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"There are no natural barriers. It's all music. It's either hip or it ain't." -Lee Morgan
  • You now have the opportunity to join the largest investment for jazz and world music in the German music market, when World Music Denmark, Jazz Denmark and Heart-Link Management in December launches Danish Vibes, supported by the National Arts Foundation.
  • JazzDanmark Puljen offers financial travel aid for Danish musicians in order to fund projects with an international character.

Danish Music Awards Jazz

Danish Music Awards Jazz

Danish Music Awards Jazz is the annual awardshow, that pays tribute to the Danish jazz-scene, both the musicians and the jazz-industry. It's an award show that honours the the best reocrds. In previous years, the DMA Jazz was a joint event with, among others IFPI, but the DMA Jazz 2011 was the done entirely by JazzDanmark.

The six award categories are:

  • Best Danish Jazz Release of the Year
  • Best Danish Vocal-jazz Release of the Year
  • Best New Danish Jazz Artist of the Year
  • Best Danish Jazz Composer of the Year
  • Best Danish Cross-over Jazz Release of the Year
  • Best 'Jazz for Children' Artist of the Year

 

In 2010 the four jazz-awards were:

  • Danish Jazz release of the Year · winner: Jakob Bro "Balledeering" – Lovelands Records 
  • New Danish Jazz-musician of the Year · winnerAugust Rosenbaum "Beholder" - Gateway
  • Danish Vocal-jazz release of the Year · winnerSinne Eeg "Don't Be So Blue" – Red Dot Music
  • Danish cross-over release of the Year · winnerGirls In Airports "Girls In Airports" - Gateway