LBT winner of BMW Welt Jazz Award 2018.

Munich. The winner of the tenth edition of BMW Welt
Jazz Award was chosen following an outstanding final concert.
Competing against BartolomeyBittmann – progressive strings vienna, LBT
and its members Leo Betzl (piano), Sebastian Wolfgruber (drums) and
Maximilian Hirning (bass) won the coveted award on Saturday night. Dr
Nicolas Peter, Member of the Board of Management of BMW Group,
presented the prize together with Dr Hans-Georg Küppers, Head of the
Department of Cultural Affairs of the state capital Munich.

 

This year’s anniversary edition followed the theme “Jazz moves”,
which was interpreted during six matinee shows offered free of charge
during spring. Performed to capacity audiences, the concerts were
testament to the fascination of the broad range of danceable jazz music.

 

LBT, who founded their trio three years ago while still studying at
the Academy for Music and Theatre Munich, consistently delight their
audiences with dramatic movements and exciting music best described as
“techno jazz”.

 

The expert jury said, “To the audience, both bands opened up
entirely new worlds of sound emanating from a traditional cast and
set-up. Their appropriation of patterns and models from pop music
ideally embodied this year’s motto ‘Jazz moves’ in the most exciting
and convincing ways. BartholomeyBittmann’s enormous range of
musicality and power of expression transformed a classic duo of
strings into an all-encompassing jazz-rock band. The revolutionary
innovation of chamber music techno pulled LBT ahead by the slightest
of margins. It is astounding to witness how coherent jazz
improvisations are put together via a delicate, acoustic form of
high-frequent ‘beats per minute’-blasts of techno. This is why the BMW
Welt Jazz Award 2018 goes to Leo Betzl, Maximilian Hirning and
Sebastian Wolfgruber.”

 

LBT received a prize money of 10,000 Euro as well as the trophy
designed by BMW Design. The runner up BartolomeyBittmann – progressive
strings vienna was awarded 5,000 Euro.

 

In addition to the award, the public’s favourite was selected based
on audience votes at each performance. BartolomeyBittmann –
progressive strings vienna won this prize and are looking forward to
an exclusive stay and concert at resort Schloss Elmau.

 

“We are delighted to celebrate this year’s anniversary edition of BMW
Welt Jazz Award in such a diverse manner. Over the course of the last
ten years we joined forces to make the BMW Welt Jazz Award known far
beyond the borders of the city of Munich. Sixty national and
international ensembles have since performed at the double-coned
structure of BMW Welt and shown that jazz has the power to bring
people together internationally. I would like to express my gratitude
to our partners of many years and it is my pleasure to congratulate
LBT on their win,” said Dr Nicolas Peter, member of the board of BMW
Group. At the final concert, Dr Nicolas Peter also announced the theme
of the 2019 edition of BMW Welt Jazz Award: “Saxophone Worlds” is an
homage to the instrument, probably most significant for jazz.

 

Dr Hans-Georg Küppers, head of Munich’s cultural department, is very
pleased with the success story of BMW Welt Jazz Award and said, “After
only a few years, this award boasts international acclaim and is
highly reputed amongst musicians, experts and audiences alike. This is
in part due to the great attention and care BMW put in creating the
format. It also illustrates the exceptionally high musical standards
of the competition. And for that reason, I am delighted that a
Munich-based band, the Leo Betzl Trio, convinced the jury at this
year’s final concert. Allow me to congratulate on the occasion of the
award’s anniversary and to express my deepest gratitude to BMW for
this outstanding partnership of many years.”

 

A total of six renowned, international ensembles invited their
audiences to dance during the Sunday matinees held between February
and April at the double-coned structure of BMW Welt. Other
participating bands included Jukka Eskola Soul Trio (Finland), PUERTA
SUR – Tangomoods. Arroyo/Schläppi/Engler (Switzerland), Andi
Kissenbeck’s CLUB BOOGALOO (Germany) and Beady Belle (Norway).

 

The distinguished panel of jurors includes renowned jazz experts and
specialists of the jazz scene, who chose the winner of the BMW Welt
Jazz Award 2018. Led by Oliver Hochkeppel (journalist for music and
cultural affairs at the German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung), the jury
includes the following members: Andreas Kolb (editor-in-chief of the
magazines JazzZeitung and neue musikzeitung), Roland Spiegel (editor
at the music desk and jazz expert at the German broadcasting station
Bayerischer Rundfunk BR‑KLASSIK), Heike Lies (musicologist, Music and
Music Theatre Division of the Department of Cultural Affairs of the
state capital Munich) and Christiane Böhnke-Geisse (Artistic Director
of the international jazz festival Bingen swingt).

 

This edition of the BMW Welt Jazz Award once again enjoyed the
generous support of BR-KLASSIK, nmz, nmz-online and JazzZeitung.de as
well as resort Schloss Elmau and the Department of Cultural Affairs of
the city of Munich.

 

For further questions please contact:

Prof Dr Thomas Girst
BMW Group Corporate and
Governmental Affairs
Cultural Engagement
Telephone:


+49-89-382-24753

Leonie Laskowski

BMW Group Corporate and Intergovernmental Affairs

Cultural Engagement

Telephone:


+49-89-382-45382

 

Micaela Sandstede

BMW Group Corporate and Intergovernmental Affairs

Spokesperson BMW Welt

Telephone:


+49-89-382-61611

 

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