The Ben Webster Prize is an annual jazz award set up by the Ben Webster Foundation to honour Danish and American jazz musicians as well as other professionals active in the promotion of jazz in those countries.[1] The American jazz musician Ben Webster spent his last ten years in Copenhagen, Denmark, where he became an active part of the city's thriving jazz scene. After his death, the Ben Webster Foundation was set up to channel his annual royalties to musicians in Denmark and America. The Ben Webster Prize is part of this effort.

The prize is handed out at an award ceremony in connection with a special concert which has taken place at various jazz venues, including the Jazzhus Montmartre, Huset, the Lake Pavilion, Copenhagen Jazzhouse, the Queen's Hall at the Royal Danish Library, Freetown Christiania's Jazzklub, Sofies Kælderen and Tivoli Gardens. The winner currently receives DKK 25,000.[1]

Winners

YearRecipient[2]Instrument
1977Jesper ThiloSaxophones, clarinet
1978Simon Spang-HansenSaxophone
1979Erling Kronertrombone
1980Ole MolinGuitar
1981Ernie WilkinsArranger, bandleader
1982Jesper Lundgaard
Mads Vinding
Double bass
Double bass
1983Marilyn Mazur
Bent Jædig
Percussion
Saxophone
1984Allan BotschinskyTrumpet
1985Jørgen Emborg
Cæcilie Norby
Piano
Vocalist
1986Ole Kock HansenPiano
1987Jens WintherTrumpet
1988Doug RaneyGuitar
1989Thomas ClausenPiano
1990Ben BesiakovPiano
1991Jonas Johansen (musician)
Tomas Franck
Drums
Saxophone
1992Søren KristiansenPiano
1993Kristian Jørgensen
Finn Ziegler
Violin
Violin
1994Niels Jørgen Steen
Christina Nielsen
Piano, arranger
Saxophone
1995Henrik BolbergTrumpet
1996Jacob FischerGuitar
1997Svend-Erik Nørregaard
Carsten Dahl
Drums
Piano
1998Benita Haastrup
Thomas Fryland
Drums
Trumpet
1999 (90 Years Honorary Prize)Alex Riel
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Olivier Antunes
Drums
Double bass
Piano
2000Horace ParlanPiano
2001Pernille Bevort
Per Møller Hansen
Saxophone
Television producer
2002Christina von Bülow
Jens Klüver
Saxophone
Bandleader
2003Bob RockwellTenor saxophone
2004Jan Perssonjazz photographer
2005Jan zum VohrdeAlto saxophone, flute
2006Morten LundDrums
2007Fredrik LundinSaxophone
2008Niels Lan Doky
Chris Minh Doky
Piano
Double bass
2009Lennart GinmanDouble bass
2010Kresten OsgoodDrums
2011Bo StiefDouble bass
2012Jan KaspersenPiano, Bandleader
2013Jacob ChristoffersenKeyboards
2014Sinne EegVocalist
2015Uffe SteenKeyboards
2016Heine HansenPiano
2017Mathias HeiseHarmonica
2018Henrik Gunde
Jan Harbeck
Piano
Tenor saxophone
2019Kasper TranbergTrumpet
2020 Frands Rifbjerg Drums
2021 Anders "AC" Christensen

Thomas Fonnesbæk

Double bass

Double bass

2022[3] Kathrine Windfeld Composer, piano, arranger, bandleader
2023 Zier Romme Larsen

Emil de Waal

Piano

Drums, bandleader

Ben Webster's Prize of Honour

  • 1984 - Børge Roger Henrichsen[4]
  • 1989 - Papa Bue
  • 1995 - Ole Fessor Lindgreen
  • 1996 - Svend Asmussen
  • 2002 - Hugo Rasmussen
  • 2003 - Arnvid Meyer
  • 2006 - Ed Thigpen
  • 2007 - Erik Moseholm
  • 2009 - Lars Thorborg
  • 2010 - Ray Pitts
  • 2011 - Anders Stefansen
  • 2012 - Klaus Albrectsen
  • 2013 - Palle Mikkelborg
  • 2014 - Tove Enevoldsen
  • 2015 - Vincent Nilsson
  • 2016 - Ole Streenberg
  • 2017 - Jens Søndergaard
  • 2019 - Pierre Dørge - Finn Odderskov
  • 2020 - Elith "Nulle" Nykjær
  • 2022 - Ann Farholt, Ole Olsen, Henrik Bay, Leonardo Pedersen, Mikkel Find, Jens Jefsen, Kjeld Lauritsen, Niels "Flipper" Stuart
  • 2023 - Gorm Valentin

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "A Brief History of the Ben Webster Foundation". Ben Webster Foundation. Archived from the original on 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  2. "Prize Winners". Ben Webster Foundation.
  3. "- Ben Webster Prisen 2022 - Kathrine Windfeld". Ben Webster Foundation. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  4. "jazzdanmark.dk". Archived from the original on 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
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