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BMW Welt Jazz Award 2017

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The #bmwweltjazzaward will enter its ninth season in January 2017. Following the motto “Amazing Bass!”, a range of outstanding international ensembles will perform at the double-coned structure of #bmw Welt in a total of six free Sunday matinees between January and March 2017. The featured musicians hail from Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, France, USA and Germany. The final concert of #bmwweltjazzaward and the competition for its prize money totalling 15,000 Euro will take place on May 6, 2017 at the auditorium of #bmw Welt.

 This year, the bass will take centre stage – an instrument that plays an important and significant role in jazz. During their live performances, the artists will show just how versatile this instrument really is and they will electrify the audience with their creativity.

 After the sixth and last matinee, a panel of expert jurors will nominate two of the participating ensembles to perform at the final concert at #bmw Welt’s auditorium. In addition to a prize of 10,000 Euro, the winner will receive a trophy designed specially by #bmw Design; the runner-up will receive 5,000 Euro. The ensemble with the best combined average of all concerts will receive the audience award, which includes an appearance at Jazz Classica Festival 2017 at resort Schloss Elmau.

 Maximilian Schöberl, head of #bmw Group Communication and Policy, said, “Year after year, the #bmwweltjazzaward offers a unique experience. It is a platform for artists to present themselves and their artistic creativity to both amateur audiences and renowned jury members alike. I am convinced that our audience will once again be very excited. We would like to thank not only the musicians but also the city of Munich and our partners for the long-standing collaboration.”

 “BMW Welt Jazz Award’s matinees are legendary and year after year, they uphold their outstanding reputation as presenters of internationally renowned musicians. I am pleased to see that the bass will take centre stage in this year’s edition – an instrument that because of its diverse expressions provides the musical foundation of many ensembles. Both the international #bmwweltjazzaward and, since 2016, the #bmw Welt Young Artist Jazz Award for emerging talents from Munich are an audible as well as visible sign of the outstanding commitment of #bmw Group to the cultural life of our city and it is an absolute must of our #event calendar,” added Dieter Reiter, mayor of the state capital Munich.

 The upcoming year will also see the second season of the #bmw Welt Young Artist Jazz Award, which is awarded together with the city of Munich. In addition to a prize money, the winner will be offered to hold a concert at Unterfahrt Jazzclub as well as an appearance at the Leipzig-based Jazztage festival.