Jazz & Blues Award

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Jazz & Blues Award was a jazz festival combined with award ceremonies which was held in Berlin, Germany, from 2001 to 2009. [1] In September 2005, the two-day event organized by Jazzinitiative Berlin e.v. was held in the Kulturbrauerei's Palais with 67 registrations by jazz and blues bands. [2] In 2009, the winner of the "Made in Germany" contest was the Marie Séfénan Quartet while the trio Crazy Hambones won the "Blues" award. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Award" (in German). Jazz Initiative Berlin. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  2. "Die ganze Berliner Szene im Kompaktformat: Der 4. Jazz & Blues Award stellt an zwei Abenden 16 Bands vor" (in German). Jazz Zeitung. Retrieved 11 June 2019.