We’re back in the game and in the shortlist! In 2021, the FUCHSTHONE ORCHESTRA was nominated for the first time…
FUCHSTHONES nominated for German Jazzaward 2025 in the category “Large Ensemble of the Year”
FUCHSTHONES nominated for German Jazzaward 2025 in the category “Large Ensemble of the Year”
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FUCHSTHONES nominated for German Jazzaward 2025 in the category “Large Ensemble of the Year”
Reloaded #6 WDR 3 concert | Radio Broadcast on 9.02.2025 at 20:04 – 23:00
The German WDR Radio reports about the Dortmunder Jazztage from 15.11.2024: The Fuchsthone Orchestra meets Media Artist Claudia Schmitz. You can hear excerpts from our concert program “Reloaded #6”.
This program is hosted by Thomas Mau.
Reloaded #6 concert on BR-Klassik/Jazztime Radio – Jan. 2nd, 2025
Our concert at the 39th Würzburg Jazz Festival was recorded live and will be broadcast on BR-Klassik/Jazztime on Thursday, January 02 2025, 22.03 – 23.00. Radio host: Henning Sieverts
04.09.2024 – Press coverage of the premiere with video artist Claudia Schmitz
The premiere of FUCHSTHONE ORCHESTRA’s performance with live moving images by video artist Claudia Schmitz in Wuppertal’s Immanuelskirche was impressive and a complete success
Apr. 12th, 2024 – Guest video artist Claudia Schmitz
We are inviting a guest for the first time: video artist Claudia Schmitz will be performing with us visual trigger points…
Feb. 20th, 2024 – Interview in “BRAVOO/WOOD”
WOOD magazin writes: The album “Structures & Beauty” by the Fuchsthone Orchestra is a milestone in the field of orchestral jazz…
Jan. 23rd, 2024 – RADIO 674 FM
At 4 pm: FUNKT-Sessionsguests today are Christina Fuchs, Caroline Thon, Eva Pöpplein talking with Dietmar Bonnen & Georg Dietzler
German Jazz Award 2025 … we’re back in the game
…and in the shortlist!
The FUCHSTHONE ORCHESTRA was nominated for the German Jazz Award for the first time in 2021, when our ensemble had only existed for a year! Well, at that time we sadly didn’t win the prize, but four years later we are thrilled to be shortlisted again and among the nominees. In the meantime, the FUCHSTHONE Orchestra’s profile has evolved and refined and can certainly compete with the previous award winners: 2021: Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra 2022: Trickster Orchestra2023: Potsa Lotsa In 2024, the ‘Large Ensemble’ category was not even included in the competition, which led to some protest, so it was reintroduced in 2025. Very much to our delight, as in difficult times for the arts such as now, a nationwide cultural award is of vital importance! Not just for us, of course, this is true for the entire scene and for each individual ensemble, for which such an award means not only financial support, but above all a special recognition with radiance on the national and international stage. By the way, three other fantastic ensembles have been nominated in the category ‘Large Ensemble of the Year’, and we would also like to congratulate them here: Brigade Futur III, Carl Wittigs Aurora Oktett andSonic Interventions.Am 13. Juni ist es dann soweit
The jury is now meeting and the winners will be announced on 13 June at the E-Werk in Cologne. In official terms: ‘The German Jazz Award reflects the social significance of jazz … and its award criteria are orientated first and foremost towards artistic aspects.’
And that is how it should be!
The jazz prize, which was established by the German Ministry of Culture, commissions an independent jury of more than 15 experts covering the entire spectrum of the jazz scene. The jury therefore consists of artists and employees of labels, publishers, clubs, festivals, agencies and the specialised press (journalists, media representatives). The fact that we have built up a good reputation in this scene will not hurt. Keep your fingers crossed for us – hopefully this time it will work out!
