Based on the selection of 35 nominees made by an “Academy” (82 experts) from a total of 256 submissions - see www.jazzpreis.at - a meeting of the Austrian Jazz Award jury on October 17th determined the following results.
Jury Results
1st place and Austrian Jazz Price as Best Newcomer: Yvonne Moriel
Yvonne Moriel is a young saxophonist from Tyrol who is now also being noticed by the European jazz scene. She has a wide stylistic range, sophisticated craftsmanship and great emotional expression. Her current project “sweetlife”, for example, combines jazz with dub music and electronics, free improvisation with complex rhythmic patterns and hip-hop beats.
2nd place: Nina Feldgrill (bass) 3rd place: Lorenz Widauer (trumpet)
1st place and Austrian Jazz Price 2024 as Best Album: Echoboomer: “Timeless Warrior”
Timeless Warrior is an album released in 2023 by the septet “Echoboomer”, which is led and composed by bassist Beate Wiesinger. It impresses with its originality and innovative independence and, through its cross-border song structures, takes the refreshing risk of convincingly exploding the jazz idiom - in which all participating musicians are deeply rooted.
Line Up: Alois Eberl: trombone; Astrid Wiesinger: reeds; Beate Wiesinger: basses, voice & comp; Clemens Sainitzer: cello; Florian Sighartner: violin, flute; Philipp Jagschitz: e-piano, synths; Michal Wierzgon: drums
2nd place: “Dance of the Elders” (Wolfgang Muthspiel Trio) Line Up: Wolfgang Muthspiel (guitar), Scott Colley (bass) und Brian Blade (drums)
3rd place: „Way To Blue“ (Gina Schwarz & Multiphonics 8) Line Up: Gina Schwarz (comp, b), Daniel Manrique-Smith (fl), Mona Matbou Riahi (cl), Annette Maye (cl), Steffen Schorn (cl, sax), Thomas Savy (cl, sax), Lucas Leidinger (p), Mahan Mirarab (g), Dirk-Peter Kölsch (dr)
1st place and Austrian Jazz Price 2024 as Best Live Act: Synesthetic4
Synesthetic4 impress on stage with their originality and vitality and, despite all the rhythmic complexity, they guarantee energetic and joyful playing. The quartet of Vincent Pongracz (reeds), Peter Rom (g), Manuel Mayr (b) and Andreas Lettner (dr) succeeds in combining the highest musical standards and creative virtuosity with Dadaist rap and bizarre video performance.
2nd place: Manu Delago feat. Mad About Lemon Line Up: Manu Delago (handpan & drums), Mimi Schmid (vocals & colours), Anna Widauer (vocals & colours), Valerie Costa (vocals & colours), Clemens Rofner (bass & synth)
3rd place: Austrian Syndicate Line Up: David Helbock - Rhodes, Synthesizer, Effects; Peter Madsen – Piano; Raphael Preuschl - Bass, Bassukulele; Herbert Pirker – Drums; Claudio Spieler - Percussion
Jury Austrian Jazz Awards:
- Dieter Glawischnig (musician & composer, chair of the jury)
- Amro Salah (Cairo Jazz Festival)
- Martyna van Nieuwland (EJN, festivals in Katowice and Nijmegen)
- Otmar Klammer (jazz journalist and organizer, Styria)
- Caroline Berchotteau (Vienna Sargfabrik)
- Regina Fisch (Festival DE/SEMBLE)