Endowment: 3.500 & 1.000 Euro
The city of Innsbruck awards two prizes in the category Jazz:
- Jazz Prize: 3.500 Euro
- TAT Special Award: also known as "Publication of the Year", with 1.000 Euro
What is promoted?
Outstanding musical personalities are promoted who have had their central work in Tyrol for a long time.
Who awards the prizes?
The association "TonArtTirol", TAT for short, was founded in 2012 and is particularly dedicated to promoting the regional jazz and improvisation scene. In addition to numerous events, the association awards three prizes every year in the fall. Two of them - the Jazz Prize and the TAT Special Prize - are donated by the City of Innsbruck.
How do I apply?
In order to be nominated for the prizes, the center of activity must be in Tyrol.
- Jazz Prize: No applications are necessary for this prize, as five candidates are nominated annually by the TAT board. The nominees will be notified and must submit an artistic curriculum vitae as well as three audio samples.
- TAT Special Award: For the TAT Special Award there is a call for applications, which is mostly related to sound recordings. This call for entries will be published in good time on the website and social media channels of the association "TonArtTirol"(www.tonarttirol.at).
What can be submitted?
No submissions are required in advance for the jazz prize.
TAT Special Prize: All CD/LP releases that fulfill the following criteria are eligible:
- Release date in the current year or between September and December of the previous year
- Longplay length
- The CD must have been released under the name or under the direction of a Tyrolean musician or band.
Who decides on the award?
- The TAT board nominates five candidates in each category.
- The winners will be selected by an independent jury.
Previous award winners
| Year | Award winners |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Jazz Prize of the City of Innsbruck: Klaus Telfser Release of the year: Waxamilion - Random Notes |
| 2023 | Jazz Prize of the City of Innsbruck: Anna Widauer Publication of the year: AR Project |
| 2022 | Jazz Prize of the City of Innsbruck: Alois Eberl Release of the year: [Gravity] Duo Coco Woolf |
| 2021 | Jazz Prize of the City of Innsbruck: Franz Hackl Release of the year: Max Plattner Trio "II" |
| 2020 | - |
| 2019 | Jazz Prize of the City of Innsbruck: Clemens Ebenbichler TAT special prize: cultural initiative [STIEGENHAUSMUSIK] |
| 2018 | Jazz Prize of the City of Innsbruck: Helga Plankensteiner Publication of the year: Harry Triendl - Cycle |
| 2017 | Jazz Prize of the City of Innsbruck: Manu Delago Publication of the year: On the part of the municipality "State Of Gmeind" |
| 2016 | Jazz Prize of the City of Innsbruck: Romed Hopfgartner Release of the year: HI5 "Fünf" |
| 2015 | Jazz Prize of the City of Innsbruck: Martin Nitsch Release of the year: Christoph Pepe Auer "Songs I like" |