Preisverleihung Deutscher Jazzpreis 2026

In the organizer's words:

The German Jazz Award will be presented for the sixth time on April 25, 2026! The 22 winners of the German Jazz Award 2026 will be announced for the first time at an exciting award ceremony with great live acts. The nominees are published here.

Moderation: Thelma Buabeng and Götz Bühler
Live acts: Moses Yoofee Trio, Adeolu, hilde, ganavya

18:30 Admission and reception
19:30 Award ceremony
approx. 22:00 End

Arrival: We would like to make the event as sustainable as possible and recommend traveling by public transport. The event venue (CCB) is only a 10-minute walk from Bremen Central Station.

Accessibility: The venue Congress Centrum Bremen (CCB) is barrier-free accessible and a barrier-free toilet is available. The event will be held in German and English. In order to make the event as barrier-free and accessible as possible, we would like to ask you to submit any personal needs, questions and comments regarding barrier-free travel and participation in the award ceremony as soon as possible and by 31.03.2026 at the latest, by e-mail to info@deutscher-jazzpreis.de, by telephone on +49 30 531 475 45 632 or directly via our Access Rider. As far as possible, we will endeavor to consider requests at short notice.

Awareness: We ask all attendees to observe our Code of Conduct(DE I EN). During the event, an awareness team, which can be recognized by the purple vests, will be available for all visitors and can also be reached by telephone on +49 160 97 577 579. After the event, you can contact us confidentially by e-mail at awareness@initiative-musik.de.

Photo and video recordings: Photos and videos will be taken during the event and used for our public relations work.

Since 2021, the German Jazz Award has honored outstanding artistic achievements in the national and international jazz scene. The main sponsor of the prize is the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM). The sixth award ceremony will take place on April 25, 2026 at the Congress Centrum Bremen. Further information: deutscher-jazzpreis.de