Selvhenter ved Danish Music Awards Jazz 2023. Foto: Peter von Freiesleben

Danish Music Awards Jazz

Introduktion

The Danish Music Awards Jazz is the annual award ceremony that celebrates the Danish jazz scene and highlights the past year’s Danish jazz releases. In previous years, DMA Jazz was a joint event with organizations like IFPI, but since 2011, JazzDanmark has been solely responsible for organizing DMA Jazz.

Contact

Martin Jensen

Project Manager

+45 33 45 43 00

martin@jazzdanmark.dk

Tobias Bendixen

Communications & PR

+45 33 45 43 00

tobias@jazzdanmark.dk

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DMA Jazz 2024

Danish Music Awards Jazz is the year’s biggest celebration of Danish jazz. In December, Store VEGA will be packed to the brim with jazz lovers, musicians, industry professionals, and, of course, award ceremonies and musical performances to honor the past year in jazz.

Each year, DMA Jazz is complemented by a daytime industry-focused program, Jazz+, as well as a massive afterparty.

Awards

The categories at the Danish Music Awards Jazz are:

Main Categories – all releases are considered:

  • Jazz Release of the Year (8 nominees)
  • Jazz Composer of the Year (8 nominees)
  • Musician of the Year (8 nominees)

Special Categories – specific characteristics apply:

  • New Jazz Artist of the Year (5 nominees)
  • Single of the Year (5 nominees)
  • Alternative Jazz Release of the Year (5 nominees)

Live Awards:

  • Live Act of the Year (3 nominees)
  • Venue of the Year (3 nominees)

All 8 winners receive the iconic statuette, the DMA bird, and all awards are presented at the annual DMA Jazz show, organized by JazzDanmark. The show also includes a special award: the P8 Jazz Prize – Fire Soul of the Year, nominated by P8 Jazz listeners and selected by the P8 editorial team.

Nominees and winners in the main and special categories are selected by a rotating 9-person academy. The two live categories are handled by a specially appointed live academy.

Criteria for a release to be nominated:

  • The bandleader or the majority of the participants on the record must be Danish, which means being born or permanently residing in Denmark, or having a significant connection to Denmark.
  • The release must have been published within a specified period for the given year.

Categories

Former DMA Jazz winners

Danish Music Awards Blues

  • Since 2012, JazzDanmark and ROSA have awarded a DMA statuette for Danish Blues Release of the Year. Since then, more awards have been added, and DMA Blues has become its own show at Ridehuset in Randers.
  • DMA Blues 2024 is organized by JazzDanmark, Tempi, ROSA, DMF – Danish Musicians’ Union, and Turbinen with support from Randers Festuge and the Danish Arts Foundation’s Project Support Committee for Music.

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