winter & Winter
Label website run by Winter & Winter
ZYX Music
Independent distribution company and record label
Institutions and associations
Bavarian Jazz Institute
Website run by the Bavarian Jazz Institute with archives and other customer services
Deutsche Jazz Föderation e.V
German Jazz Federation
Deutsche Phonoverbände
German Phonographic Organizations
Federal Association Jazz
Independent association covering all aspects of jazz in Germany
Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte (GEMA)
Society for musical performing and mechanical reproduction rights
Gesellschaft zur Verwertung von Leistungsschutzrechten (GVL)
Ancillary copyright collecting society
Initiative Musik
Website for the government music initiative
Jazz & World Partners
Independent syndicate of entities including independent labels, festivals and the Bundeskonferenz Jazz (federal jazz conference)
Jazz Research
Website for the Institute of Jazz Research at the University for Music and Dramatic Arts in Graz, one activity of which is publishing the series of articles “Studien zur Jazzforschung” (studies in jazz research)
Jazzinstitut Darmstadt
Website of the Jazzinstitut Darmstadt with a range of key information about all aspects of jazz in Germany
Künstlersozialkasse
Institution supporting musicians and artists generally in social achievements
Kurt Edelhagen Archiv
Information site run by the private Kurt Edelhagen Archive and the Jazz Institute of Schleswig-Holstein
Old Jazz Union Germany
Website for the special interest group of traditional jazz musicians in Germany
Union of German Jazz Musicians
Website for the special interest group Union Deutscher Jazzmusiker (union of German jazz musicians)
Jazz education
Academics
Central portal for German music universities
Berlin Jazz Institute
Website run by the JIB, an institute founded jointly in July 2005 by the University of Arts and the Hanns Eisler University of Music
Bremen University of Arts
Website of the jazz department at Bremen University of Music
Cologne University of Music and Dance
Website of the jazz department at Cologne University of Music and Dance
Detmold University of Music
General website for the Detmold University of Music
Dresden University of Music Carl Maria von Weber
Website of the jazz department at Dresden University of Music
Essen Folkwang University
Website for the jazz faculty at the Folkwang University in Essen
Hamburg University of Music and Theatre
Website of the jazz department at Hamburg University of Music and Theatre
Hanover University of Music and Theatre
Website for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Jazz Rock Pop at the Hanover University of Music and Theatre
Leipzig University of Music and Theatre Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Website of the jazz department at Leipzig University of Music and Theatre
Mainz University of Music and Theatre Johannes Gutenberg
Website of the jazz department at Mainz University of Music and Theatre
Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts
Website of the jazz department at Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts
Munich New Jazzschool
Website run by the Berufsfachschule für Musik Rock / Pop / Jazz Munich (vocational music college)
Munich University of Music and Performing Arts
General website for the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich
Nuremberg University of Music
Website for the Nuremberg University of Music with a variety of jazz-related studies
Osnabrück Institute of Music
Fachhochschule Osnabrück / Jazz programme
Popcamp
Coaching programme that is also open to new jazz bands
Saar University of Music
Website of the jazz faculty at the Saar University of Music
Stuttgart University of Music and Dramatic Arts
Website run by the Institute for Jazz and Popular Music at the Stuttgart University of Music and Dramatic Arts
Verband deutscher Musikschulen (VdM)
(Association of German Music Schools )
Directory, job market, publications, youth projects
Weimar University of Music Franz Liszt
Website for the Jazz departement of the Weimar University of Music Franz Liszt
Würzburg University of Music
Website of the jazz department at Würzburg University of Music
