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EBU European Jazz Competition 2009: The Awards
Norwegian duo Albatrosh winner of the "SENA Award Best Group 2009". Drummer Jonas Burgwinkel of the German Pablo Held Trio received the "NORMA Award Best Solist 2009".
Rotterdam, July 12
After a night of inspired presentations of young international jazz talent, the chairman of the jury, Maria Schneider, reviewed Albatross as follows. "Most original" , "great interplay and amazing improvisation" and "effective and colorfull compositions paired to amazing improvisation. According to the jury, Jonas Buchwinkel is extremely inventive and a great and sensitve teamplayer.
Next to the queen of the big band compositions, Maria Schneider, also New Yorks bass, composition and improvisation revelation Ben Allison and Dutch jazz guitar icon Maarten van der Grinten took part in the jury. The jazz producers of the Rumanian and Canadian public radio; Alina Velea and Daniel Vachon, completed the jury.
foto's: Rosaria Macri
Albatrosh - Winner of the "SENA Award Best Group 2009"
Drummer Jonas Burgwinkel of the German Pablo Held Trio - Winner of the "NORMA Award Best Solist 2009"
Finals 2009: July 11, 18.00 - 0100 hrs at the Yenisei Stage of the North Sea Jazz Festival
The EBU European Jazz Competition was initiated in the fall of 2006 and is a cooperation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the North Sea Jazz Festival and the Dutch Foundation of the European Jazz Competition. The aim of our biennial European Jazz Competition is to offer worldwide support in the promotion, increase of the international appearances and identity of European jazz talent.
We hope that our site offers you useful information about the organisation, the competition and the forthcoming Finals of 2009.
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